University of Melbourne Sarah Schick Award 2026

The Sarah Schick Award is offered to talented students who are enrolled in the third year of the Bachelor of Commerce (Finance), identify as a woman or non-binary, and can demonstrate leadership experience and potential.

Table of Content

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

Summary

• Application DeadlineApril 12, 2026
• Value$10,000
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorUniversity of Melbourne
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studyUniversity of Melbourne
• Course to studyBusiness , Business and Economics , Commerce , Finance
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• This award provides a living allowance of $10,000 for one year, paid in half-yearly instalments after the census dates in Semester 1 and 2.
• Plenary Group may also offer the awardee the opportunity to undertake an internship at an agreed time.
• Interns will be paid at appropriate rates.

Requirements

To be considered for this award, you must:

• Be enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and majoring in Finance.
• Be enrolling into your 3rd year of study in 2026 as a full time student and have completed at least 200 points of study and ideally no more than 212.5.
• Have completed or be enrolled in a minimum of three Finance subjects.
• Identify as a woman (cis-gender or trans women) or non-binary.

Selection Process

The award is offered to the student ranked highest by the selection panel based on their application, interview and Weighted Average Mark (WAM).

Conditions

This award cannot be deferred. Students must:

• Be enrolled in their 3rd year of the Bachelor of Commerce
• Agree to the University sharing their name and the name of their course with the donor of this scholarship and, if requested, provide a note of appreciation or a brief report on the benefits of the scholarship.

Please ensure that you have completed the recommended sequence of subjects in Year 1 and Year 2 of the BCom to enable you to Major in Finance in your 3rd year in 2026.

Here are the Year 3 subjects for a Major in Finance:
- FNCE30001 Investments
- FNCE30007 Derivative Securities
- 1 x Level-3 Finance subject
- 3 x Commerce electives (ECOM30002 Econometrics 2 is compulsory if you want to undertake Honours in Finance)  
- 1 x Breadth or Commerce elective
- 1 x Breadth subject

Application Documents

Your application will require:

• A personal statement (approx 1 page) addressing your leadership experience and how the award may enable you to build on your leadership skills
• Your resume
• A current copy of your Statement of Results.

Check also:
ANU Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Stipend Scholarship 2026
University of Canberra Research Scholarships 2026

Application Deadline

How To Apply

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