Melbourne Welcome Grant
The Melbourne Welcome Grant is aimed at assisting international students with the cost of travel and adjustment to study and life in Melbourne. The grant has been extended into 2023 for students who commenced their course in or prior to 2022, have re-enrolled in that course for Semester 1, 2023 and arrived in Australia by the 31 March 2023.
Applications open
1 Dec 2021
Last day for applications
30 Apr 2023
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Last day for applications
This is the last day on which applications will be accepted. Though conditions vary, we recommend submission by 5pm AEST to avoid disappointment.
Application type
Application required
How to apply
Benefit type
Single payment
Full benefit details
Citizenship requirements
International student
Applicable study areas
All study areas
Number of scholarships awarded
over 15,000
What are the benefits?
This grant provides a one-off payment of $4,000 usually made within 2 weeks after approval of your application.
Payments can only be made to an Australian bank account held in your name.
Get more on scholarships and other information to help you succeed at the University of Melbourne.
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.