Scholarships
Melbourne Abroad Scholarships in Language Study
Each year a limited number of scholarships are offered to high achieving undergraduate language students for study overseas. These scholarships are designed to assist with the costs of undertaking intensive programs of reasonable length, or semester or year-long exchanges. The program must be credit-bearing, and approved by the relevant language department, and should be delivered in the language you are studying.
Please contact Sally Jones in the School of Languages and Linguistics on (phone) 03 83445419 or (email) sally1@ unimelb.edu.au
Application Procedures
Scholarship application form (pdf, 303kb)
Applications should be lodged with Sally Jones in the School of Languages and Linguistics office (Rm 601, Arts Centre) by the relevant date (above). Late applications will not be accepted.
Application closing dates for 2008 are:
- Round 1: Friday 14 March 2008 (for students travelling before 31 October 2008)
- Round 2: Friday 8 August 2008 (for students travelling after 1 November 2008, and before 1 May 2009)
Eligibility
Scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, and applicants must have achieved an H2B (70+) average across their academic record, with no results below an H2B (70+) in the target language subjects to be eligible for consideration. These scholarships are always very competitive, in recent years scholarship recipients have generally achieved marks well above an H2B. Applications not awarded a language study scholarship are forwarded to the University's Scholarship Office to be considered for a general Melbourne Abroad undergraduate scholarship. Detailed eligibility guidelines are available in the application form (pdf, 303kb) .
Students may receive only one Melbourne Abroad Scholarship (including Melbourne Abroad and Melbourne Abroad Language) during their candidature. Students studying more than one language should consider carefully which language they wish to study overseas and have credited to their degree.
Value
Scholarships range in value up to $7000. The amount awarded is based on the length of the intended study program. Programs must be equivalent to at least a 6.25 point University of Melbourne language subject.
Deferral
Scholarships cannot be deferred. Students who are unable to travel in the period for which the scholarship is awarded must reapply again in a future round.
Credit
Awards will be made only for courses that can be credited to a University of Melbourne degree. Students must obtain Faculty approval to credit their chosen overseas course to their degree. Please see a Faculty course advisor to have your application form signed.
Study Abroad & Exchange
Language and linguistics students interested in overseas study should visit the Melbourne Global Mobility web site for ideas and information about exchanges and study abroad programs.
Details of all scholarships will be posted as they become available on the Scholarships Noticeboard, located between rooms 603 and 604.
University of Melbourne Scholarships
The Melbourne scholarships program now offers over 1,000 new scholarships annually to students from all States and Territories within Australia as well as from overseas. The Melbourne Scholarships website outlines the scholarships available to undergraduate, postgraduate and international students wishing to study at The University of Melbourne (as well as providing downloadable application forms for those schemes which are currently open).