FBE Doctoral Program Stipend and Tuition (Fee Remission) Scholarships

Find everything you need to know about our unique FBE Doctoral Program Scholarship funding.

FBE Doctoral Program Scholarship for 5-year program applicants

Exclusively available for Business and Economics 5-year Doctoral Programs in Accounting, DRFS (Decision, Risk and Financial Sciences), Economics, Finance, Management and Marketing.

The Faculty of Business and Economics Doctoral Program Scholarship (FBE-DPS) supports domestic and international graduate researchers during their two-year specialist Master of Commerce coursework preceding enrolment in the Faculty's Doctor of Philosophy (Business and Economics).

Eligibility

This scholarship is awarded on academic merit. All applicants for a 5-year doctoral program are normally required to meet the course equivalent of a University of Melbourne First-Class Honours (80% or H1) weighted average mark (WAM) to be competitive for this scholarship. Information on the University's grading scheme is available on our University's results page. And you'll find information on how the Faculty of Business and Economics assesses and scores for its scholarships on our Scholarship  Assessment and Selection page.

Benefits

  • You'll receive a generous annual stipend for living expenses, paid at the University's standard graduate research stipend rate and annually indexed.
  • Your doctoral program stipend will be paid quarterly; you'll receive your first payment shortly after your first semester's Australian Government coursework census date); for more information, visit the University's Key Dates page.
  • full tuition fee remission for your two-year Master of Commerce course
  • A Relocation Grant to help with your moving costs:
    • $2000 for students moving to Melbourne from states or territories other than Victoria or
    • $3000 for students moving to Melbourne from overseas
    • To qualify for the relocation grant, you must relocate to Melbourne to take up your FBE Doctoral Program offer and enrol.
    • The Relocation Grant is paid shortly after your course Orientation Week program.
  • Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) Singles student visa-length cover (this is provided by the Scholarships Office with the University's preferred OSHC provider and covers the full 5-year Doctoral Program).

Important Conditions

  • Please visit the University's Graduate Coursework Scholarships page for important enrolment-related conditions of this scholarship. This includes specific requirements governing your coursework enrolment and applying for any leave of absence from your coursework program.
  • Formal Acknowledgement in all publicly available research outputs: you are required to formally acknowledge all sources of your research-related funding on all publicly disseminated research outputs developed during your funded course of study, such as -- but not limited to -- conference papers, articles, posters, reviews and presentations.
  • Progression to the Doctor of Philosophy (Business and Economics): when you meet your discipline-specific coursework hurdle and progression requirements for progression to DR-PHILBE, you'll be issued a graduate research scholarship stipend and full fee remission. This scholarship will replace your coursework FBE Doctoral Program Scholarship. Standard coverage is normally for the duration of the graduate research course. More specific details can be found on the Melbourne Graduate Research Scholarship page.