Scholarships
Melbourne Global Mobility 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.
Application Procedures
Applications are available from Student Centres or to download here. Application forms must be completed in full and handed in to your Student Centre by the deadline below. http://www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/resources/StudyAbroad_ScholarshipForm25Mar09.pdf
Eligibility
Students should have completed a full year of language study at a tertiary level in the language they intend to study overseas and should be enrolled in a University of Melbourne degree or diploma.
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 Global Mobility scholarship.
Students may receive only one Melbourne Global Mobility Scholarship 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.
Students going on exchange or study abroad may apply as long as they meet the criteria above.
For the full eligibility guidelines, please click here
Closing dates for 2009
Round 1 - for travel on or after 1 May and before 1 November apply by 31 March
Round 2 - for travel on or after 1 November and before 1 May in the following year apply by 31 August
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 12.5 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.
Please contact the School of Languages and Linguistics if you need further advice on (phone) 03 83444720 or (email) swinbank@unimelb.edu.au
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.
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