Prize

Vacation Research Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

13 Oct 2025

Applications close

7 Dec 2025

Benefit amount

Up to $2,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Vacation Research Scholarship is offered to undergraduate students to undertake research in Department of Anatomy and Physiology.

Benefits

The scholarship provides a one-off payment of $2,000.

The scholarship will be paid as lump sum midway through the project.

Amount:

Up to $2,000

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

At least 1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

  1. Have a research project that is 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)
  2. Have discussed the scholarship project with a supervisor in the department and have supervisor approval
  3. Not be currently enrolled in BIOM30003 or SCIE30001 and the project work completed as part of this scholarship cannot be used for academic credit
  4. Be a current University of Melbourne Bachelor student with at least 250 points completed or have recently completed your University of Melbourne Bachelor degree (same calendar year as applying for scholarship)

Selection criteria

The ​scholarship​ is offered to the eligible candidate(s) ranked highest ​based on their application, considering alignment of project to the discipline’s areas of Anatomy, Cell and Developmental Biology or Neuroscience, and academic merit.

Study level:

Undergraduate

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Health

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Application

How to apply

You will need to submit an application form and include 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.

Submit an application

Status:

Not open yet

    • 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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