Juris Doctor Scholarship

The scholarship is for the standard duration of full* or part time** studies in the Juris Doctor program commencing in semester 1, 2025.

In semester 1, 2025, there will be up to two (2) scholarships available:

• 1 x scholarship: 50% of tuition fees paid***

• 1 x scholarship for an Indigenous student: 100% of tuition fees paid***

*Full-time is up to 3 years  

** Part-time is up to six (6) years

*** Scholarship recipients who are RMIT staff require their own School, Portfolio or College to support them with half of the total tuition fees waived for the duration of the scholarship (either 25% or 50% depending on the value of the scholarship.)

To be eligible for the scholarship you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident, permanent humanitarian or temporary protection visa holder, or hold a bridging visa linked to a permanent residency application
• satisfy the entry criteria for the RMIT Juris Doctor (MC161)* program
• commence your Juris Doctor (MC161)* at RMIT Melbourne City Campus in semester 1 2025
• be passionate about your study and future career
• be a full fee paying student**
• be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as: 
  • receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card 
  • living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodiverse
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties 
  • be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT 
  • have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
  • be from an under-represented background such as 
    • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date
    • were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia 
    • current or former refugee 

*The scholarship does not include programs through RMIT Online or via Open Universities Australia (OUA).

** Students with a Commonwealth Support Place (CSP) are ineligible to be considered.

Selection is based on meeting the above criteria, however the selection panel may also choose not to award. 

Complete the online application by the close date. Partial applications will not be assessed. 

Supporting documentation

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

Please note that:

• Students who identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student need to confirm their Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre prior to the scholarship application close date.
• RMIT staff members will need provide the following documentation when submitting their scholarship application: 
  • A letter from an appropriate person with financial delegation in your School, College or Portfolio with approval to support you with your tuition fees waived for the EMBA for the duration of the scholarship. (Note: the scholarship is either a 50% tuition waiver or 100% tuition waiver and half of this must come from your School/College/Portfolio)

Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.

Application questions

It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The main application questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers prior to starting the online application.

• The application number given to you when you submitted your Juris Doctor program application to RMIT.

• What motivated you to choose your RMIT program? Include the steps you have taken to achieve your education goals.

• What are your future plans and career aspirations?

• What challenges do you expect to face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you overcome this?

Additional question for Indigenous applicants:

• Please articulate how are you are connected and/or contribute to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications are now open. Late applications will not be assessed. 

Applications close on 4 February 2025. 

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).

As the holder of this scholarship you must:

• enrol in the Juris Doctor face-to-face (Melbourne City Campus) program at RMIT University, not study online
• commence your study in semester 1 2025 (this scholarship cannot be deferred beyond commencement in semester 1 2025)
• maintain a minimum GPA of 2.0 throughout your enrolment (except in extenuating circumstances)
• enrol either full or part-time and not enrol in another program concurrently
• help promote the Juris Doctor program at RMIT if asked including the attendance of Juris Doctor functions and events.
• if you are an RMIT staff member you must have continued 25% or 50% tuition fee waiver support from your School, College or Portfolio for the duration of your scholarship. If this support is withdrawn prior to the end of your scholarship, your scholarship will be cancelled.

Funded by the School of Graduate Business and Law, the Juris Doctor Scholarship has been established to support students to achieve their educational dreams.

Coursework Scholarships Office.