2026 The Wei Family Education Scholarship at The University of Melbourne

The Wei Family Education Scholarship was established to acknowledge and reward the courage and risk involved in a career change and to show appreciation for the devotion to education that mature teaching candidates from diverse cultural and societal backgrounds bring to the profession. It is the donor's wish that these teachers will fuel innovation in teaching practice and reform education philosophies based on real-life experiences.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Interview Process
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineDecember 7, 2025
• ValueUp to $20,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Melbourne
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Melbourne
• Eligible CountryAustralia

Benefits

• Up to $20,000 in total over the two year duration of the course. Paid in installments twice annually, post census date.

Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• be commencing the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Teaching (Secondary) Internship at Faculty of Education as a domestic student in 2026
• have a minimum of five years professional experience* and demonstrate that your application represents a professional career change
• demonstrate a passion for teaching
• be experiencing disadvantaged circumstances

*If no such candidate applies in a particular year applicants with 3-5 years professional experience may be considered.

Selection Process

• Applications are ranked by the selection committee which consists of three academics

Application Questions - to be answered via the online application form

1. Briefly detail any tertiary studies to date, including institution and name of course.
2. Detail your career to date, including employer, job title, dates of employment and a brief description of your duties.
3. Why have you chosen to study teaching?
4. What do you plan to do with the skills and knowledge you gain from the course?
5. Are you currently facing disadvantaged circumstances? Is gaining financial support through the scholarship important to enable you to undertake the course? If so, detail why and provide evidence to support your statement?

Application Deadline

December 7, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Melbourne on q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au to apply

• For any questions regarding this scholarship please submit an enquiry here.

For more information, kindly visit University of Melbourne scholarship webpage.