Refugee and Asylum Seeker Scholarships were established by the University of Melbourne with the aim of assisting refugees and asylum seekers with the cost of tertiary education.
Benefits
- Full fee remission and an annual allowance.
- The amount of the allowance will be determined by the selection committee, according to the level of assistance needed, up to a maximum of $10,000 per annum.
Number
- At least two new scholarships are available in 2008.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be in receipt of an Australian Bridging visa or Temporary Protection visa, and be a new or currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate coursework student in 2008.
Selection
- Scholarships will be awarded by the Undergraduate and Graduate Coursework Scholarships Sub-Committee based on financial need and academic merit.
Application
In order to be considered for the award of a Refugee and Asylum Seeker Scholarship, applicants must:
- submit an application for their preferred course(s). Course applications may be subject to different closing dates. For further details please contact International Admissions: Telephone: +61 3 8344 4505
- submit an application for the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Scholarship (PDF : 50KB) by 5:00 pm Friday 1 February 2008.
- For more information, please contact the Manager, Undergraduate and Graduate Coursework Scholarships: Telephone +61 3 8344 4677.
Offers
- Succesful applicants will be notified of the scholarship offer by mail.
MVUYEKURE Athanase says
Dear Sir/Madam, my name is MVUYEKURE Athanase I am Burundian refugee in Kakuma Refugee Camp/KENYA in East Africa. I am coming to you in order to apply for Refugee Asylum Seeker Scholarship. I would like to continue my studies at the University of Melbourne in Australia. Help me to go back to school please! I am waiting for your response Sir/Madam. My email is athanasemvuye@yahoo.fr yours sincerely MVUYEKURE Athanase.
Elijah Oseko Otto says
Dear Sir/Madam ,
Please be informed that I am a Liberian Refugee Residing on Buduburam Refugee Camp in West Africa Ghana and I would like to further my studies at the University of Molbourn in Australia. Hence , I would like to apply for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Scholarship in order to Continue my studies.
Therefore, I am kindly asking you to help me save humanity because when I further my studies I will help my dear country Liberia and minimize poverty and promote productivity with in my country .I look forward to hearing from you . May the Lord be with you and in every way.
Kind Regard
Elijah Otto says
Dear Sir / Madam,
I wish to apply for International Student in order to further my studies at the University of Melbourn in Australia .
Please be informed that I am a Liberian Refugee Residing on Buduburam Refugee Camp in West Africa Ghana and I am suffering here . Due to this , I am unable to further my studies because I do not have sufficient food to eat myself .So, how will I even go to School .However, I believe and trust in God . Fortunately, I came across your University website . Consequently , I deem it necessary to request you kindly to help me enter School .
Thank you in advance for your cooperation and kind consideration of this petition .
Please reply me soon.
Kaleem Khan says
Respect Sir,
I am Kaleem Khan from Parrai Swat Pkistan . I am graduate from govt post graduate Jahanzeb collage Swat with the degree of Health and Physical Education and religious studies in the year of 2009. Now I have just intention to continue my master study programme. But due to bad situations in Swat as the entire world know that Swat is completely destroyed in a war against terrorism and extremism and now Swat is badly affected by flood. We have lost all of our heritance and property and have much crisis to continue further study. If u kindly consider me in your scholarship I shall feel oblige for you’re this action of kindness.
thank you in advance
Cell# +923139997745
E-mail : raaz_kf@yahoo.com
STEVE CHIENG says
My conscious tell me it’s hard to get scholarship through internet…however not everyone who is lucky enough.I had been searching for scholarship in the net for almost a year now but i can not even blessed with one.It’s time for me now to give up cause i am not lucky! please help, how can i get scholarship?
E-mail me, chiengdaddy@ymail.com