Key scholarship details
Application status
Open for applications
Applications open
1 Sep 2025
Applications close
26 Oct 2025
Benefit amount
Up to $6,000
Eligible study level
Graduate coursework
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Eligible study stage
Future study
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
Professor Malcolm DH Smith was a leading international figure in Asian legal studies and the Founding Director of the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne. Established to remember Professor Smith and his exceptional contribution to Asian legal studies, this scholarship is open to a first-year student enrolled in or enrolling in the Juris Doctor degree commencing at Melbourne Law School who has completed at a tertiary institution in Australia or Asia an undergraduate law degree or a degree majoring in Asian studies.
Benefits
The scholarship provides a living allowance of $6,000 for one year, paid in half-yearly instalments in April and September.
Payments will be scheduled as follows:
$1,500 - establishment allowance, paid shortly after enrolment, and
$1,500 paid in April after the Semester 1 census date,and
$3,000 paid after the Semester 2 census date in September.
Amount:
Up to $6,000
Duration:
One-off
Quantity:
1
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
Enrolling students:
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- Be a domestic or international student; and
- Have applied for and been selected into the Melbourne JD; and
- Have completed either:
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- an undergraduate degree majoring in Asian studies at a tertiary institution in Australia or Asia, or
- an undergraduate law degree at a tertiary institution in Asia.
Current students:
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- Be admitted into the first-year Juris Doctor course at Melbourne Law School; and
- Have completed either:
To be considered for this scholarship, you must:
- an undergraduate degree majoring in Asian studies at a tertiary institution in Australia or Asia, or
- an undergraduate law degree at a tertiary institution in Asia.
Selection criteria
To be considered, applicants will need to provide a CV, academic transcripts and a brief statement outlining their commitment to understanding one or more Asian societies. Capacity to speak an Asian language is desirable.
Selection is based on:
- Academic results; and
- The applicant's commitment to understanding one or more Asian societies.
Study level:
Graduate coursework
Student type:
Domestic and international students
Study stage type:
Future study
Study area:
Law
Need help understanding the process?
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How to apply
Enrolling students: Domestic and international applicants must have submitted an application for the Melbourne JD by their respective application deadlines for commencement the following year.
Applicants who wish to be considered for this scholarship must also complete the scholarship application. The deadline for applications closes 11:59pm 26 October 2025.
Current students: Applicants who wish to be considered for this scholarship must also complete the scholarship application.
When will I know the outcome?
Enrolling students: Successful applicants will receive an outcome by the end of November.
Current students: Successful applicants will receive their outcome approximately one month after applications close.
Submit an applicationStatus:
Open for applications
Applications open:
1 Sep 2025
Applications close:
26 Oct 2025
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