UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE DORCAS MCCLEAN SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 12 August, 2024

LOCATION: Australia

The Dorcas McClean Scholarship, worth up to $40,000, supports candidates for admission to an approved institution at the university of Melbourne. This opportunity is open to both domestic and international applicants.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants must be between 17 and 25 years of age Domestic and international students

Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research for Future and Current study

be a violinist aged no older than 25 and no younger than 17 (as of 2 February 2025), and resident in Australia for no less than two years at 2 February 2025.

eligible for admission to a course of study at an institution approved by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the head of the school of Music in the faculty; or

under the supervision of a teacher approved by the Academic Board on the recommendation of the head of the school of Music; or

be a graduate or undergraduate of the University.

BENEFIT:

A one-off payment of up to $40,000 towards studies at another institution approved by the University of Melbourne. Runner-up and third-placed candidates will receive $10,000 and $5000 respectively.

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WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE COMMITMENT SCHOLARSHIP

LOCATION: USA

The University of Western Illinois invites exceptional international students to apply for the International Graduate Commitment Scholarship programme. Scholarship only applied to WIU tuition. No cash refund is available.

ELIGIBILITY:

F-1 students are eligible

Must be a newly admitted graduate, non-sponsored international student enrolling to WIU for the first time.

Minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (confirmed by WIU)

Scholarship eligibility is determined at the time of evaluation for admission

Applicants will not be reconsidered for scholarships after the point of admission if additional coursework is completed. (IE, an in progress degree is completed AFTER admission is granted to WIU). These scholarships cannot be earned after arriving on campus. You may choose to wait until completion to submit your application if you believe it would be to your advantage.

Renewable for a second year with a 3.0 GPA maintained

Continuous enrollment required (Prorated to $650 per 3 SH if an immigration exemption has been awarded for the final semester)

50% will be awarded fall semester and 50% will be awarded spring semester

Students enrolled in online studies are eligible. Full-time continuous enrollment is required. Full time enrollment for graduate students is a minimum of 9 semester hours  per semester each fall and spring semester.

Students receiving a graduate assistantship are not eligible for this award

BENEFIT:

$4,000 per year, available fall and spring semester

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