Scholarships & Other Funding - Exchange
You will find information on this page about:
- Melbourne Global Scholarships
- Melbourne Global Financial Assistance
- Melbourne Global Scholarships in Language Study
- Universitas 21 Funding
- Faculty Funding for Exchange
- Special Exchange Funding
- UMAP Funding
- Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Funding
- OS-HELP Loans
- Other Funding Opportunities
Melbourne Global Scholarships
A Melbourne Global Scholarship for exchange students provides a one-off payment of $2,500. It is designed to assist students meet basic travel costs and is awarded on the basis of academic merit. Faculty quotas may apply and funding is subject to availability.
Undergraduate students, including honours students, are automatically considered for a Melbourne Global Scholarship. No separate application is necessary. To be eligible, students must have:
- submitted an exchange application form by the appropriate deadline date and been approved to go on exchange by their faculty(s);
- an overall weighted average of at least 70%; and
- completed, or be about to complete, at least 75 points and at least one year of study at the University of Melbourne at the time of application.
Graduate coursework students are eligible to receive a Melbourne Global Scholarship and will be considered automatically, under the same eligibility conditions as undergraduate students, with the following exception:
- graduate coursework students must have completed at least 37.5 points and a semester of study at the University of Melbourne in the degree or diploma for which they are seeking credit on exchange at the time of application.
Graduate research students are not eligible to receive a Melbourne Global Scholarship and should instead investigate travel funding options through the Melbourne Scholarships Office.
Students who have received a Melbourne Global Scholarship (including a Melbourne Global Scholarship in Language Study, see below) in the past are not eligible to receive another Melbourne Global Scholarship or Melbourne Global Financial Assistance.
If you were awarded a Melbourne Global Scholarship in a previous round and deferred your exchange, you will be reconsidered under the guidelines of the new round in which you will travel.
Melbourne Global Financial Assistance
All undergraduate students, including honours students, and graduate coursework students may also apply for Melbourne Global Financial Assistance, which provides a grant of an amount determined on the basis of financial need. Such grants will not normally exceed $2,000 in value. This assistance is awarded on the basis of financial need, where the receipt of benefits, scholarships, destination, length of study and parental assistance are all taken into considersation. Financial Assistance applications are available from Melbourne Global Mobility and are processed after the Melbourne Global Scholarship awards have been made.
Melbourne Global Scholarships in Language Study
Students currently enrolled in a modern language subject as part of their undergraduate degree or diploma may be eligible for a Melbourne Global Scholarship in Language Study. The amount awarded usually ranges from $1,000 to $6,000. To be eligible, students must:
- have completed at least 100 points of modern language study at tertiary level
- be currently enrolled in modern language studies
- be intending to undertake study in this language overseas.
Students must apply through the School of Languages.
Exchange students who are unsuccessful in obtaining a Melbourne Global Scholarship in Language Study will be automatically considered for a Melbourne Global Scholarship. Students who do receive this scholarship will be ineligible for a Melbourne Global Scholarship.
Universitas 21 Funding
The University is providing additional funding for students wishing to study on exchange at institutions which are members of Universitas 21 (U21), in semester 2, 2009 and semester 1, 2010. If you are accepted by a U21 institution for an exchange you may be eligible to receive the following bonus:
| Type of Exchange | Funding |
|---|---|
| University of British Columbia/McGill University | $500 |
| Korea University | $2,000 |
| All Other U21 Partners | $1,000 |
This funding is in addition to any Melbourne Global funding that you may receive. Where more applications are received than funding is available, the bonuses will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.
Faculty Funding for Exchange
Faculty funding is usually tied to acceptance at particular exchange destinations. The following faculties provide general one-off payments to exchange students to specified faculty partners:
Note: payments are subject to faculty discretion and funds availability.
Special Exchange Funding
Melbourne Global Mobility is offering up to five scholarships of $2,000 each to students who are accepted by any of the following exchange partner institutions for an exchange in semesters 1 and 2, 2009 or semester 1, 2010:
| Institution | Agreement |
|---|---|
| Adolfo Ibañez University, Chile | Commerce |
| Emily Carr Institute, Canada | VCA |
| School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture of Bordeaux, France | Architecture and Landscape Architecture |
| Swedish Agricultural University (SLU), Sweden | msle & Landscape Architecture |
| University of Bari, Italy | Arts, Music, Veterinary Science |
| University of Oulu, Finland | Education |
| University of Washington, USA | General |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute, USA | msle (emphasis Forestry) |
This funding is in addition to any Melbourne Global Mobilty funding that you may receive. Where more applications are received than funding is available, funding will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.
U.M.A.P. Funding
University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (U.M.A.P.) funding is applied for annually by the University and provided by the Australian government to assist fund exchanges to Asia and the Pacific.
Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Funding
OS-HELP Loans
An Australian government loan scheme for Australian students to study overseas.
Other Funding Opportunities
A list of country and institution-specific funding opportunities, some of which are available only to Univerity of Melbourne exchange students.