Scholarships
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, as well as many third party organisations offer a variety of scholarships to students based on merit and circumstance. Browse education-specific scholarships below.
Visit the Scholarships website, to view and search all scholarship options.
| Scholarship name | Applications open | Applications close | Total value | Study areas | Number awarded |
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| Inclusive Education Scholarships | 1 Jan 2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 100% fee remission | Education, teaching and training | Multiple |
| Scholarships for early childhood professionals | 1 Jan 2019 | 1 Jul 2022 | Education, teaching and training | Multiple | |
| Melbourne Graduate Scholarship (Education) - Domestic Students | Automatic consideration | 25% fee remission | Education, teaching and training | At least 200 | |
| Valerie and Lawrence Kennedy Scholarship | 1 Jan 2021 | 1 Dec 2021 | up to $1,500 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 10 |
| Japan International Baccalaureate Scholarship for Professionals | Automatic consideration | up to $5,000 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 10 | |
| Future Generations Scholarship (Education) | 1 Oct 2022 | 7 Dec 2022 | up to $10,000 | Education, teaching and training | 4 |
| Melbourne Graduate Scholarship (Education) - International Students | Automatic consideration | 25% fee remission | Education, teaching and training | ~ 4 | |
| Beth MacLaren Smallwood Scholarships - Master of Learning Intervention (Deaf Education) | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $30,000 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 3 |
| Ken Rowe Scholarship | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $6,000 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 2 |
| Collette Tayler Indigenous Education Scholarship | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $12,000 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 2 |
| Jack Keating Fund Scholarship | 1 Nov 2022 | 9 Feb 2023 | up to $8,500 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 2 |
| Dorothy Jean Ineke Scholarship in Education | Automatic consideration | up to $6,250 | Education, teaching and training | 2 | |
| Olive Battersby Scholarship | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $9,000 | Education, teaching and training | ~ 1 |
| Beth MacLaren Smallwood Scholarship - Master of Instructional Leadership | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $30,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
| Freda Cohen Prize | Automatic consideration | up to $1,400 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Dwight Prize in Education | Automatic consideration | up to $1,600 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Ada Mary A’Beckett Award | Automatic consideration | up to $800 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| ACEL Excellence in Instructional Leadership Award | Automatic consideration | Education, teaching and training | 1 | ||
| Norman Curry Prize | Automatic consideration | up to $4,500 | Education, teaching and training | At least 1 | |
| John Smyth Award | Automatic consideration | up to $550 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Frederick John Gladman Prize | Automatic consideration | up to $1,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Harold Cohen Prize | Automatic consideration | up to $400 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Kerry Landman Scholarship | 1 Oct 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 | up to $60,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
| Hugh Childers Memorial Prize | Automatic consideration | up to $1,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Manuel Gelman Award for Teaching Excellence (Music) | Automatic consideration | up to $5,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Manuel Gelman Award for Teaching Excellence (Languages) | Automatic consideration | up to $5,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| Jennifer Duggan Leaper Scholarship | 1 Oct 2023 | 7 Dec 2023 | up to $20,000 | Education, teaching and training | At least 1 |
| Graham Corr Award | Automatic consideration | up to $2,500 | Education, teaching and training | At least 1 | |
| The Fay Thomas Scholarship | 1 Jan 2022 | 15 Mar 2022 | up to $6,650 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
| John and Elizabeth Robertson Prize | Automatic consideration | up to $3,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 | |
| The Wei Family Education Scholarship | 1 Oct 2023 | 30 Nov 2023 | up to $20,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
| Argyle Scholarship in Education | 1 May 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $5,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
| Lochrie Indigenous Australian Education Scholarship | 1 Oct 2022 | 30 Nov 2022 | up to $12,000 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
| Suzanne and Geoffrey Dawson Scholarship | 1 Jan 2023 | 15 Mar 2023 | up to $5,300 | Education, teaching and training | 1 |
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Anastasia Betts - Jennifer Duggan Leaper Scholarship
"As a young person at university, the demands of my caring role meant that I greatly missed out on a fair few leadership and volunteering opportunities that I was passionate about. Now, and with the financial support of the Jennifer Duggan Leaper Scholarship, I can take advantage of these opportunities."
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Josh Cubillo - Lochrie Indigenous Australian Education Scholarship
"We need Indigenous students to keep taking up these opportunities to show there is still a need for the financial assistance as we endeavour to take up tertiary studies and improve the socio-economic status of Indigenous people in Australia."
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Angie Lu - Kerry Landman Scholarship
MGSE's Master of Teaching program has unprecedented access to some of the world's leading educational academics and schools of thought. Its reputation attracts incredible teacher candidates who are equally invested in both systemic social issues and individual student learning.