How to Support

Gifts of any size make a difference at Melbourne Law School. You can make a donation to one of our scholarship funds supporting talented students in financial need, or to our Foundation, Library or Highest Priorities funds detailed below. Donations of over $2 are tax-deductible in Australia for Australian taxpayers.

You may split your gift between multiple areas by clicking more than one option  in the online giving form.

Leaving a gift in your Will

Support a generous future for talented students and researchers at Melbourne Law School - find out more about the positive impact of leaving a gift in your Will.

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Melbourne Law School’s Highest Priorities
Making an unrestricted gift to Melbourne Law School helps us fulfill our highest-priority tasks.

MLS Highest Priorities – First in Family
A gift to the MLS Highest Priorities – First in Family will assist the school to support its students who are first in their family to access tertiary education. This could include (but is not limited to) the provision of one-off support payments/bursaries and travel grants.

MLS Highest Priorities – Indigenous
A gift to the MLS Highest Priorities – Indigenous will assist the school with its various Indigenous programs, including student support. This could include (but is not limited to) teaching and learning initiatives, research activity, scholarships, the provision of one-off support payments/bursaries and travel grants.

MLS Highest Priorities – Regional and Remote
A gift to the MLS Highest Priorities – Regional & Remote will assist the school to support its students from regional and remote areas of Australia. This could include (but is not limited to) the provision of one-off support payments/bursaries and travel grants.

Melbourne Law School Foundation
The Foundation exists for the promotion of excellence in education, study, teaching and research at Melbourne Law School. Donations to the Foundation are an investment in the Law School’s long-term future.

Cheryl Saunders Scholarship
Named for Laureate Professor Emerita Cheryl Saunders AO (BA 1966 Arts, LLB (Hons) 1966, PhD Law 1976), the Cheryl Saunders Scholarship supports Melbourne Law School students demonstrating financial need.

Daniel B Wright Scholarship
Family and friends of Dan Wright created this scholarship in 2016 to memorialise Dan Wright, who passed away shortly after commencing his second semester of the Juris Doctor in 2012. This scholarship will reward JD students who have demonstrated excellence in one or more public law subjects, reflecting Dan’s passion for human rights, refugee law and international law.

Malcolm D H Smith Memorial Scholarship
Professor Malcolm DH Smith was a leading international figure in Asian legal studies and the Founding Director of the Asian Law Centre at the University of Melbourne. Established to remember Professor Smith and his exceptional contribution to Asian legal studies, this scholarship is open to commencing domestic and international students of the Melbourne JD, who have completed either an undergraduate degree majoring in Asian studies at a tertiary institution in Australia or Asia, or an undergraduate law degree at a tertiary institution in Asia.

Law Library
The Law Library has one of the finest legal collections in Australia, including rare books and extensive online resources. Making a gift to the Law Library helps support student study needs and maintaining the highest quality and most up-to-date legal resources.

Women in Tax Law Travel Scholarship
Established by friends, colleagues and former students of Professor Ann O’Connell (BA (Hons) 1975, LLB (Hons) 1977, LLM 1983), The Women in Tax Law Travel Scholarship will support in perpetuity female students and alumnae of Melbourne Law School to undertake studies and/or research in tax law overseas.

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