Alex Chernov Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

23 Jan 2025

Applications close

30 Apr 2025

Benefit amount

100% fee remission and up to $20,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

International students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Alex Chernov Scholarship, for international students from India, pays the full tuition fee for the one-year, full-time, Masters-level course from within the various specialist legal areas of the Melbourne Law Masters program at Melbourne Law School, as well as providing two equal payments of $10,000 (totalling $20,000). The recipient may also have the opportunity to undertake paid research work of up to $10,000 in total. Recipients will also receive mentoring by former Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Alex Chernov.

Benefits

Full tuition fee sponsorship for one year
A living allowance of $20,000 paid in two instalments of $10,000 in April or September

In addition, you may have the opportunity to undertake paid research work up to $10,000 and receive mentoring by former Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Alex Chernov.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

Be an international student from India, and
Have applied and meet the entry requirements for a masters degree of the Melbourne Law Masters program
- If commencing in the start-year intake (March), your application for your chosen course must be submitted by 30 September the year prior.
- If commencing in the mid-year intake (July), your application for your chosen course must be submitted by 31 January of the same year.

Selection criteria

Selection will be based on academic merit and additional information provided in a submitted scholarship application.

Application

How to apply

Students offered a place in a Masters-level course from the Melbourne Law Masters program at Melbourne Law School, who applied for the course by 31 October the year prior (for start-year intake) and 31 January of the same year (for mid-year intake) will be considered. Eligible students will need to submit a 300-word statement to the Selection Committee demonstrating academic merit.

The scholarship submission deadline for 2025 is:

11:59pm 22 November 2024 (for start-year intake)
11:59pm 30 April 2025 (for mid-year intake)

Please note that applications received without a valid application/student ID, or from applicants outside of the Melbourne Law Masters program and from international students not from India will not be considered.

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.

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