The University of Melbourne’s Melbourne International Undergraduate Scholarship supports international students from countries where financial disadvantage limits access to study abroad.
It goes to the highest-ranked eligible students starting a bachelor’s degree in Melbourne. There is no separate application: everyone eligible is considered automatically once they apply for a course.
Benefits & funding
- 20% tuition fee remission for the length of the course, from 2027; awards made before 2027 carried 25%.
- At least 110 awards, rising to 225 from 2027.
- Covers part of tuition only; no living costs.
- Cannot be held with another scholarship or sponsorship that gives a fee sponsorship or discount.
- Can be deferred to the next academic year.
Eligibility
- Citizen of a country with GDP per capita of US$10,000 or less (World Bank data), as named on the University’s eligible-countries list: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Congo (Rep.), Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Holds an offer of an Overseas Fee place in a bachelor’s degree starting in the scholarship year.
- No previous tertiary study (Year 12 extension studies excepted).
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“Not have previously undertaken tertiary studies (excluding extension studies completed as part of a year 12 program)” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Algeria · Angola · Armenia · Azerbaijan · Bangladesh · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Botswana · Burkina Faso
+ 94 more
Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Central African Republic · Chad · Colombia · Comoros · DR Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire · Djibouti · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Ghana · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Honduras · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Jamaica · Jordan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Micronesia · Moldova · Mongolia · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nepal · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · Pakistan · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Rwanda · Samoa · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Syria · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Tunisia · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vietnam · Palestine · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Education required
High School
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Application process
- 1Apply directly for a University of Melbourne bachelor’s course by the intake’s closing date; the international application fee is AUD 154 (non-refundable).
- 2No scholarship form: eligible applicants are considered automatically.
- 3Successful students hear within five working days of receiving their course offer.
Program timeline
30 November 2026
Applications close, start-year 2027 intake (February/March)
31 May 2027
Applications close, mid-year 2027 intake (July)
Within five working days of a course offer
Scholarship outcome