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Your fees explained
Early application (10% discount)
A 10% tuition fee reduction of AUD $2,816 is available if you apply before the 24 June 2024.
Alumni loyalty bursary (15% discount)
If you have successfully graduated from a credit-bearing qualification at The University of Melbourne, the University of Manchester or UMIST, you can receive an alumni loyalty bursary, which is a 15% discount on the tuition fees that you are personally funding.
*One-discount policy: We operate a one discount policy; Early Application and Alumni Loyalty Bursary are not accumulative. If you qualify for more than one discount or scholarship, you will be awarded the one that is the highest amount.
FOR ELIGIBLE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ONLY – International Student Fee Remission (50% fee remission)
Our International Student Fee Remission program empowers future leaders to deliver solutions globally within the development sector. The fee remission covers 50% of tuition fees for eligible students studying the Master of Leadership for Development and is available to citizens of countries deemed low and middle income by the World Bank.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and the International Student Fee Remission is designed for academically excellent students who have the potential to make a significant contribution to development in their home countries and around the world. The fee remission is intended for those who cannot otherwise afford to study at the University of Melbourne or the University of Manchester.
All eligible applicants with citizenship from an eligible country are automatically considered on merit for the International Student Fee Remission when they submit their course application.
If you have questions, please contact one of our team to discuss your application and eligibility for International Student Fee Remission.
Australian Fee Places
When you apply, you will automatically be considered for an Australian fee place if you meet course entry requirements.
You’ll pay tuition fees for each year that you are enrolled. Tuition fees are calculated according to your course and study load each semester. You may defer payment of your fees via the Australian Government’s FEE-HELP loan scheme if you are eligible.
If your course is relevant to your current employment, you may be able to claim fees as a work-related tax deduction.
Tuition fees may be adjusted each year.
FEE-help
FEE-HELP can cover all or part of your tuition fees. The Australian Government pays the amount of the loan direct to the University. You’ll make repayments through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) whenever your income is above the threshold, or you can make voluntary repayments to the ATO at any time.
FEE-HELP is not means tested and there is no loan fee for graduate study. If you already have a HECS-HELP loan from your undergraduate studies, you can still access a FEE-HELP loan. No interest is charged on your FEE-HELP loan, however, it is indexed each year with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in line with the cost of living.
The Government’s Study Assist website provides more information about FEE-HELP.
Other financial assistance
The University's Student Financial Aid Service can provide you with advice and information on student loans and bursaries/grants, cost of living, budgeting and tax advice.
Scholarships
Sustainable Development Goals Scholarship (a third off your tuition fee)
A third off your tuition fee ($9,384) - deadline: 24 June 2024
A merit scholarship, open to all who can demonstrate their commitment to delivering against one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
We award these scholarships to support opportunities for talented individuals interested in career in development to learn from our experts and start, or continue, their journey into future development roles.
You will need to show:
- Outstanding academic excellence and strong motivation and potential to commitment to delivering against one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (current work experience in the development sector may be required).
- Determination to act as a role model for others in Development. The presentation should be a maximum of 6 pages/slides.
- You will not deliver your presentation orally therefore think of the presentation as a ‘story book’. You are welcome to use diagrams, photographs etc., to illustrate your messages. We will evaluate the presentation on the content, showing how you meet the scholarship criteria, not on technical expertise.
Submit Sustainable Development Goals scholarship applications to: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
*One-discount policy: We operate a one discount policy; Early Application, Alumni Loyalty Bursary and the Sustainable Goals Scholarship are not accumulative. If you qualify for more than one discount or scholarship, you will be awarded the one that is the highest amount.