Melbourne Access Scholarship
The Melbourne Access Scholarship is offered to undergraduate students who are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances.
Application type
No application is required. You will be automatically considered for this award.
Citizenship requirements
Australian / domestic student
Total value
at least $15,000
Applicable study areas
All study areas
Number of scholarships awarded
Approximately 325
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Eligibility & selection criteria
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen
- have completed Year 12 or International Baccalaureate in Australia
- not have completed subjects undertaken as part of a tertiary course
- have applied for a University of Melbourne undergraduate degree via VTAC Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) for commencement in the year following completion of Year 12 or International Baccalaureate
- meet the Access Melbourne entry requirements for the University of Melbourne course nominated in your VTAC application
Selection criteria
This scholarship is offered to eligible candidates who have the highest overall level of disadvantage based on the information provided in their VTAC SEAS application and their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR).
Conditions
This scholarship is subject to the Coursework Scholarships Terms & Conditions and can be deferred to the following academic year.
In addition, you must agree to give permission for the University to provide your name and course details to the donor of your scholarship and to provide a brief report on the benefits of the scholarship if requested.
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Application process
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When will I know the outcome?
Scholarship offers are made a few days after the Victorian Year 12 ATAR are released in December. Further offers are made in January and February to students who have completed IB or Year Twelve at an school outside Victoria.
Offers for the Residential College Access Scholarship package will be made in November.
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Variations of this award
Eligible students are also considered to the following access scholarships:
Offered to students who are living and completed Year 12 at a school in a regional or remote area.
Offered to students who have completed Year 12 at an under-represented school.
Offered to students under the age of 17
Offered to students who completed Year 12 at Noble Park Secondary School.
Offered to students who intend to pursue a graduate degree by coursework in the field of Engineering.
Offered to students who intend to pursue a graduate degree by coursework in the field of Engineering.
Offered to undergraduate, domestic students who intend to undertake a bachelors degree in Arts, Commerce, Design or Science.
Offered to students of Australian Indigenous descent.
Offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science, who intend to live at a Residential College of the University of Melbourne.
Offered to female students who are living and completed Year 12 at a school in a regional or remote area.
Offered to students who undertake studies in agricultural science
Offered to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce.
Offered to female students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science with a pathway to the Master of Engineering.
Offered to students from Australian States and Territories other than Victoria to assist with the cost of accommodation in Melbourne.
Awarded to students who are living and completed Year 12 at a school within a 250 km radius of Mildura.
Offered to students who are living and completed Year 12 at a school in a regional and remote area.
Offered to female undergraduate students from regional and remote areas.
Offered to Australian Indigenous student from regional or remote areas
Offered to students who are living and completed Year 12 at a school in a regional and remote areas.
Offered to students who are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances.
What are the benefits?
The Melbourne Access Scholarship provides an allowance of either:
- $7,500 per year for three years for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and from regional or remote areas in Australia, or
- $5,000 per year for three years for Indigenous students* and students who are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances
The duration will be extended by one year if you enrol in a Bachelor (Extended) course and/or a concurrent diploma at the same time as your Bachelor course at the University of Melbourne.
* To be considered an Indigenous student you must 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.
* Indigenous students are offered the Melbourne Access Scholarship together with the Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships with a combined value of $8,000 to $12,000 per year.
Further information
Visit About your scholarship or submit an enquiry
More than 125 additional access scholarships will be available for 2023, including 50 scholarships with a value of $7,500 per year for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and regional or remote areas.
For complete listings of faculty-specific scholarships, please see individual faculty websites.
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.