Melbourne Engineering & IT - Indigenous Research Scholarship

The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology welcomes Indigenous Australians to complete a Higher Degree (PhD or Master) by Research at the University of Melbourne. This scholarship includes; 100% fee-offset, a stipend top-up of 75% taking the total yearly living allowance to ~$54,600 (tax-exempt for full-time study), a $10,000 yearly travel & professional development allowance and a relocation grant.

Application type

No application is required. You will be automatically considered for this award.

Benefit type

General allowance
Fee remission
Full benefit details

Citizenship requirements

Australian / domestic student

Total value

100% fee remission and up to $234,000

Applicable study areas

Computing and Information; Engineering

Number of scholarships awarded

At least 2

Eligibility & selection criteria
Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- be an Indigenous Australian citizen;
- have applied for a Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology graduate degree by research.
Selection criteria

Applicants will be assessed based on:
- Academic merit
- Strength of research proposal
Conditions
- This scholarship is subject to the Graduate Research Scholarships Terms & Conditions.
- This scholarship cannot be transferred outside of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology.
- The scholarship can be deferred to the following year if there are compassionate or compelling circumstances that prevent you from commencing your course in the year for which the scholarship was offered.
- Your status as an Indigenous Australian must be confirmed by the Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development.
Application process

There is no application for this scholarship.
Students need to apply for an Engineering or IT Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy by the course's application closing date to be automatically considered for this scholarship.
When will I know the outcome?

Students will receive an offer for a Research Training Program Scholarship (Fee Offset) as part of their course offer.
Offers for Graduate Research Scholarships that provide a stipend and fee offset are made separately but around the same time course offers are made.

What are the benefits?

This scholarship includes;

100% Fee-offset.
75% Stipend top-up ~ $54,600 annual Stipend (Living allowance), pro-rata, (2020 full-time study rate), (paid fortnightly), (tax-exempt for full-time study), indexed annually for up to;
- 2.0 years full-time (4.0 years part-time) - Master by Research degree.
- 3.5 years full-time (7.0 years part-time) - PhD (Doctoral degree).

$10,000 Travel & professional development allowance, per year (pro-rata).
$2,000 Relocation grant for students moving from States or Territories other than Victoria or $3,000 for students moving from outside Australia.
Full leave entitlements, including paid sick, maternity and parenting leave.

Other

Prospective students may also be eligible now and in the future for an array of other awards including the:

ABSTUDY - Masters by Coursework Award + Allowances (inc 100% Fee-waiver)
Melbourne Engineering & IT - Indigenous Masters Scholarship
Melbourne Indigenous Merit Scholarship

Go time+

To find out more about Engineering & IT at Melbourne, visit the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, our Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or Master of Philosophy course pages that include links to the research project database and/or reach out to our Indigenous Engineering & IT Unit.

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.