Undergraduate
Scholarships 2013
Professor Sue Willis
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Social Inclusion)
Interim Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
No matter where
a student is from,
we reward excellence
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
And recognise
sometimes ambition
needs a helping hand
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
Principles of Monash Scholarships
• Acknowledge and seek the most talented
students
• Recognise the impact of adversity on
opportunity to excel
• Encourage students to choose the right course
for themselves
Major Changes in 2013
• Most scholarships used for any course preference
• Increased value
• Cash rather than CSP
• Start up bursary for all in financial difficulty
• Scholarship for contribution to social inclusion
The Sir John Monash
Scholarship Program
2013 will see the introduction of one of
the most generous and comprehensive
scholarship programs in the country
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
Monash Scholarship for Exceptional Achievement
ATAR: 99.95 (90.00 for Indigenous Australians)
Value: Up to $70,000
For:
Domestic or international students completing an Australian
Year 12 or IB. Unlimited number
The Package
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$12,000 p.a
$4,000 Global Experience Grant
Leadership program in 1st year
Mentor in 2nd year or beyond
Annual Healthy Lifestyle Package
Airfare for interstate students
Priority access to on-campus accommodation
Monash Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement
ATAR: 99.90 (85.00 for Indigenous Australians)
Value: Up to $40,000
For:
Domestic students completing an Australian Year 12 or IB.
Unlimited number
The Package
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$6,000 p.a.
$4,000 Global Experience Grant
Leadership program in 1st year
Mentor in 2nd year or beyond
Annual Healthy Lifestyle Package
Airfare for interstate students
Priority access to on-campus accommodation
Monash Scholarship for Excellence
ATAR: 98.00
Value: Up to $30,000
For:
Highest achieving domestic Year 12 or IB students above
ATAR threshold. 40 available.
The Package
• $6,000 p.a.
Monash International Scholarship for Excellence
ATAR: 98.00
Value: Up to $50,000
For:
Highest achieving International student completing an
Australian Year 12 or IB above ATAR threshold.
10 available.
The Package
• $10,000 p.a.
Scholarship still to be approved and confirmed
Monash Scholarship for Excellence and Equity
ATAR: 95.00
Value: Up to $30,000
For:
Financial hardship and other forms of disadvantage.
The most disadvantaged amongst domestic student
completing an Australian Year 12 or IB above the ATAR
threshold. 130 available to school leavers.
The Package
• $6,000 p.a.
Monash Community Leaders Scholarship
ATAR: 90.00
Value: $6,000 for one year. Potential for extension.
For:
Domestic students above the ATAR threshold showing
commitment and capacity to make a difference.
The Package
• Become Access Monash Ambassadors
• $6,000 renewable
Other major merit
scholarships
Deans Scholarships
Available for all students admitted
to selected Deans Scholars
Programs
Value: $6,000 p.a.
Faculty based (varied values)
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Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Architecture
Fine Art
Visual Communication
Accounting
Engineering
Women in Engineering
Information Technology
Women in Information
Technology
IT –Industry based learning
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
Gippsland campus
Gippsland Industry Placement
Applying
What Next?
Scholarships for students
who have experienced
disadvantage
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
Monash Scholarship for Excellence and Equity
ATAR: 95.00
Value: Up to $30,000
For:
Financial hardship and other forms of disadvantage. The
most disadvantaged domestic students studying above the
ATAR threshold. 130 available to school leavers.
The Package
• $6,000 p.a.
Part of the Sir John Monash Scholarship Program
Vice-Chancellor’s Access Monash Scholars
ATAR: 90.00 (94.00 for Law). All indigenous students offered
the Scholarship for Exceptional Achievement or
Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement are also
eligible.
For:
Students with financial disadvantage
The program offers:
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Guaranteed entry (or interview) to all* courses at Monash
(*Medicine and Physio offer additional interviews)
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Monash UniStart bursary: $1000
Monash UniStart Bursary
For financially disadvantaged students
• All eligible domestic commencers receive the bursary.
Value: Minimum $500
Monash Indigenous Scholarship for Achievement and
Equity
Value: Up to $30,000
For:
Indigenous Australian with consideration given to other
forms of disadvantage.
The Package
• $6,000 p.a.
• Priority access to on-campus accommodation
Monash University Support Bursary
Value: Up to $15,000
For:
Financial hardship with consideration given
to other forms of disadvantage
The Package
• $3,000 p.a.
Monash University Rural Housing Bursary
Value: $6,000 for one year
For:
Those from regional or remote areas with financial
hardship and with consideration given to other forms of
disadvantage
For students from
Monash’s defined equity
groups
Value: between $1,000 and
$6,000
• Fine Art and Visual Art
Equity Bursary
• Monash Law School
Equity Scholarship
• Medicine Nursing and
Health Sciences Scholars
Bursary
• Gippsland campus
Bursary
Deciding Encouragement
Applying
What Next?
Other major
equity scholarships
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
 What we’ll talk about today
Scholarships for
Indigenous Australians
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
Monash Scholarship for Exceptional Achievement
ATAR: 90.00 if Indigenous Aust (99.95 for all other students)
Value: Up to $70,000
For:
Domestic or international student completing an Australian
Year 12 or IB. Unlimited number
The Package
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$12,000 p.a
$4,000 Global Experience Grant
Leadership program in 1st year
Mentor in 2nd year or beyond
Annual Healthy Lifestyle Package
Airfare for interstate students
Priority access to on-campus accommodation
Monash Scholarship for Outstanding Achievement
ATAR: 85.00 if Indigenous Aust (99.90 for all other students)
Value: Up to $40,000
For:
Domestic student completing an Australian Year 12 or IB. 5
available for indigenous students
The Package
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$6,000 p.a.
$4,000 Global Experience Grant
Leadership program in 1st year
Mentor in 2nd year or beyond
Annual Healthy Lifestyle Package
Airfare for interstate students
Priority access to on-campus accommodation
Monash Indigenous Scholarship for Achievement
and Equity
Value: Up to $30,000
For:
Indigenous students with consideration given to other
forms of disadvantage
The Package
• $6,000 p.a.
• Priority access to on-campus accommodation
Monash Indigenous Pathway Bursary
For indigenous students who require a pathway
program
Value:
• Payment of tuition fees for single units or an
enabling program
• … up to $5,000
• Business and
Economics
• Education
• Engineering
• Information
Technology
• Medicine
Other major
scholarships for
Indigenous
students
Combination of
achievement and
equity based selection
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
Applications
Introduction
About Learning
 One degree can make a world of difference
About Monash
 About me
Deciding
 What we’ll talk about today
Applying
What Next?
Merit only scholarships
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No application required.
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Offers made during Change of Preference.
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Further offers possible in January
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For Monash Community Leaders Scholarship — apply to
become an Access Monash Ambassador by 26 October
Equity scholarships
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Students must provide personal details through VTAC
scholarships portal
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Offers made during Change of Preference.
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Further offers possible in January