Meet our Hansen Scholars
Hailing from across Australia, our scholars are united by their desire to further their education and make an impact.
Life as a Hansen Scholar
Living and studying alongside the tight-knit Hansen Scholar community is an experience like no other.
Moving to Melbourne with the support of the Hansen Scholarship
Lachlan, Hansen Scholar
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A community of big dreamers
From mentorships to studying abroad, discover the unique experiences our Hansen Scholars have had through the scholarship program.
Meet Lachlan
Discover how Lachlan has followed his childhood enthusiasm for engineering all the way to Melbourne with a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
Meet Christine
After relocating from Canberra to study in Melbourne, Christine says the Hansen Scholar community has been a defining part of her university experience.
Meet Monishi
Moving over 3,000 kilometers from home to study at Melbourne came with its challenges, but Monishi says the support of the Hansen Scholarship Program made all the difference.
Stay curious and remember the scholarship is not about where we have come from but where we want to go. More importantly do not feel like you need to fit a certain mould as an aspiring scholar, it is our individual stories that led us to become Hansen Scholars.
— Monishi
Hansen Scholar
From the newsroom
Seventh cohort of Hansen Scholars joins the University of Melbourne
Twenty-five students from across Australia have been awarded the 2026 Hansen Scholarship, the most generous and broad-based undergraduate scholarship offered at the University of Melbourne.
Sixth cohort of Hansen Scholars joins the University of Melbourne
“These bright young Australians in our 2025 cohort have each not only achieved outstanding academic results, but they have also demonstrated a genuine interest in community and the welfare of others," said Jane Hansen AO, Program Patron and University of Melbourne Chancellor.
Fifth cohort of Hansen Scholars joins the University of Melbourne
The annual scholarship is awarded to high-achieving students who demonstrate a commitment to helping and leading others, and experience financial or other barriers to studying at the University of Melbourne.