Scholarships

The John Hall Rowing Scholarship was created to support student-athletes striving to balance a competitive rowing pathway with their studies. Successful scholarship applicants will be emerging or talented rowers with a desire to continue rowing competitively at the Melbourne University Boat Club while studying at the University of Melbourne.

The Scholarship will provide financial support of up to $10,000 per year (plus further in-kind support) for the successful applicant.

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The Andrew and Geraldine Buxton Athletics Scholarships are specifically designed to assist student-athletes to simultaneously pursue their world-class academic and sporting dreams at Australia’s number one ranked university.

The Scholarships will provide financial support of up to $10,000 per year (plus further in-kind support) for the successful applicants.

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The Jopling Family Rowing Scholarship is Australia’s preeminent university rowing scholarship.

Created to attract the best and brightest rowers to study and row at the University of Melbourne, the Scholarship provides financial support of up to $25,000 per year (plus further in-kind support) for up to four years, depending on the course of study of the scholarship recipient.

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The Rugby Young Achiever Award offers a $5,000 scholarship plus a suite of support services to assist assist some of Australia's best young rugby union talent to combine their sport with undergraduate studies at the University of Melbourne.

The scholarship honours the spirit of Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop, in its search for a student rugby player who exemplifies the attributes he demonstrated: leadership, academic endeavour and sporting excellence.

The University of Melbourne Rugby Young Achiever Award is open to Australian Year 12 students only. Applicants will be asked to demonstrate how they exhibit the qualities of academic endeavour, leadership and sporting excellence in their application. Endorsements from school and community rugby clubs (where applicable) are also required.

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All Elite Athlete Program applicants are assessed for High Performance and Friends of Sport Scholarships

Scholarship benefits can include:

• Up to $4,000 to assist with competition and travel costs
• Physiotherapy services (fully or partially subsidised with on campus practice Elite Akademy)
• Professional Strength and Conditioning coaching and programming
• 12 month Student Aquatic and Fitness (ScholarFit) membership

Supported student-athletes undertake to represent the University of Melbourne at appropriate inter-varsity championships or events and the relevant University of Melbourne Club (where a suitable level is available) during the term of their support