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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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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