Are you a passionate international student aiming to pursue a degree in health sciences? The Biomedicine Merit Scholarship 2025 is now open for applications — offering a golden opportunity for future Bachelor of Biomedicine students to secure financial support and recognition for academic excellence and personal resilience.
What Is the Biomedicine Merit Scholarship?
Offered by the School of Biomedical Sciences, this scholarship supports talented international students who are commencing the Bachelor of Biomedicine and have experienced disadvantaged or challenging circumstances that may have impacted their academic journey.
Scholarship Benefits
- Award Amount: Up to $5,000
- Disbursement Timing: One-time payment in September (for mid-year intake)
- Purpose: Financial support for commencing your biomedicine studies.
Who Can Apply?
To be eligible, you must:
- Be an international student (not a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, and not a permanent resident of Australia)
- Have applied for and meet the admission requirements for the Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Be commencing your studies in the mid-year 2025 intake
- Demonstrate academic merit and compassionate or compelling personal circumstances.
Selection Criteria
Applicants will be ranked based on:
- Entry score
- Personal statement outlining compelling or compassionate circumstances
- Consideration of any other awards previously received.
Apply: https://scholarships.unimelb.edu.au/awards/biomedicine-merit-scholarship.
Application Timeline
The last date to apply for the Biomedicine Merit Scholarship for the mid-year 2025 intake is 20 July 2025. Applications opened on 1 May 2025, and international students planning to commence the Bachelor of Biomedicine program must ensure they submit their application form, including the required personal statement, by this deadline.