PhD - Fees and Scholarships

Local Students

The Research Training Scheme (RTS) provides Commonwealth-funded places to Australian residents and New Zealand citizens in a Higher Degree Research (HDR) with an 'entitlement' to a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) exemption (formerly HECS) for the duration of an accredited HDR course. For PhD students this entitlement is for a maximum period of four years' full-time equivalent study.

International Students

2009 International typical tuition fee: AUD$28,400 per annum.

Please note that these fees are subject to annual review and may be adjusted to take into account price and demand factors for each discipline band. For more information on the University's fee policy, please visit http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/courses/fees.html

Scholarships

Click here for information on University of Melbourne scholarships http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/

Recipients of Melbourne Research Scholarships (International and Domestic) or Australian Postgraduate Awards who are enrolled with the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research will also be considered for a PhD ‘top-up’ scholarship for each year of the remainder of their candidature.

Melbourne Institute Top Up Scholarship

ARC Linkage PhD Scholarship

PhD Scholarship in Health Economics

Competition for scholarships is strong and so an average grade above 80% is necessary for a full scholarship.

There are opportunities for students to earn income through Research Assistant work in the Department, but note that the income a full-time student can earn from RA work is not sufficient to completely cover living expenses nor, for international students, to cover fees.