La Trobe Onshore Teaching Scholarship
Background
La Trobe University are in the top 200 Worldwide for Education*
With an education degree from La Trobe, you’ll have a chance to build your classroom skills in challenging and diverse placements in schools and communities around Victoria. You'll become a teacher who can educate and inspire any student, with technology and data on your side.
Alternatively, our Master of Education allows you to harness educational best practice and advance your career as a seasoned educator or professional in a related field to move into leadership or specialist positions.
With La Trobe’s network of diverse school placements, you'll also discover how to create learning spaces that are safe, diverse and passionate wherever you are.
Our Onshore Teaching Scholarship provides a 50% reduction in annual tuition fees for any of the following courses in 2026:
- Bachelor of Education
- Master of Teaching (Secondary)
- Master of Teaching (Primary)
- Master of Education
*QS World University Rankings by subject 2025 Education & Training
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- Be a citizen of a country other than Australia or New Zealand but currently residing in Australia (Onshore).
- Not be a humanitarian or other permanent visa holder.
- Be a full fee-paying student (non-sponsored).
- Be applying for direct entry into any of the courses listed above. Other students are not eligible.
- Commence their study at any of the La Trobe University Victorian campuses in 2026.
- Meet the University’s English requirements and all other conditions stated on the Offer Letter.
- Obtain an offer letter before selection for the scholarship. Exceptions must be approved by La Trobe University. All students must have passed Genuine Student assessment, including financial checks before they can be considered for this scholarship.
- Complete the following application form in full: Semester 1 & Term 1-3 2026 Application form; Semester 2 & Term 4-5 2026 Application form.
Recipients of the scholarship shall be selected by the University based on their:
- Outstanding academic performance (minimum WAM* requirement 70).
- English language proficiency.
- Written statement received in the application form.
The final number of successful candidates will be determined through a thorough evaluation process and confirmed by La Trobe University.
*A WAM is an average mark that takes into account the credit point value of the subjects that you have completed. It is based on the actual mark of all subjects completed in your course at any given time.
Recipient obligations
- The scholarship cannot be deferred to 2027. If the recipient is unable to secure a student visa for 2026, the scholarship offer may be revoked.
- Recipients are required to maintain full-time enrolment at La Trobe University and demonstrate satisfactory academic progress throughout their studies.
- Please refer to the Offer Letter for full terms and conditions.
How to apply
Please note that this scholarship will not be automatically considered.
Eligible applicants will need to submit an application for their desired course(s) and intake and be in receipt of an unconditional offer prior to applying for this scholarship.
| Semester 1/Term 1-3 2026 | Semester 2/Term 4/Term 5 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Application form | Apply now | Apply now |
| Application submission deadline (To be considered for the scholarship) | 1 February 2026 | 1 July 2026 |
| Students must secure an offer by the time of selection. | ||
| Scholarship selection process | After the application deadline, applicants will be ranked and shortlisted according to their WAM. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a final selection round and may be asked to provide further information, interview or video submission. | |
| Announcement of the scholarship awardees | 6 February 2026 | 3 July 2026 |
Who to contact for further information
If you are a prospective student with scholarship enquiries, please fill out our online enquiry form. If you are a current student with scholarship enquiries, please submit an online enquiry form.