La Trobe’s Academic Excellence Scholarships (AES)
are targeted towards high achieving international students from all countries
across all of La Trobe’s undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs.
Eligibility
- citizens
of countries other than Australia or New Zealand
- commencing
international students wanting to undertake undergraduate and postgraduate
coursework, full degrees at La Trobe in 2014
- applicants
who scored a minimum of 85 per cent or equivalent in their previous
degree/award
- students
who meet or will meet the University’s academic and English entry
requirements at the commencement date of their course (and have received
an offer at the time of applying for this scholarship).
Note: applicants need to meet all the
criteria above.
Who is not eligible?
- international
students wanting to undertake Higher Degree Research, Exchange, Study
Abroad, ELICOS and Foundation Studies and Diploma courses
- students
with scores lower than 85 per cent or equivalent in their previous
degrees/award
- students
who have already received the AES scholarship
- continuing
La Trobe University students.
How to
apply
Applicants are required to have an offer to study
in a degree program commencing in 2014 at La Trobe University at the time of
applying for this scholarship.
Applicants must complete a scholarship application form (PDF 76kb) and submit it to La Trobe International
via email at intapplication@latrobe.edu.au by
the application deadline.
Application deadline for Semester 1, 2014
- AES
round one closing date – Friday 6 December 2013
- AES
round two closing date – Friday 24 January 2014
Tenure
The scholarships are non-renewable tuition fee
awards of A$10 000-$20 000 paid across a maximum period of two semesters (or
twelve months). Recipients of the scholarship would be required to pay for any
difference in fees for their first two semesters, fees for the remainder of
their course and also Overseas Student Health Cover. These scholarships are not
renewable and do not cover living costs.
Continuation of the scholarship into a second
semester (where relevant) is subject to satisfactory progress and continued
enrolment in the program of study for which the scholarship was awarded.
Maintaining a C grade average is required, and satisfactory progress will be
monitored.
