Trinity offers more than 100 scholarships each year to residential students. Scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, academic excellence, personal qualities, and the student's likely contribution to the College community.
Trinity College awards scholarships totaling approximately $1 million across all of its programs. The Scholarships range in value from $100 to the payment of full residential fees of more than $20,000.
Scholarships add intellectual and cultural strength to the community by enabling students from a wide variety of backgrounds and with a broad range of interests to join the College.
College scholarships may be categorised as:
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once-off – available only once to any particular student
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renewable – must be applied for and awarded each year of the student’s residence
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continuing – awarded for the full term of the student’s course providing they maintain academic grades and are good members of the College community.
All students are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
View Trinity College's 2013 Scholarship Application Form.
Considerations in awarding scholarships
In general terms, scholarships are awarded on the basis of:
Candidates should therefore possess:
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an outstanding academic record
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a strong commitment to learning, personal development and community service
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dedication to fulfilling their potential for growth and leadership in their chosen profession.
Trinity College also offers residential scholarships to students who are participants in the Access Melbourne scheme. These may be:
While most scholarships are awarded on the basis of financial need, many require the applicant to also meet certain conditions under which the endowed funds are distributed.
Choral and organ scholarships
Because of the commitment required from members of the Trinity choir and the organists, a range of special scholarships is offered to those who successfully audition to become choral or organ scholars.
Information about choral and organ scholarships
Graduate student scholarships
Candidates for graduate student scholarships should have:
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an offer of a place in a graduate degree at the University of Melbourne
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an outstanding academic record
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a strong commitment to learning, personal development and community service
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dedication to fulfilling their potential for growth and leadership in their chosen profession.
Duration of award
Graduate scholarships are awarded for one year, renewable annually while the student is a full-time graduate student, subject to satisfactory academic progress and contribution to the College. The College cannot guarantee an offer from year to year, nor is the student contracted for more that one year at a time. However, graduates are expected to be in residence for the standard full duration of the graduate degree they are undertaking.