Robert and Johanna Exiner Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

9 Feb 2026

Applications close

13 Apr 2026

Benefit amount

Up to $10,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Robert and Johanna Exiner Scholarship is offered to undergraduate students undertaking German studies who require travel to Germany.

About the donor

The Robert and Johanna Exiner scholarship was established by James and Ron Exiner on behalf of Exintel Pty Ltd and Exincorp Pty Ltd. The scholarship acknowledges the great pleasure their father, Robert, derived from studying German at the University between 1976 and 1998. Robert's affinity with German language and culture as a young person was adversely affected by the historical circumstances prevailing earlier in his life.

The Anita Rodgers Scholarship was established in 1990 by Dr Anita Rodgers, former senior lecturer in Science German and Science French in the department of Science Languages; to assist students of German to further their studies by studying in Germany.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a one-off payment. The value of the scholarship will be determined by the selection committee based on the applicant pool and available funding.

The Anita Rodgers Scholarship will also be awarded to a successful recipient of the Robert and Johanna Exiner Scholarship.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

Be an undergraduate student undertaking German studies in the Faculty of Arts
Be planning overseas travel to Germany to undertake study

Selection criteria

The scholarship will be offered to the student(s) who demonstrates:

The relevance of overseas travel to Germany to their intended studies
The quality and feasibility of the proposed program of study in Germany
Academic merit
The skills, experience and aptitude required to carry out the proposed project as evidenced by the application

Conditions

Students must:

Accept the award online within 21 days
Submit the relevant travel documents
Submit a report within two months of returning from travel

Application

How to apply

You must submit an application and include:

Details of your proposed program of study overseas
A summary of your proposed program of study at a German university or institution;
evidence of initial contact or approval of residency at a German university or institution
A 300-500 word statement outlining how this scholarship would positively impact your life and assist with your studies, and how pursuing study and research overseas is important to your academic work
An indicative budget
At least one academic reference
A current statement of results
Any other information to support the application that may assist the committee in making its decision

For further queries contact: Faculty of Arts - Scholarships and Prizes

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants are advised of the outcome via email within 8-10 weeks.

Submit an application

Recipient feedback

I am currently studying a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne majoring in German and Psychology. I am learning German as Germany offers numerous master programs in Psych. With this in mind, if I became fluent in German I could potentially study over there in the future. It is also a really fun language to learn. I feel an exchange would benefit me in many ways. It would broaden my life experience, step me out of my comfort zone and provide so many rare opportunities that one could only experience on exchange.

Dominic Enter

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.

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