Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Melbourne
Scholarship Name: Melbourne Graduate Access Bursary
Description: Graduate Access Melbourne provides access to students whose personal circumstances have had an adverse effect on their academic achievement at undergraduate level or who are members of a specified group known to be underrepresented in higher education. Melbourne Graduate Access Bursaries will be awarded annually to eligible Graduate Access Melbourne applicants enrolling in professional entry graduate degrees.
Study Level: Doctor Degree (By Coursework), Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Master Degree (By Coursework), Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $5,000
Annual Comment: The bursary provides a one-off payment of $5,000.
Length: 1 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be Australian citizens or permanent residents; belong to a designated equity group; not have previously received a Graduate Access Bursary; have demonstrated the capacity to successfully undertake the professional entry graduate degree being proposed; and enrol full-time in a Commonwealth Supported Place (part-time enrolment may be considered in exceptional circumstances). Eligible equity groups are: Indigenous descent; previous refugee status or current Humanitarian Visa status; rural or isolated background; socio-economic disadvantage; disability or chronic medical condition; or personal difficulties. Selection is based on academic merit and disadvantage.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Mature age, Non-English speaking background, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan VIC: Goulburn-North Eastern
Closing Date: No application required
Other Details: No application is required as all students accepted into the Graduate Access Program will be automatically considered by their graduate school.
Number Per Year: 200
Scholarship Website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/gradcoursework/local/access(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Scholarships & Bursaries
Contact Department: University Services
Contact Email: 13melb@unimelb.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: Baldwin Spencer Building, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Melbourne
Provider Phone: 61 3 136352
Provider Website: http://www.unimelb.edu.au (opens in new window)