How to Apply
Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents and New Zealand Citizens
Download a copy of the application form, fill it in and send to:
The Office for Environmental Programs
C/O Land and Food Resources
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010
You must provide originals or certified copies of academic transcripts.
It would be helpful if you could let us know which area (or stream) you are most interested in studying - details about streams can be found here.
Please supply as much information as possible in support of your application. It is often useful for applicants to include their most up to date curriculum vitae, particularly if you are applying for the Masters program. If you have relevant and professional work experience, please enclose documented evidence of this work experience in the form of a letter from your employer on official letterhead, stating the time period over which you were employed and a description of the duties performed.
Please note you do not have to provide your academic transcripts for previous study undertaken at the University of Melbourne.
International applicants
To complete your application you can:
• apply online, or download an application form following the links on the University of Melbourne International Student Centre website and lodge your application for the Graduate Environmental Program via the University’s International Centre at:
International Student Services
The International Centre
The University of Melbourne
Victoria 3010 Australia
Tel: +61 3 8344 4505, Fax: +61 3 9349 3204
Email: iss-info@unimelb.edu.au or write to:
Alternatively:
• contact the University of Melbourne’s representative in your area. A full list of representative contacts by country is available at http://mureps.acs.unimelb.edu.au/index.asp
English language requirements
All students must satisfy the University of Melbourne's English language requirements by having sucessfully completing one of the following:
• secondary studies in a country where English is the official language and gaining a pass in final year English (applicants from countries with more than one official language may be required to meet TOEFL or IELTS requirements);
• the final two years of secondary studies in an approved secondary school with English as the medium of instruction and gaining a pass in English in their final year;
• at least the first year of an approved tertiary program taught in the English language in an institution where English is the language of instruction;
• additional English Language Studies, which in the opinion of the Selection Committee, is the equivalent of the other tests specified above;
• meeting the University’s TOEFL or IELTS requirements in a test taken no more than 24 months prior to application (a certified copy of your TOEFL or IELTS test score must be included with your application). The required test scores for the GEP are available on request and subject to University of Melbourne changes.
If you meet the academic requirements but do not meet the English Language requirements, the University of Melbourne English Language Centre at Hawthorn conducts programs to assist students to meet the necessary English language admission criteria. Please visit the Hawthorn English Language Centre website for more information.
Once you become a student at the Univeristy of Melbourne the Language and Learning Skills Unit can help you enhance your language and academic skills.