Monash International Merit Scholarship

To be eligible for the Monash International Merit Scholarship, the applicant must make sure to fulfill the eligibility requirements. Applicant must:

• be an international applicant
• intending to enroll in a full-time UG or PG program at Monash University, Australia
• have received an admission offer from Monash is enrolling in the first year
• If the applicant is a current student at the university, he/she must have completed two semesters of the course.

Current students of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) course or the Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD) must have completed three semesters of their courses to be eligible to apply for the scholarship. Also commencing students for these programs are not eligible for the scholarship. They are required to apply as a current student.

• Note: You are not eligible to apply for this scholarship if you: 
  • Are studying Australian Year 12. You may be eligible for the Sir John Monash Scholarship for Excellence.
  • Are commencing in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) course or the Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (MD). You will need to complete four semesters and apply as a current student.

To seek consideration for the Monash International Merit Scholarship, the interested applicants have to submit a separate completed scholarship application. The applications must be submitted as per the specified deadline.

Upon successfully completing the admission process at Monash University, applicants can complete the-

• scholarship application
• statement in about 500 words giving details about reasons for choosing the course and how the scholarship can make a difference to the applicant’s career and country
• Preference will be given to commencing students.

The application form does not require any additional documents to be sent. Before applying for the scholarship, the applicant must make sure that they have received an admission offer from Monash.

The selection criteria for the Monash International Merit Scholarship are the-

• academic qualifications
• minimum average mark of 85 or more
• scholarship application statement (500 words)
• potential to be a Monash University ambassador

The Selection Committee prefers students who are commencing their courses at the university for the current academic year.

To retain the scholarship, the applicant must-

• maintain an average of 70% or above in each semester
• participate in the least three marketing and scholarships promotional activities

The promotional activities for the renewability of the scholarship include official scholarship function, participating in marketing and networking events, etc.