University of Melbourne Fay Marles Scholarship 2025

The Fay Marles Scholarship is named after former Chancellor Ms Fay Marles in recognition of her strong commitment to social justice and human rights. The scholarship is offered to domestic students who are enrolling in a graduate research degree and are experiencing disadvantaged circumstances.

 

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 31, 2025
• Value$60,000 - $100,000
• Study LevelMasters , PhD
• SponsorUniversity of Melbourne
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Melbourne
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This scholarship provides:

• A living allowance of $38,500 per year pro rata (2025 full-time study rate) for up to 2 years for students undertaking a Master by research degree or up to 3.5 years for students undertaking a Doctoral degree. The living allowance may be indexed annually and includes limited paid sick, maternity and parenting leave.
• A relocation grant of $2000 for students moving from States or Territories other than Victoria or $3000 for students moving from outside Australia.

For further information, see Manage my scholarship

Requirements

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, or a New Zealand citizen
• Have applied for and meet the requirements for a graduate research degree

Conditions

This scholarship is subject to the Graduate Research Terms & Conditions and can be deferred to the following year.

Selection Process

This scholarship is offered to students ranked highest by the selection panel based on disadvantage experienced by the applicant, prior academic performance and research potential.

Application Deadline

October 31, 2025

How To Apply

Are you qualified and interested in this opportunity? Kindly go to University of Melbourne on unimelb-scholarships.smartygrants.com.au to apply

You must submit an application for this scholarship.

When will I know the outcome?

You will be notified of the outcome in December.

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