University of Melbourne Alex Chernov Scholarship 2025

The Alex Chernov Scholarship, for international students from India, pays the full tuition fee for the one-year, full-time, Masters-level course from within the various specialist legal areas of the Melbourne Law Masters program at Melbourne Law School, as well as providing two equal payments of $10,000 (totalling $20,000). The recipient may also have the opportunity to undertake paid research work of up to $10,000 in total. Recipients will also receive mentoring by former Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Alex Chernov.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineSeptember 30, 2025
• Value100% fee remission and up to $20,000
• Study LevelMasters
• SponsorUniversity of Melbourne
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Melbourne
• Course to studyLaw
• Eligible CountryIndia

Benefits

• Full tuition fee sponsorship for one year
• A living allowance of $20,000 paid in two instalments of $10,000 in April or September

In addition, you may have the opportunity to undertake paid research work up to $10,000 and receive mentoring by former Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and Governor of Victoria, the Honourable Alex Chernov.

Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an international student from India, and
• Have applied and meet the entry requirements for a masters degree of the Melbourne Law Masters program
  • If you are commencing the Melbourne Law Masters in the 2026 start-year intake (March), your application for your chosen course should be submitted by 31 August 2025 (timely applications). Your application for the Alex Chernov Scholarship must be submitted by 30 September 2025.
  • If commencing in the 2026 mid-year intake (July), your application for your chosen course should be submitted by 31 January 2026 (timely applications). Your application for the Alex Chernov Scholarship must be submitted by 28 February 2026.

Selection Process

Selection will be based on academic merit and additional information provided in a submitted scholarship application.

Application Deadline

September 30, 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

Applicants offered a place in a Masters-level course from the Melbourne Law Masters program at Melbourne Law School, who applied for the course by the timely application closing date will be considered.  Eligible applicants are required to submit a 300-word statement which addresses:

• Reasons for pursuing masters level study, and
• Academic pursuits and professional achievements (such as scholarly publishing, conference presentations, participation in editorial activities for scholarly publications, and legal or policy research as an employee or intern).

The statement should expand upon details in the resume/CV submitted with the course application. References are not required.

The Scholarship Selection Committee considers qualitative indicators of success in academic endeavours (i.e. academic merit) in addition to the 300-word statement.

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