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Graduate research scholarships

The University of Melbourne offers generous and comprehensive scholarship opportunities to recognise talent and support graduate researchers.

Graduate researchers who have applied for a graduate research degree are automatically considered for a range of scholarships, however some other scholarships require a standalone application.

If you currently hold a research scholarship awarded by another higher education provider, and you wish to commence or resume a graduate research degree at the University of Melbourne, you will need to apply for admission and be considered again for a research scholarship.

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The University also administers Research Training Program Scholarships on behalf of the Australian Government. For more information, see: Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship policy

Applications for COVID-19 stipend extensions are now open to candidates whose stipend expires up to 30 June 2023. Visit the COVID-19 scholarship extensions page for further information and the application form.

Research scholarships may provide a stipend, specific allowance or tuition fee remission or offset.

Scholarship benefits can only be activated if you have accepted your scholarship offer, commenced your course, updated your bank details and met the conditions of your scholarship as specified in your scholarship offer.

For more information, see: Graduate research scholarship terms and conditions

Scholarships that provide a one-off payment, quarterly payments or a stipend are paid every fortnight via the University’s Payroll, and will appear as a University of Melbourne Salary on your bank statement.

For more information, see scholarship payment dates .

Fee remissions

Domestic graduate researchers who are offered a masters degree by research or doctoral degree will be enrolled in a fee exempt place and receive a Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to acknowledge the contribution from the Australian Government towards the cost of their tuition.

Please note tuition fee remission scholarships do not cover the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). If the SSAF appears on your Statement of Liability, you are required to pay it.

International graduate researchers who receive a scholarship that provides a partial or full fee remission will have their remission activated after accepting their course and scholarship offer, and before they are due to commence their course. If you do receive an invoice, please contact Stop 1 .

Overseas Student Health Cover

Some scholarships for international graduate researchers who require a student visa to study in Australia will provide Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). If the University arranges OSHC on your behalf, the membership cost is automatically covered.

Acknowledging funding

All financial support for your research, including Australian Government stipend and fee remissions, should be acknowledged in your thesis and other publications.

Providing your bank and address details

To receive scholarship payments, you will need to provide us with the details of your Australian bank account and address via my.unimelb. You can update or check your details after you have accepted your scholarship offer, or if you are currently located outside Australia and do not have an Australian bank account, you can wait until you arrive in Melbourne and activated your bank account.

Scholarship payments can only be made to an Australian bank account (BSB code and account number) Most  Authorised Deposit-taking Institution registered with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority are banks that require you to confirm your identity in person at one of their branches in Australia before you can transact on your account. Others provide online money transfer services (‘purchased payment facilities’), for example Wise (TransferWise), that allow you to create a currency account with a BSB code and account number online without needing to be present in Australia. Research your options before deciding on setting up a bank account. To check and update your bank details:

• Log on to my.unimelb
• Click on Student admin at the top of the page  and go to Financial Support
• Select View and update my bank account details
• Click Update
• Click Enter and save your bank details

If Step 3 sends you to Personal Details,  click on  Awards and Achievements at the top of the page, then on  Payment on the left side bar to access Payment Details.

Please note:

• You will need the name and six-digit BSB number of your bank. If you do not know your BSB, contact your bank.
• The BSB and account number should only contain numbers. Do not include dashes, letters or spaces - this will cause an error which stops us processing your payment.

If you are outside Australia and unable to open and activate an Australian bank account, you may consider deferring the commencement of your course and scholarship until you are able to open and activate an Australian bank account. Otherwise, the University will hold payments until you have arrived in Australia and open an Australian bank account.

For information on how to check or update your address details, see how do I update my contact details? Make sure the name of your suburb is spelt correctly and your postcode and suburb match. If you are not sure, check the  Australia Post Find a Postcode website.

Payments may be delayed if we do not have your bank details or if the details you provided are incorrect.

Centrelink benefits

Most scholarships provided by the University of Melbourne are equity or merit-based scholarships. Payments from these scholarships are exempt from the Centrelink income test as long as they are less than the payment threshold . Any scholarship amounts over the threshold may affect your Centrelink payment rate.

Commonwealth scholarships, or scholarships that provide a tuition fee remission or exemption, are not considered income for Centrelink purposes.

For further information, please refer to the Services Australia website .

Notifying Centrelink about your scholarship

If you have applied for or are receiving Centrelink benefits, you are obliged to notify Centrelink of any scholarships you have received. We will not do this on your behalf.

If you are asked for a scholarship reference number, you can fill the field with your student ID number.

If you are asked for evidence of your scholarship(s), you can request one by submitting an online enquiry . This scholarship statement will include the details of your current (active) scholarships.

Scholarship payments are normally exempt from income tax, as long as:

• You are enrolled full-time
• The scholarship is provided for educational purposes, and not as part of an employment agreement.

If you are enrolled part-time, the University will withhold income tax from your scholarship payments to avoid the accumulation of a tax debt. You will be asked to provide a Tax File Number Declaration with your instructions on the treatment of the tax-free threshold, and at the end of each financial year you will be able to access your  income statement via myGov to use for your Tax Return. We recommend you seek independent tax advice to ensure that your individual circumstances are covered.

