Personalised for LOCAL students.
Local student means; you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder.
Personalised for INTERNATIONAL students.
International student means; you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder.

International Higher Education Scholarship

Status Application Dates Value
Open

Open: 24/11/2020

Close: Ongoing

10% or 20% off tuition fees across all study periods


Audience

New students commencing onshore or online from offshore but have not elected to take the International Online Scholarship

Scholarship Format / Structure

Partial Tuition Scholarships/ discount

Number of Scholarships Available

No limit

Eligibility Criteria

What are the requirements that must be met for a person to be eligible for this scholarship?

  • International students
  • Meet the required academic threshold (per selection criteria)
  • Eligible students can only receive one Melbourne Polytechnic scholarship.

Students who have already commenced any course at Melbourne Polytechnic and have yet to complete those studies are not eligible to apply for this scholarship - this includes students intending to transfer to a different course offered at Melbourne Polytechnic.

Selection Criteria

How will recipients be selected to receive this scholarship?

  • Previous study and/or background

For 10% scholarship

  • Successfully completed and achieved 65% or above for Year 12 equivalency or;
  • Successfully completed and achieved 65% or above Vocational Australian studies Certificate IV and above (Competency-based results are unable to be accepted). or;
  • Successfully completed HE studies with a GPA of 2.5-2.9 (if using the 4-point GPA system) or GPA of 5.5-5.9 (if using the 7-point GPA system)

For 20% scholarship

  • Successfully completed and achieved 70% or above for Year 12 equivalency or;
  • Successfully completed and achieved 70% or above Vocational Australian studies Certificate IV and above (Competency-based results are unable to be accepted). or;
  • Successfully completed HE studies with a GPA of 3.0 or above (if using the 4-point GPA system) or GPA of 6.0 or above (if using the 7-point GPA system)

Sponsor

Melbourne Polytechnic

Application Instructions

  • Application form and all documents required
  • Graded transcripts / statement of results where it is not indicated on the certificate

Students do not need to apply for this scholarship separately. If they are eligible for the scholarship, the admissions officer will provide a scholarship letter together with an offer letter.

Who to contact for more information

International Office: international@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

It's really good that I got the scholarship because it assists my studies. I invested in a laptop and other school supplies that I needed. It's really good that I bought a laptop, especially [...] while we're more on remote learning.
Cheryl Holian
Allied Health Assistance Graduate
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