Bursaries and needs-based grants

A range of financial bursaries and needs based grants are available to assist students in all year levels from Prep to Year 12 to help defray the cost of tuition fees. A determination is made based on each family’s individual circumstances based on their financial and other information. Applications can be made at any time by new or current families.

 To enquire about our fee assistance program, please call 9834 0093 or email Laurent Schonker for more information. 

Further information about the process, see Fee Assistance FAQs page.

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Gesher - Bridging the gap from Kinder to Primary School 

Our Gesher Bursaries aim to support families by bridging the gap between the Child Care Subsidy received in Kinder, and school tuition fees in Prep and beyond. Gesher will help a broader range of families moving forward, which benefits both the families involved and the entire Scopus community. For all of the details about Gesher, please click here.

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Bnei Mitzvah Scholarship - Year 4 or 5 entry 

We are very excited to introduce this NEW Scholarship offering in 2026 for students entering years 4 or 5. For all of the details about this Scholarship, please click here.

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Ruben Fried Scholarship - Year 7 entry

This scholarship is available to students attending a government or other non-Jewish school and entering into Year 7. 

Co-funded by the Spotlight Foundation and Mount Scopus, this scholarship provides an immersive Jewish and general education for a family contribution of $5000 per year throughout the duration of Secondary school. 

For all of the details about the Ruben Fried Scholarship, please click here 

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Needs-based Music Scholarships - Years 7 to 12

We know that high-quality music education is an integral part of a Scopus education, an education our school’s founders dreamed would be accessible to all Jewish children, regardless of means.

The Performing Arts program at Mount Scopus encompasses a wide range of both learning and performance opportunities, both within the curriculum, and through our cocurricular program. Supporting this, the following scholarships will be offered to three students in Years 3-11 (including new students entering the College in Years 4 or above) on a needs-basis:

Gusta Besen Scholarships (two available)
Bernard McCrae Scholarship (one available)

To apply: Parents who are recipients of formal fee assistance or who otherwise feel that they should qualify due to their financial circumstances, are encouraged to contact the Credit Department (03 9834 0027 or accounts@scopus.vic.edu.au for a further confidential discussion about the application process.

Applications close at the start of December for the following year.  

Scholarship recipients will receive one year of music tuition. Note that the chosen recipients will not be published/announced.