Do you wonder what a merit scholarship is? Students get in based on their merits such as test scores, community service, extracurricular activities, etc. At Murdoch University you can find scholarships like this. You can find how much our merit scholarship is below.
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We offer generous Academic Merit Scholarships ranging from 15% to 40% of the total tuition fees across all our Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs, based on your previous academic performance. Academic Merit Scholarships can only be combined with our Early Bird discount (5%) and/or our Partner School bursary (5%). Students must commence their program of study in any of the trimesters.
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A 100% university scholarship is awarded each trimester on full tuition fees for up to 12 credit points to a current Murdoch Dubai student who achieves the most outstanding results (minimum 85%). This scholarship is available across our Pathway, Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs offered at Murdoch University Dubai.
Undergraduate
| Curriculum | Scholarship Percentage 15% | Scholarship Percentage 25% | Scholarship Percentage 35% | Scholarship Percentage 40% |
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Australian High School (Year 12) ATAR score |
65% – 74% |
75% – 84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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Indian All India Senior School Certificate (CBSE or CISCE) |
65% – 74% |
75% – 84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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Indian Higher Secondary Certificate (State Boards) |
70% – 79% |
80% – 84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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BTEC Level 3 |
Pass |
Merit |
Distinction |
Double Distinction |
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International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma |
24-27 |
28-30 |
31-33 |
>33 |
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Pakistan Higher Secondary School Certificate |
70%-79% |
80%-84% |
85%- 89% |
≥90% |
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UK A-Levels |
2B |
3B |
1A |
2A |
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UK AS-Levels |
2B |
3B |
1A |
2A |
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Ukraine (GPA scale of 12) |
8.0 – 8.9 |
9.0 – 9.9 |
10.0 – 10.9 |
11.0 – 12.0 |
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USA: American High School Diploma |
GPA 2.8 – 3.0 |
GPA 3.1 – 3.3 |
GPA 3.4 – 3.5 |
GPA ≥3.6 |
Postgraduate
| Curriculum | Scholarship Percentage 15% | Scholarship Percentage 25% | Scholarship Percentage 35% | Scholarship Percentage 40% |
|---|
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Australia |
65%-74% |
75% – 84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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Canada (Grade point average – based on a scale of 0 to 4.0) |
GPA 2.6 – 2.8 |
GPA 2.9 – 3.2 |
GPA 3.3 – 3.5 |
GPA ≥3.6 |
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Canada (Grades %) |
65%-74% |
75% – 84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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India (Percentage) |
65%-74% |
75% – 84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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India (Grade point average – based on a scale of 0 to 4.0) |
GPA 2.6 – 2.8 |
GPA 2.9 – 3.2 |
GPA 3.3 – 3.5 |
GPA ≥3.6 |
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India (Grade point average – based on a scale of 0 to 10) |
6.5 – 7.4 |
7.5 – 8.4 |
8.5 – 8.9 |
≥9.0 |
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Kenya |
65%-74% |
75%-84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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Nigeria |
65%-74% |
75%-84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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Pakistan |
65%-74% |
75%-84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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RCIS (Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Moldavia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine) |
65%-74% |
75%-84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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UK |
65%-74% |
75%-84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
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USA (Grade point average – based on a scale of 0 to 4.0) |
GPA 2.8 – 3.0 |
GPA 3.1 – 3.3 |
GPA 3.4 – 3.5 |
GPA ≥3.6 |
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USA (Grades %) |
65%-74% |
75%-84% |
85% – 89% |
≥90% |
Academic merit scholarships criteria for progressing students
Foundation to Undergraduate