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THE CHOICE IS YOURS
You can choose to complete part of
your degree overseas in one of the
following ways:
As an exchange student
– you
’swap places’ with a student from
an overseas institution, and pay your
usual tuition fees to the University of
Melbourne during your time abroad.
As a study abroad student
– you
study at an overseas institution that
doesn’t have an exchange agreement
with the University of Melbourne,
and pay tuition fees to your host
institution.
Through a short-term overseas
program
– you take up an internship
or placement, or study a University
of Melbourne overseas subject.
TRAVEL GRANTS
AND AWARDS
The University of Melbourne offers a
range of grants, bursaries and other
funding options to help you enjoy the
benefts of overseas study.
Melbourne Global Grants
Ranging from $1000 to $2500,
Melbourne Global Grants are awarded
to eligible undergraduate domestic
and international students to support
overseas study. You will normally need
to have achieved an average of at least
65 per cent during your university
studies at the time you apply.
Melbourne Global Scholars
Award
A one-off payment of up to $2500
(depending on program length) to study
overseas.
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Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars,
Chancellor’s Scholars and students with
an ATAR of at least 98
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are guaranteed
a Melbourne Global Scholars Award
(instead of a Melbourne Global Grant) to
undertake a period of study overseas.
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Other scholarships
The University has a number of
scholarships available, including travel
grants for students electing to study at
Universitas 21 (U21) partner institutions.
French
is the most popular
language to learn
on exchange
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Subject to achieving a 65 per cent average during undergraduate study
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Including international students studying in Australia who have completed the VCE (or Australian
equivalent) and received an ATAR
I became more
independent
“
I got to learn about the
media in Norway, to make
new friends and to see things
that I’ve never seen before,
like fjords and the northern
lights. I became more
independent and strong.
”
Sherry Zhang
Bachelor of Arts
Exchange to University of
Oslo, Norway
170+ exchange
partners
in
38 countries
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Explore beautiful architecture in Japan