Melbourne Indigenous Bursaries

A suite of bursaries for Indigenous Australian students.

Areas of study: Any Area of Study

At Institution: University of Melbourne

Study level:

• Postgraduate coursework
• Undergraduate
• Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
• Postgraduate research

Study Load: Full Time

Location: VIC

Total value $750 - $15,000

What are the benefits? Between $750 and $15,000, depending on the specific scholarship.

The value of the scholarships vary depending on the income of the trust and will be confirmed at the time of awarding.

How to apply Submit an online Student Financial Assessment form by the closing date.

Conditions

• You must be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne.
• This scholarship cannot be deferred.
• You may be eligible to receive this scholarship while enrolled as a part-time student.
• You must provide a Scholarship report by 31 July of each year that you receive the scholarship. The report may be made available to the donor of the Scholarship.
• You must acknowledge the support of the Scholarship in any publication, advertisement, lecture, seminar, workshop, performance or exhibition issuing from the scholarship.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent, identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which they live, or formerly lived.
• be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne
• have met the conditions of any Indigenous Bursaries awarded to you previously (such as submission of scholarship reports)

The status of indigenous Australians must be confirmed by the Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development.

Selection criteria Eligible applicants are selected on the basis of the specific purpose of the scholarship, financial need, academic merit and other scholarships awarded to the applicant.