Fay Marles Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen
• be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent, identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which they live, or formerly lived, and/or be experiencing compassionate or compelling circumstances (e.g. illness, a disability, carers responsibilities or personal hardship);
• have received an offer for or be enrolled in a graduate research degree at the University of Melbourne

Selection criteria

This scholarship is offered to candidates with the highest ranking based on disadvantage experienced by the applicant, prior academic performance and research potential. Preference is given to commencing students who have not already completed a research qualification at the same or higher level as the course for which a scholarship is sought, and current students who have at least 12 months (full-time equivalent) of candidature remaining.

Conditions

This scholarship is subject to the Graduate Research Terms & Conditions (as amended).

You must submit an online Fay Marles Scholarship application.

Applications usually open in April.

All applicants are notified of the outcome of their application by February of each year.

Students who have applied for the Fay Marles Scholarship will be automatically considered for the Frederick Blake Shepherd Scholarship, and up to nine Research Training Program Scholarships for students from Indigenous Australian descent.