W T Mollison Scholarship in Modern Languages

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

11 May 2026

Applications close

6 Jul 2026

Benefit amount

$1,000 - $10,000

Eligible study level

Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Future study, Current study, Alumni

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The W T Mollison Scholarship in Modern Languages is offered to third year, Honours, and graduate students who have completed Honours, to support the study and knowledge of modern languages in the Faculty of Arts.

About the donor

William Thomas Mollison was a pastoralist who arrived in Australia from England in 1838 and he held public office on the Legislative Council from 1853 to 1864. Before returning to England, Mollison left a gift in his will to the University of Melbourne in 1884 establishing the W T Mollison Scholarships with the purpose of encouraging the study of modern languages.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a one-off payment of between $1000 to $10,000 depending on the applicant pool.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

Be a third year student studying a modern language in the Faculty of Arts or,
be enrolled, enrolling in or have completed Honours in the study of a modern language
Have completed Honours in a modern language at the Faculty of Arts and be undertaking graduate study in a modern language
Intend to undertake overseas travel to the relevant country of your modern language

Selection criteria

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

The relevance of overseas travel to their intended study or research
The quality and feasibility of the proposed program of study or research of a modern language overseas
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 final report

Application

How to apply

You must submit an online application and include:

Details of your proposed program of study or research overseas
A summary of your proposed study or research program of modern languages overseas
A 300-500 word statement outlining how the 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

The W T Mollison Scholarship has relieved a significant financial burden and enabled me to study abroad in Beijing, China. Learning Mandarin at one of China's top universities, whilst concurrently working in Australia-China relations and developing my 'Asia literacy' has granted me with an increasingly global perspective of education, and emphasised the importance of modern languages in facilitating open and effective communication.

Deborah 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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