Step 1: Accept your offer

Thanks for deciding to study with us! Follow these steps to accept your offer.

How to accept your offer

You'll need to complete all the steps below to accept your offer.

Step one

Arrange your Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)
Maintaining private health insurance while in Australia is a visa condition for international students.

Step two

Check your scholarship requirements (if applicable)
If you have a scholarship, confirm your deposit requirements and provide proof of your scholarship.

Step three

Pay the tuition fee deposit
To secure your place, you'll need to pay a minimum tuition fee deposit. This amount will be credited towards your tuition fees.

Step four

Complete your Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement
This is a contract between you and the University. You'll need to read the agreement carefully and submit evidence of the above steps through the Online Acceptance Portal further below.

Choose your Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

Bupa is the University of Melbourne’s preferred Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) insurance provider, offering a policy that is designed for international students.

You will benefit from having a Bupa representative on campus to answer your health cover questions.

The policy is approved by the Department of Home Affairs and can be the most convenient option for students.

Review the Bupa OSHC policy details to check whether it's right for you.

How to arrange this cover with us

  1. Add the premium amount listed in your offer letter to your tuition fee deposit.
  2. Pay the combined premium and tuition fee amount using one of the tuition fee payment methods.
  3. Indicate on your Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement form that you'd like the University to arrange a visa-length OSHC policy for you.

Learn more about Bupa OSHC

Steps for scholarship recipients

  • Check what your scholarship covers and if you need to pay a deposit.

    Full scholarship including OSHC

    If you’ve received a scholarship that covers the full amount of your course tuition fees and OSHC, you are not required to pay the fee deposit or any OSHC payment.

    Full scholarship without OSHC

    If your OSHC is not covered by your scholarship or the funds to purchase OSHC are paid by the sponsor to you directly, you must either pay for the university to arrange your OSHC with Bupa or arrange your own OSHC.

    Partial scholarship

    If your course tuition fees are not fully covered by the scholarship you will still need to pay a deposit.

  • You’ll need to get a letter from your scholarship provider.

    The letter must be addressed to the University of Melbourne detailing the following:

    • Name of student covered
    • The courses the tuition fees cover, including start and end dates
    • Whether OSHC is covered, including start and end dates
    • Invoicing address.

    Attach this letter as evidence of your scholarship when you complete your Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement.

Pay the tuition fee deposit

When you accept your offer to study, you must pay a minimum tuition fee deposit of $17,000 (AUD). This fee deposit will be deducted from your remaining tuition fees.

View payment methods

Complete your Student Acceptance and Payment Agreement

Please ensure you read the agreement carefully prior to accepting it.

Before you start, make sure you have digital copies of the following documents ready:

  • Evidence of your Overseas Student Health Cover premium (OSHC)
  • Evidence of tuition fee payment
  • A copy of your passport
  • Your financial guarantee letter (applicable to sponsored students only).

Complete agreement

You will need your student ID (as per your offer letter) and password to log into the Online Acceptance Portal.

For further information on how to complete the Agreement, see our step-by-step guide (PDF 891.3 KB).

Circumstances that may affect your offer acceptance

  • If you have accepted a conditional offer, you'll need to meet the conditions in your offer letter before you can continue to the next step.

    Please follow the instructions in your conditional offer letter to meet these conditions.

  • If you already have a CoE for a course of the same level at another institution, you may need to obtain permission to transfer to a course at the University of Melbourne.

    If a release is required, make sure your release has been approved by your previous institution before you accept your University of Melbourne offer.

    For further information on transfers please refer to the international student transfer policy.

  • If you have any difficulties accepting your offer, please check your emails for more information.

    Some programs have reached capacity, which means course offers for these programs have lapsed.

    If you have questions, check your email for details.

I've accepted my offer. What's next?

Step 2: Receive your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE)

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