Managing your finances as a student
Making informed financial decisions can help you stay focused on your studies and make the most of your University experience. Whether you're making a payment, applying for financial support, managing a scholarship or seeking funding opportunities, you'll find the information you need here.
Fees and payments
Learn about your student fees, payment methods and due dates.
What to pay
Learn about tuition fees, student contribution amounts and other costs you may need to pay.
For indicative costs, use this optional process to look up your tuition fees.
Find out who pays this annual fee, how it's calculated, and how it benefits students.
An overview of other incidental costs and charges you may need to pay when studying.
How to pay
Choose a secure method to pay your fees from either a domestic or international account.
Find out when your fees are due and other important fee dates.
Know which statement to use to see what you owe, when to pay, and how to make payments.
After you pay
Understand when you may receive a fee credit, and if you can get a refund.
Check if fee remission applies to your circumstances and what evidence you'll need.
Find out how to apply for a fee refund and access the application form.
Financial support and loans
Explore financial assistance programs available through governments and the University.
Australian Government assistance
Domestic students may be eligible for financial assistance, including subsidised study, loans and income support.
View domestic support optionsInternational government assistance
International students may be eligible for loans, grants or other types of financial assistance available in their home countries.
View international support optionsUniversity of Melbourne student loans
The University offers loans of up to $5,000 to help students cover unexpected study-related expenses or living costs.
View University loan optionsScholarships
Find, manage and make the most of your scholarship opportunity.
Find a scholarship
Browse a range of scholarships suitable for students who are commencing or currently completing an undergraduate degree.
Explore the scholarship opportunities available to graduate researchers.
This scholarship guide provides advice on finding the right opportunity, preparing and application and what happens next.
Know your responsibilities
Learn how to manage your scholarship payments, personal details and meet your financial reporting obligations.
Understand the conditions you must meet to keep your coursework scholarship.
Find out about the conditions for mobility awards at the University of Melbourne.
Know the conditions for prestigious travelling scholarships at the University of Melbourne.
Scholarship enrichment programs
A guide to support Australia Awards scholars throughout their studies at Melbourne.
Resources and events to help Narrm scholars settle into life at Melbourne and succeed in their studies.
Grants, prizes and awards
Discover one-off funding opportunities that can support your studies and bring community impact projects to life.
Research and study grants
Explore the financial grants available to students on a merit or impact based to assist with cost of study.
Explore available grantsCommunity impact grants
Impact grants are awarded to a student or group of students to pursue their student-focused or community-based idea.
Fund your ideaPrizes and awards
The University offers a wide range or prizes and awards to current students based on past academic achievement.
Explore prizes and awards