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Scholarships

Vice Chancellor's Meritorious Scholarship 2027

With a goal of making a profound impact on the lives of deserving students in India, Deakin Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship Program is a part of the university’s ‘Changing Lives’ program and offer opportunities for postgraduate and undergraduate studies in any field, with no limit on the duration of study. The program is designed to support exceptional students who have demonstrated academic excellence and well rounded achievements and aims to empower them to study onshore at Deakin University in Australia.

The program was first introduced in 2014 and has since awarded 100% scholarships to deserving scholars at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

This year, Deakin University is offering six 100% tuition fee waiver scholarships, each valued at over INR 6 million, to deserving Indian students for the full duration of study while being onshore at a Deakin campus in Victoria, Australia.

Vice-Chancellor’s Professional Excellence Program

The scholars, while on-campus, are inducted also into the Vice Chancellor’s Professional Excellence Program (VCPEP), which gives them the unparalleled opportunity to represent themselves and the University in prestigious forums alongside senior officials from the government, corporate and academia.

Deakin India Support Bursary (Additional 10%)
 

This exclusive bursary will be available to eligible students commencing their studies in Trimester 3, 2026.

Key Highlights:

• Additional 10% bursary applied upfront in Semester 1
• Available over and above the existing 20–25% merit scholarships
• No additional WAM requirement
• A valuable opportunity for eligible T1 2027 students to bring forward their studies and commence in T3 2026, where their chosen course is available

Courses excluded from 20%/25% scholarships
Please note that below listed Health quota courses are excluded from Deakin's 20% and 25% scholarship:

• Bachelor of Medical Imaging
• Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry
• Bachelor of Social Work
• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
• Master of Speech Pathology
• Master of Dietetics
• Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Master of Counselling
• All PG Psychology (e.g. clinical, professional, or other pathways leading to registration)
• Doctor of Medicine
• D355 (Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery) – just 1 place offered at each campus
• D387 (Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Psychological Science) just 1 place offered at each campus
• D381 (Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion) just 1 place offered at each campus
• H318 (Bachelor of Nutrition Science (Dietetics Pathway)) - ~ 3-5 places each year
• H452 (Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours))- ~ 7 places each year
   

Deakin Vice-Chancellor’s Meritorious 100% Scholarship 2026 (India)

The Vice-Chancellor’s Meritorious 100% Scholarship Program 2026 is an initiative of Deakin University to reward students with meritorious academic backgrounds and excellent co-curricular achievements.

The 100% scholarships are available for:

• Indian citizens currently living in India with a valid Indian passport during the application period.
• Offered for the entire duration of undergraduate or postgraduate programs.
• Geared towards individuals who aspire to contribute to their communities.

Academic eligibility criteria

• 85% overall in Year 12 scores of CBSE/ICSE/State Board; OR
• 10 overall in the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE)/A Level; OR
• 32 overall in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP); OR
• 80% overall in an undergraduate degree.

Scholarships and Bursaries

Deakin University offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries to assist students from India in supporting their tuition fees for onshore studies in Australia.
These are based on academic merit as outlined in the table below and are offered on the total indicative tuition fee stated in the offer letter. The scholarships and bursaries are applicable for the entire duration of the course.

This scholarship is conditional on acceptance of terms and conditions, which will be specified in the acceptance form

Key Information

• Scholarships and bursaries are available for all intakes and across all Deakin University campuses in Australia.
• Open to students applying for any undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program.

Students need to share the following documents while nominating a student for the Vice Chancellor Scholarship:

• Video SOP 
• All Extra Curricular activities certificates from the last 4 years 
• Two Letters of Recommendations
• Statement of Purpose
• Resume (If Applicable)
• Cover Letter