ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible, you must:

Be a new international student enrolling in a Deakin coursework degree

Meet the entry requirements for your course, including English language requirements

Have achieved at least an 85% average (or equivalent) in previous studies.

Participation in the Vice-Chancellor’s Professional Excellence Program (VCPEP), a requirement of the scholarship.

Priority access to on-campus accommodation (at your own cost and subject to availability).

This scholarship is not available to international students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine (H911) program.

Meeting the minimum criteria does not guarantee selection. Due to strong competition, higher academic results may be required.

If you’re not selected for the Vice-Chancellor’s International Scholarship, you’ll automatically be considered for the Deakin International Scholarship.

BENEFIT:

100% or 50% of your tuition fees (depending on scholarship outcome).

This scholarship is available for the normal duration of your course.

ELIGIBILITY:

In order to qualify for this scholarship you must:

Be an international student holding a valid student visa or plan to apply for a student visa prior to the program commencement

Have existing offer letter (full or conditional offer) and be commencing student in Semester 2 2026 intake in any stream of Foundation Studies program

Submit Expression of Interest (EOI)

Not be an existing Foundation Studies student

To apply,

Select an eligible program

Submit an application to study at RMIT

Submit Expression of Interest (EOI) 

If you are successful, you will receive an offer letter with the scholarship details outlined.

The scholarship is only applicable for tuition fees and is not refundable.

The scholarship is only applicable to the eligible program(s) and duration on your initial offer letter.

Scholarship selection is based on academic merit.

Successful applicants will be notified

BENEFIT:

Value and duration:

The total value of the scholarship is AU$5,000, a one-off payment towards future tuition fees to be paid after the first census date into student’s university account.

Number of scholarships available: Forty (40) scholarships are available for 2026