La Trobe East Asia Academic Excellence Scholarship
Background
The scholarship offers a 50% reduction on annual tuition fees for international students, who will be studying undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programs for the entire duration of their course.
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a citizen of and based in Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia or Cambodia.
- Be applying for a program included in the list of eligible courses.
- Minimum Academic requirements to be included in the initial assessment round:
- For undergraduate programs: minimum WAM of 95% and IELTS 7.0 overall and no band under 7.0
- For postgraduate programs: minimum WAM of 80% and IELTS 7.0 overall and no band under 7.0
- Commence their studies at any of the La Trobe university Victorian Campuses in Semester 1, 2025.
- Must obtain and unconditional offer letter before applying for the scholarship. Exceptions must be approved by La Trobe; however, all students must have passed Genuine Student assessment, including financial checks before they can be considered for this scholarship.
- The scholarship recipients must perform ambassadorial duties as assigned during their enrolment at La Trobe University.
Recipients of the scholarship shall be selected by the University based on their:
- Academic Performance
- English Language Proficiency
- Extra Curriculum / Social Activities
- Assessment of video applications
- Interview
The number of successful candidates will be determined through evaluation and finalised by La Trobe University.
Recipient obligations
- The scholarship cannot be deferred to 2026. If the recipient does not secure a student visa for 2025, the offer may be cancelled.
- Recipients must maintain full-time enrollment at a Victorian La Trobe University campus and show satisfactory academic progress.
- Ambassadorship tasks must be completed during enrollment.
- Participation in Student Leadership program/s is required.
- Refer to the Offer Letter for complete terms and conditions.
How to apply
Applicants must apply via this form.
Your application must include:
- An unconditional offer to enrol in a course at one of La Trobe University’s Victorian campuses commencing in Semester 1 (March) 2025.
- Up-to-date evidence of academic performance.
- Valid evidence of English language proficiency.
- Evidence of any extra curriculum / social activities / high achievement awards.
- A video clip of maximum 3 minutes in English addressing the topic: “How do you envision making an impact on your community as a graduate of La Trobe University?”.
- Shortlisted candidates from the initial assessment round will be invited during the scholarship selection week to participate in an interview.
(Please note that all submitted materials must be the student’s own work.)
Key Dates
Deadlines | 1st scholarship round for Semester 1 2025 commencements |
Application submission deadline | 2/11/2024 12:00 pm Indochina Time |
Scholarship selection process | 4 - 15/11/2024 |
Scholarship acceptance deadline | 22/11/2024 |
Final outcome | 25/11/2024 |