Scholarship

Zelman Cowen Scholarship

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $5,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

Melbourne Law School alumnus Professor Zelman Cowen (LLB 1940) was a brilliant Melbourne student, a World War II veteran and an esteemed public leader and intellectual. He won the Supreme Court Prize and a Rhodes Scholarship to study at Oxford. He later served as Dean of Melbourne Law School, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Queensland and Chairman of the Vice-Chancellors' Committee and was Governor General from 1977 to 1982.

Benefits

The scholarship provides a living allowance of $5,000 for one year, paid during the first half of the year.

Payments will be scheduled as follows:
$1,500 - establishment allowance, paid shortly after enrolment, and
$3,500 paid in April after the Semester 1 census date.

Amount:

Up to $5,000

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

10

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

  • be a domestic or international student
  • be admitted to the Melbourne JD at Melbourne Law School.

Selection criteria

The scholarship is awarded to the students with the highest University of Melbourne equivalent score at entry.

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Future study

Study area:

Law

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Application

When will I know the outcome?

Successful recipients will be notified by the end of November.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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