For more information, see:

• Australian Taxation Office: Is my scholarship taxable?
• Tax Help program

Concurrent scholarships or awards

Recipients of a Graduate Research Scholarship are permitted to receive a concurrent award, scholarship or salary in relation to their course of study, provided the concurrent awards, scholarship or salary is less than 75% of the annual value of the living allowance.

For further information, please refer to the  Graduate Research Scholarship terms and conditions .

If you wish to accept an award, scholarship or salary that is equivalent to or greater in value than the Graduate Research Scholarship, you can apply for leave from your Graduate Research Scholarship.

To apply for leave from your scholarship:

• Log into my.unimelb .
• Go to the 'Student admin' tab
• Scroll down to the 'Financial support' heading and select the 'Go to financial support' link
• Under the 'Scholarships' heading, click on 'Apply for scholarship leave or extension'.

Making changes

Scholarships are usually awarded for the maximum duration and cannot be extended. However, making changes to your enrolment can affect your payments or the duration of your scholarship.

For example:

• Taking leave
• Changing your study rate
• Withdrawing from your research degree
• Submitting your thesis .

Your scholarship offer lists the terms and conditions of your scholarship, such as the graduate research scholarship terms and conditions . If you have any questions, contact Stop 1 .

Evidence of your scholarship

Your scholarships, bursaries or prizes will be included in your academic transcript and Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement (AHEGS) , as well as your  Statement of Results .

If you require a more detailed statement of your scholarships or studentship as proof of income or eligibility (e.g. for a visa, loan, or course/ scholarship application), you can  purchase an Evidence of Scholarship Statement.

The Evidence of Scholarship Statement includes:

• Your full name, date of birth and student ID number
• The name, start and end date, and value of your scholarship(s).

Once you place an order, a digital copy will be sent to your student email address.

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Course guide: Graduate research

Everything you need to know about PhD studies in the Faculty of Science. We recommend bookmarking this page and referring back to it often.

Welcome to graduate research at Melbourne

Welcome to the Faculty of Science! You are about to commence on an exciting and challenging journey, and we're here to support you and your research with resources, advice and a range of events to help you engage with your research community, develop professional skills, manage your mental health, and promote your research.

Managing your research degree

Whether you're just starting out or getting ready to submit your thesis, find out what to expect at every milestone.

Early-stage

Get started in your course with information on enrolment, orientation, induction and confirmation, and learn how to best work with your supervisors and advisory committee.

Find out what to expect from progress reviews, learn how to enhance your research experience with mentoring and receive help with skill-building and thesis writing.

Learn everything you need to know about drafting and submitting your thesis, preparing for your final progress review and how to finish on time.

Enhancing your research experience

Learn how to make your research – and your time here at the Faculty of Science – as enjoyable and successful as they can be.

Events to enhance your research experience

We're dedicated to delivering a suite of events designed to enhance your research experience, including:

• Thesis bootcamps for those in early and late stages of candidature
• Wellbeing seminars
• Our GR Professional Skills Series
• Volunteering opportunities and much more.

The full suite of graduate researcher events

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Applications for Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarships (PhDs)

Applications for melbourne graduate research scholarships (phds) are due on october 31st 2021..

Design and Creative Practice research are actively supported in the Melbourne School of Design and the University of Melbourne through the PhD model ‘Thesis by Creative Work'. Academics in the ADD+F research hub have the capacity to supervise PhD research projects, especially those with a design and creative practice focus.

Creative Practice Research is multi-modal in approach, combining tacit and embodied know-how with critical and contextual knowledge of the relevant design field. Explorative, open-ended and autoethnographic methodologies are supported with an emphasis on asking ‘what if?’ as well as ‘so what?’ enabling both creative and critical approaches to work side by side within a research project through various media. Relevant contemporary theories are mobilised to actively reflect and test creative practice work in progress and questions are raised concerning societal and disciplinary relevance.

A spectrum of interdisciplinary design and creative projects are supported by the MSD, and ADD+F research hub has the competence to supervise projects exploring art, design, architecture and heritage, urban design, placemaking and digital design and fabrication technologies. ­We encourage potential applicants to contact individual hub members or the co-directors for further advice and feedback on their applications.

Potential candidates can find further information about the PhD program here:

https://gradresearch.unimelb.edu.au/preparing-my-thesis/thesis-with-creative-works

Application requirements and due dates:

https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-philosophy-architecture-building-and-planning/how-to-apply/

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2022 PhD Scholarships

In 2022, caide is offering two scholarships for domestic students to undertake phd research on a cross-disciplinary topic within the the broad area of ai and digital ethics..

You will become part a vibrant collaborative, cross-disciplinary research community at CAIDE, located in Carlton close to the Melbourne CBD. PhD students will be expected to participate in the ongoing work of the Centre, including research dissemination, events, research collaborations and in some cases, teaching. CAIDE will support and engage with successful scholarship recipients throughout the process, and recipients will also be required to report to CAIDE on their progress.

