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MONASH UNIVERSITY VICE-CHANCELLOR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LEAVER AWARD

LOCATION: Australia

The Monash Vice Chancellor School Leavers Award for International Students celebrates high-achieving international students enrolling in an undergraduate (coursework) degree at a Monash campus in Australia.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be an International student

You must meet the following criteria:

Commencing student enrolled in an undergraduate degree at a Monash campus in Australia.

ATAR of 83 and above to be considered

You must have received a Monash course offer.

Award based on academic achievement.

To be eligible to accept your 2026 Vice Chancellor School Leavers Award, you must not be the recipient of any other scholarship grants or financial incentives funded by Monash University or be sponsored by other bodies/institutions or receiving discounts provided by loan agencies approved by Monash.

You must be enrolled in a minimum of 18 credit points in each semester in your first 2 semesters. For Trimester based courses, you are required to be enrolled in 36 credit points over the 3 trimesters. (Note: 1 unit is usually 6 credit points).

In the event you accept this scholarship and subsequently receive a Monash scholarship with a higher value, accepting the higher value scholarship will make this scholarship invalid.

If your residency status changes and you are no longer an international student for the teaching period the payments are related to, you will not be eligible for this scholarship.

BENEFIT:

$10,000 tuition fee reduction paid in 2 equal installments of $5,000, for one year only OR

$15,000 tuition fee reduction paid in 2 equal installments of $7,500 for one year only.

The value of a $10,000 or $15,000 tuition fee benefit is dependent on competitive ranking and the number of awards available.

Number offered: 80 scholarships available.

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MAXWELL KING PHD SCHOLARSHIP AT MONASH UNIVERSITY

Application Deadline: 31 October, 2026

LOCATION: Australia

The Maxwell King Scholarship (MKS) is named after Professor Maxwell King, who has made an outstanding contribution to graduate research at Monash University, including eight years as Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training).

This prestigious scholarship is available to help support a student undertaking a PhD with living costs while studying at a Monash campus in Australia.

ELIGIBILITY:

You must be one of the following:

An Australian citizen

A New Zealand citizen

Australian permanent resident

Australian humanitarian visa holder

An International student

You must meet the following criteria:

Have submitted a scholarship application in the current year;

Meet Monash’s competitive scholarship selection process requirements; and

Meet Monash English language proficiency requirements.

This scholarship is also available to students undertaking Joint Research Awards when Monash University is the home institution.

Monash scholarships are highly competitive and are awarded based on academic excellence, research outputs and prior research experience.

The standard RTP Scholarships terms and conditions as outlined in the RTP Scholarship Procedures apply, with the exceptions outlined in the eligibility criteria above.

BENEFIT:

Total scholarship value: $53,608 p.a (2026 rate)

The MKS provides:

living allowance (stipend);

research allowance; and

relocation allowance, if eligible.

Number offered: Two scholarships per year:

One in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) disciplines.

One in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines.

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