Academic Merit Scholarship 2025 for International Students

This scholarship supports outstanding students from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam to pursue their academic goals at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

• Table of Content
• About RMIT University
• Academic Merit Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Academic Merit Scholarship
• Requirements for Academic Merit Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About RMIT University

RMIT University (officially Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, informally RMIT) is an Australian public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1887 as the Working Men's College of Melbourne by Francis Ormond, it initially opened as a private night school offering instruction in art, science and technology in response to the industrial revolution in Australia. It was made a public university by act of the Parliament of Victoria in 1992 after merging with the Phillip Institute of Technology. A dual sector institute, its enrolment of 320 trades students in 1887 ... continue reading

Academic Merit Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Academic Merit Scholarship

The value of the scholarship is a 20% tuition fee reduction for the duration of the eligible program(s)* as outlined in your offer letter.

Requirements for Academic Merit Scholarship Qualification

In order to qualify for this scholarship you must:

• Be a citizen of Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam 
• Be applying offshore from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, or Vietnam (RMIT Vietnam students who completed cross-campus studies and immediately apply for the same qualification (program) in Melbourne campus are not eligible)
• Be an international student holding a valid student visa or plan to apply for a student visa prior to the program commencement
• Achieve Australian equivalent grade GPA of 2.5 or 70% average or ATAR 75 in your qualifying qualification at the time of application
• Hold a full or conditional offer letter to commence studies in Vocational Education, Associate Degree*, Bachelor’s degree*, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters by Coursework program
• not be an existing RMIT University student (existing ELICOS or Foundation Studies may be qualified and will be notified after Foundation Studies completion).

* Exclusions apply to the following programs:

• AD023 Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots)
• BP345 Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot Training)

Application Deadline

How to Apply

1. Select an eligible program

2. Submit an application to study at RMIT

3. No scholarship application is required

For more details, visit RMIT University scholarship webpage