Scholarship/Bursary (insert title - maximum of 60 characters) Proposal
Overview and Background
It is proposed that (insert name of scholarship) be introduced to….
Are there any details or historical information in relation to the proposal that the committee should
be aware of which have led to decisions regarding the proposal and how it is to be administered?
Administration
The bursary will be administered by the Monash Coursework Scholarship Unit (CSU). The CSU will:
 Advertise scholarships on CSU website and include details in annual scholarships guide.
 Provide online application form available between August and October. Late applications will
be available from January to February. Alternatively students may apply via VTAC
scholarship application form between August and October (VTAC course applicants only).
 Rank all applicants based on selection criteria.
 Select successful applicants or forward applicants to a faculty nominee (please indicate) for
selection
 Send offers to students which must be formally accepted via WES.
 Provide Terms and Conditions to applicants being offered scholarships.
 Process all payments to students following census dates in semester 1 and 2.
Eligibility (delete as required)
To be eligible, applicants must be:
 An Australian citizen or a New Zealand citizen
 Holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
 An International student
 From one or more of Monash University’s defined equity or personal disadvantage groups (for
domestic students only):
o people of Australian Indigenous descent
o people from regional and remote areas
o people experiencing financial disadvantage
o people with a disability or long-term medical condition
o people from a non-English-speaking background
o people experiencing difficult family circumstances
o people from underrepresented schools
 Studying Australian Year 12 or IB in 2011
 Completed Australian Year 12 or IB in a previous year and not undertaken any previous study
at a tertiary level and applying for a new course through VTAC in 2011.
 a New Zealand citizen completing the NCEA level 3 examination in 2011
 A commencing undergraduate student
 A continuing Monash University undergraduate student
 A commencing or continuing Monash University postgraduate (coursework) student
 Enrolled or intending to enrol in (insert course) at a Monash campus in Australia
 A full time student
Selection criteria (delete as appropriate)
How is the scholarship awarded from a pool of applicants?
 Academic performance (current year 12 or university study)
 Total equity score (scoring given to students that apply under one or more of the equity
categories)
 Or a combination of each or one specific equity category
Awarded to the highest achieving Year 12 students based on their ATAR score or equivalent, or in
the case of continuing students their academic performance in their current course of study at
Monash. Students must have achieved a minimum ATAR score of (insert) or a minimum grade
average (insert).
Awarded on the basis of need to eligible applicants.
Value and Number available
Insert value per 48 credit points of study for the minimum number of credit points required to
complete the degree or state duration OR insert value one-off payment.
How many scholarships will be offered? (this can be stated as – Variable, depending on funding)
Retention (delete as appropriate)
Most ongoing scholarships have an academic grade average requirement to allow the recipient to
retain the scholarship. The selection criteria will determine the retention level. If it is an academic
performance scholarship it would be a credit (60 per cent) or distinction (70 per cent) average. If it is
an equity scholarship perhaps a pass (50 per cent) average or you can state “satisfactory academic
progress as determined by the University”
Monash has a policy for underperforming scholarship students. Refer to our website for further
information: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/scholarships/holders/probation-suspension.html
Recipients must maintain a minimum of (insert) grade average (? percent).
Funding
Who will fund the scholarship? Please provide cost centre & funds. For externally funded
scholarships, a contract should be established between the parties.
Payments will be made by the Coursework Scholarships Unit and costs journalled back to the
provided cost centre and fund – details of payments made will be forwarded to the finance contact.
Category (Select one)
Accommodation
Equity
Gippsland Campus
Honours
Indigenous
Merit
Music
Sport
Travel
Vacation
Scholarships
Merit and Equity
Other details
Deferability - If an applicant is offered a scholarship and intend to defer their studies for one year
would they be allowed to hold the scholarship offer over for the year? Most of Monash University’s
scholarships would be deferrable, but in an agreement with an external party it may complicate
conditions of the agreement until the scholarship has become established.
Include on Transcript – Do you want the scholarship to be listed on the students printed transcript of
results? Note this is only available for merit scholarships.
Certificates (merit scholarships only) – do you want CSU to mail certificates to the students?
Please also include details of any scholarships that students may hold concurrently with this
scholarship. Note students may normally only hold one merit and one equity scholarship.
Contacts (please provide details)
General contact (re offers, eligibility etc) and Finance contact (re journals)
Faculty
Date