Application status
· Open
for automatic consideration
Benefit amount
· 100%
fee remission and up to $135,000
Eligible study level
· Graduate
research
Eligible student type
· Domestic
and international students
Eligible study stage
· Future
study, Current study
Benefit duration
· One
or more years
Summary
The Melbourne Research Scholarship and Research Training
Program (RTP) Scholarship are offered to high-achieving international and
domestic students who are enrolling in a graduate research degree at the
University of Melbourne.
Benefits
Stipend
and fee offset scholarships
- Full
fee offset for up to two years for students undertaking a Masters by
Research degree or up to four years for students undertaking a doctoral
degree.
- Living
allowance of $39,500 per year pro rata (2026 full-time study rate) for up
to two years for students undertaking a Masters by Research degree or up
to 3.5 years for students undertaking a doctoral degree. The living
allowance may be indexed annually and includes limited paid sick,
maternity and parenting leave.
- Relocation
grant of $2000 for students moving from States or Territories other than
Victoria or $3000 for students moving from outside Australia.
- Overseas
Student Health Cover (OSHC) Single Membership for international students
who require a student visa to study in Australia
Fee
offset scholarships
- Full
fee offset for up to two years for students undertaking a Masters by
Research degree or up to four years for students undertaking a doctoral
degree.
For further information, see Manage my
scholarship.
Amount:
·
100% fee remission and up to $135,000
Duration:
·
One or more years
Quantity:
·
600
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- Have
applied for and meet the requirements for a graduate research degree at
the University of Melbourne, or
- Be
currently enrolled in a graduate research degree at the University of
Melbourne
Selection
criteria
All domestic students who are offered admission to a Masters
by Research or doctoral degree (PhD) at the University of Melbourne will
receive a Research Training Program Scholarship (Fee Offset).
Graduate Research Scholarships that provide a stipend as
well as fee offset are offered to eligibile candidates ranked highest by
relevant selection panels based on their academic results for prior study and
their research potential in their field of study.
Conditions
These scholarships are subject to the Graduate
Research Scholarships Terms & Conditions (as amended).
Application
How to
apply
If you are a new student and have applied
for a graduate research course by the application closing date for
that course, you will be automatically considered for the Graduate Research
Scholarships. You will receive a notification that a scholarship application
has been added to your record within ten business days of having submitted your
course application.
If you have accepted a graduate research course offer and
deferred commencement in order to be reconsidered for a scholarship, you must
submit an online
application form by 31 October to be considered for a scholarship
in the following year. You will receive a notification that a scholarship
application has been added to your record within ten business days of having
submitted the online form.
If you are currently enrolled in a graduate research course
for which you seek a scholarship, you must submit an online
application form by 31 October to be considered for a scholarship
in the following year. You will receive a notification that a scholarship
application has been added to your record within ten business days of having
submitted the online form.
When will I know the outcome?
Domestic students will receive an offer for Research
Training Program Scholarship (Fee Offset) as part of their course offer.
Offers for Graduate Research Scholarships that provide a
stipend and fee offset are made separately but around the same time course
offers are made.
