Key scholarship details
Application status
Not open yet
Applications open
13 Oct 2025
Applications close
7 Dec 2025
Eligible study level
Undergraduate
Eligible student type
Domestic and international students
Eligible study stage
Current study
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
Undergraduate Science and Biomedical Science students have the opportunity to undertake 4-6 weeks work full time on a project within the Department of Anatomy and Physiology.
The work performed is not for credit but a report of the work is required at the end of the scholarship period. The Vacation Research Scholarship covers research projects conducted within laboratories of the Department of Anatomy and Physiology.
The scholarships can be held for 4-6 weeks by arrangement with your supervisor. In the Vacation Scholarship, the student will work in their supervisor’s laboratory on the design, execution and analysis of a series of experiments. It is important that a student first obtain the agreement of a supervisor before completing this form.
The scholarship will be paid as lump sum midway through your tenure.
Benefits
Four scholarships per year, each with a value of $2,000.
The scholarship will be paid as lump sum midway through the project.
Duration:
One-off
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
- Research project must be aligned with one of the following disciplines: Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology or Neuroscience. (Students with Physiology disciplines projects are encouraged to apply for the RD Wright Studentship)
- Student must have discussed the scholarship project with a supervisor in the department and have supervisor approval.
- The student cannot be currently enrolled in BIOM30003 or SCIE30001 and the project work completed as part of this scholarship cannot be used for academic credit.
- Be a current University of Melbourne Bachelor student with at least 250points completed or have recently completed their University of Melbourne Bachelor degree (same calendar year as applying for scholarship)
- In the case of multiple applications, awards are made on academic merit.
Selection criteria
Recipients will be selected based on:
- Alignment of project to the discipline’s areas of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology or Neuroscience.
- Academic Merit
Study level:
Undergraduate
Student type:
Domestic and international students
Study stage type:
Current study
Study area:
Health
Need help understanding the process?
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How to apply
Students need to submit the application form by the due date.
You will be requested to attach a copy of your academic transcript and a letter of recommendation from your intended supervisor to the application form.
The letter of recommendation from the supervisor should include:
- a statement that the supervisor will host the student in their lab for the period of the scholarship
- acknowledgement that the student and supervisor have discussed the scope of the project
- a short summary of the work that will be completed
2025/2026 Applications close Sunday 7 December 2025 at 11.59pm
Contact
Please contact BiomedSci-AcademicServices@unimelb.edu.au
When will I know the outcome?
Successful applicants will be advised within 2 weeks of the application closing date.
Status:
Not open yet
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- 2025/2026: Hanchen Yu, Emily Rowlands, Emma Fiahn Shew, Kylie Hy
- 2024/2025: Victoria Li, Quoc Minh Hoang
- 2023/2024: Madeleine Jones, Anamika Sudhi Nair
- 2022/2023: Not awarded
- 2021/2022: Rachel Ko, Xiuying Tang, Steven Zhang
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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