CAIDE's research program spans five key themes and applicants are encouraged to undertake research in these areas: Transparent AI, Accountable AI, Privacy and AI, Trustworthy AI and Fairness and AI. However, interesting and innovative proposals outside these areas are also welcome and will be taken under consideration.

For a full list of CAIDE projects please see our Research Page.

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To be eligible for the scholarship candidates must:

• have one supervisor from a CAIDE member faculty - Faculty of Engineering and IT, Arts, Science or the Melbourne Law School.
• have a second supervisor from a different faculty (to ensure the PhD is cross-disciplinary by design.)
• be a domestic student in Australia - You're a  domestic student if you're an Australian citizen or permanent resident, hold a permanent Australian humanitarian visa or are a New Zealand citizen.
• have completed tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a 4-year honours degree at an Australian university with a minimum result equivalent to a first-class Honours (80%);
• have not completed a PhD previously;
• be able to commence their PhD in 2022

More details on the terms and conditions of graduate research scholarships at the University of Melbourne can be found here .

Stipend and fee offset scholarships

• Full fee offset for up to four years for students undertaking a doctoral degree.
• Living allowance of $32,400 per year pro rata (2022 full-time study rate) for 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.

Application process

To apply for this scholarship please submit the application form by Friday 3 June to Dr Michael Wildenauer at [email protected]

For further information or to discuss potential supervisors or research ideas please reach out to Michael Wildenauer or reach out to other members of the CAIDE team.

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Doctoral Program in Management

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What is it about.

Taught by the Department of Management and Marketing , the Doctoral Program in Management at the University of Melbourne provides outstanding research training for the world’s most ambitious minds. Challenge yourself through a program that broadens your skillset and advances your research career prospects in academia or within research and development teams in industry and the public sector.

The program is made up of a 2-year Master of Commerce coursework program followed by a 3-year PhD.

Generous scholarships are available for high achieving applicants, including full fee waivers and a stipend of AUD 37,000 per year (2024 RTP rate).

Research conference travel funding of AUD$15,000 is available to all confirmed PhD candidates.

The program combines rigorous research training and substantial opportunity to work on independent research projects with world renowned academics. This research training and activity will provide you with the skills and knowledge to address meaningful problems facing consumers, employees, managers, organisations, industries and communities.

Our graduate students have successfully attained positions in leading academic and business institutions both within Australia and internationally.

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Pursuing a PhD cultivates one’s ability to unravel the complexities beneath modern-day challenges within our constantly evolving world. Associate Professor Andrew Yu, Graduate Research Director, Management

We strongly encourage students to be creative, intellectually curious, hard-working and contribute to the advancement of the management field.

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Igor Meshakov-Korjakin Russian Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

13 May 2024

Applications close

24 Jun 2024

Benefit amount

Up to $70,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

This scholarship supports students to pursue studies in the Russian language and/or Russian literature through online courses offered by universities in Russia or the Pushkin Institute in Moscow.

About the donor

The late Igor Meshakov-Korjakin gave direction to establish a scholarship or scholarships for students of Russian. The scholarship is to enable students to study Russian language and/or Russian literature at a university in Russia or at the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. The donor was a retired senior lecturer in the then department of Russian and Language Studies at the University.

Up to $70,000. Several awards may be offered from the total amount.

Approximately 5-7

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility.

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• be a second-year, third-year or graduate student enrolled in the discipline of Russian languages and/or Russian literature
• plan to undertake online study at a Russian university or institution relevant to your degree.

Selection criteria

The scholarships will be awarded to the applicants who make the most compelling case for support by demonstrating:

• the relevance of online study at a Russian univeristy or institution to their degree
• the quality and feasibility of the proposed program of online study
• academic merit
• the skills, experience and aptitude required to carry out the proposed project or study as evidenced by the application.

Recipients are required to:

• accept online within 21 days
• use the funds to support online study of Russian language and/or literature
• submit a final report

Study level:

Study stage type:

Study area:

Arts, humanities and social sciences

Need help understanding the process?

Application, how to apply.

You must complete the online application and include:

• a summary of your proposed program of online study at a Russian university or institution
• evidence of contact and/or approval of an online course placement at a Russian university or institution
• a 300-500 word statement describing how you would use this scholarship, how it would positively impact your academic work and outlining how online study is relevant to your degree
• at least one academic reference
• a current statement of results from the University of Melbourne
• any other information to support your application that may assist the committee in making its decision.

For enquiries, email: [email protected]

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email approximately 8-10 weeks after the closing date.

Applications open:

Applications close:

Recipient feedback

My semester on exchange in Moscow has been the opportunity of a lifetime. I don’t think there is any way I could have learnt as much about Russian culture, history and language if I had not lived and studied in Moscow myself. Since completing the exchange, my Russian language skills have improved dramatically, and I will continue to work on achieving a higher proficiency. Russia has so much to offer foreign students.

Tu Quan Nguyen

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