Open scholarships

Application-based scholarships by school

Please note that some of the scholarships will require you to submit a Student Financial Assessment (SFA) Form or apply for Study Away (Graduate Researchers who intend to travel).

• School of BioSciences

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Alfred Nicholas Fellowship- Botany	PhD	Application	Closed
  Margaret Catto Scholarship	PhD	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  F.H. Drummond Travel Award	PhD	Application	Closed
  Georgina Sweet Scholarship in Zoology	PhD	Application	Closed
  Jasper Loftus-Hills Award	PhD	Application	Closed
  David Ashton Scholarship (SBF)	PhD	Application	Closed
  David Ashton Travel Award (SBF)	Honours, Postgraduate, PhD	Application	Closed
  Ethel McLennan Award (SBF)	Postgraduate	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  G.A.M. Scott Research Award (SBF)	Honours, Postgraduate research	Application	Closed
  Gretna Weste Plant Pathology & Mycology Scholarship (SBF)	Honours, Postgraduate research	Application	Closed
  John S Turner Postgraduate Scholarship (SBF)	PhD	Application	Closed
  Klemperer-Ducker Scholarship (SBF)	Honours, Postgraduate	Application	Closed
  Megan Klemm Postgraduate Research Award (SBF)	PhD	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Sophie Ducker Postgraduate Scholarship(SBF)	PhD	Application	Closed

• School of Chemistry

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Dr Jim Desmarchelier Scholarships	Postgraduate research	Application	Closed
  GI Feutrill Awards	PhD	Application	Closed
  TW Healy Award	PhD	Application	Closed
  Masson Award for Best PhD Thesis in Chemistry	PhD	Application	TBC
  Masson Travel Award	PhD	Application	TBC
  Dulux Australia Prize	Honours, Postgraduate	Application	October 2024

• School of Mathematics and Statistics

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Behrend Memorial Travel Scholarships	Masters	Application	15 August to 15 October
  Helen R Freeman Scholarships	Masters	Application	Closed
  Maurice H Belz Scholarships	Masters	Application	Closed

• Melbourne Veterinary School (MVS)

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Bienvenu Foundation Scholarship	DVM 4	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Dr James (Jim) Richard Gannon Scholarship	DVM 4	Application	Closed
  Dr Robert Neville McCarthy Scholarship	DVM 4	Application	Closed
  Kate Gordon-Addison Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Travelling Scholarship	DVM 4	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Noble Stewart-Hamilton Scholarship	DVM 2	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Trish Stewart Prize	DVM 3	Application	Closed
  Yvette Chen prize for animal welfare	DVM 3	Application	Closed

• School of Physics

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Dr Alan Kenneth Head PhD International Research Award	PhD	Application	Closed
  Jean E Laby MSc Travel Scholarships	Masters	Application	Closed
  Jean E Laby PhD Travelling Scholarships	PhD	Application	Closed
  Jean Laby Women in Physics Travel Award	PhD	Application	Closed
  Dr Jean E Laby Bursaries	Masters	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Margaret M Loughlan McCutcheon Prize	Postgraduate Research	Application – Financial Need	Closed

• School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences (SAFES)

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Dr Betty Elliott Horticulture Scholarship	Postgraduate Research	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Frank Keenan Scholarships	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Postgraduate Research	Application	Closed
  Ian Ferguson Leadership Award	Masters	Application - Financial Need	Closed
  John James Woodward Horticultural Prize	Undergraduate, Postgraduate	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Madeleine Selwyn-Smith Memorial Award	Masters, Postgraduate Research	Application	Closed
  Maurice And Helen Wood Memorial Scholarship	Masters, Postgraduate Research	Application	Closed
  Rosemary and Chris Lester Award	Graduate Diploma, Masters	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  R.S. Fox Forestry Bursaries	Postgraduate Research	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  S.F. Pond Travelling Scholarship	Masters, Postgraduate Research	Application	Closed
  Yvonne Aitken Bursary	Masters, Postgraduate Research	Application – Financial Need	Closed

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  Alan Blakney Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate	Application – Financial Need	TBC
  Dookie Residential Scholarship	Undergraduate	Application	TBC
  Dr Betty Elliot Agricultural Science Scholarship	Undergraduate	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  General Studies Scholarships	Diploma	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Henry Gyles Turner Scholarship	Postgraduate	Financial Need Application only	Closed
  Keiko Hongo Scholarship	Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Postgraduate Research	Application	Closed
  John and Jenny Barnett Memorial Prize	Honours, Masters	Application	Closed
  John James Woodward Rural Prize	Undergraduate, Masters	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Nancy Millis Agricultural Students Scholarship	Undergraduate, Masters	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Richard Ruwolt Scholarship	Undergraduate	Application	TBC
  Robinson Family Scholarship	Undergraduate	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Tallis Family Agricultural Scholarship	Undergraduate, Masters	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Warren Thornton Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate	Application	Closed
  William Allan Stewart Bursary	Undergraduate, Honours	Application – Financial Need	Closed

• School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (SGEAS)

  Award	Study Level	Type	Date
  E.S. Hills Memorial Scholarship	Masters	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  P.W. Crohn Scholarship	Honours, Masters, Postgraduate Diploma	Application – Financial Need	Closed
  Leo Stach Memorial Scholarship	Undergraduate	Financial Need Application only	Closed
  The P.J. Adams Scholarship	Masters, Postgraduate  Research	Financial Need Application only	Closed
  J J Wood Memorial  Scholarship	Undergraduate	Financial Need Application only	Closed