2009 Postgraduate Research Scholarships

Monash spends approximately $AUD30 million each year on its postgraduate research scholarship programs. Postgraduate Research Scholarships are available for research at postgraduate level for study at one of Monash University's Australian campuses. Over 300 living allowance or stipend scholarships are offered at the main central selection round, which closes on Friday 31 October, 2008.

Approximately 70 international scholarship awardees are also offered scholarships to meet their tuition costs.  Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents and New Zealand citizens do not require tuition-fee scholarships as their course fees are paid under the Australian Government’s Research Training Scheme (RTS).

This year scholarship applications are online.  Further information on the process and the online application form can be found at: http://www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/scholarships/apply/

Please read this webpage carefully, especially eligibility criteria before commencing your application. See additional faculty-specific information.

Faculty scholarships

In addition to the central scholarships, the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences offer a number of additional scholarships. All applicants who apply in the central round are automatically considered for these awards.

Faculty Postgraduate Excellence Awards

These prestigious awards are offered by the Faculty to our top ten new scholarship recipients who have demonstrated outstanding academic merit. The award will be paid as a AUD$5000 "top-up" to the recipient’s APA (or equivalent). For doctorate awardees, the duration of the award is 3 years with a possible 6 month extension. Masters awardees will receive the award for 2 years. In both cases, the duration of the award will be reduced by any periods of prior study undertaken towards the degree (if relevant).

Faculty Postgraduate Research Scholarships (FPRS)

The FPRS awards are offered to the next twenty applicants on the Faculty’s scholarship order of merit list, after central stipends (APA and MGS awards) have been allocated. The award is the same value as the 2009 APA/MGS rate (to be confirmed, 2008 rate = AUD$20,007), and is funded 50% by the Faculty and 50% by the awardee’s enrolling academic unit. For doctorate awardees, the duration of the award is 3 years with a possible 6 month extension. Masters awardees will receive the award for 2 years. In both cases, the duration of the award will be reduced by any periods of prior study undertaken towards the degree (if relevant).

Faculty of Medicine International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (MIPS)

The MIPS awards are offered to the next ten international applicants on the Faculty’s scholarship order of merit list, after central tuition-fee scholarships (EIPRS and MIPRS awards) have been allocated. The award provides two-thirds of the annual tuition-fee, and is equally funded by the Faculty and the awardee’s enrolling academic unit. For doctorate awardees, the duration of the award is 3 years with a possible 12 month extension. Masters awardees will receive the award for 2 years. In both cases, the duration of the award will be reduced by any periods of prior study undertaken towards the degree (if relevant).

Department/School Scholarships

Individual departments, school, centres and institutes may also offer their own scholarships. Please consult directly with your academic unit regarding this.

Additional information for faculty scholarship applicants

The Monash Research Graduate School website contains step by step instructions on how to apply for a 2009 postgraduate research scholarship. Additional information specific for applicants in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences is listed below:

• Supervisor and Project: All applicants must have a prospective supervisor and research project prior to submitting their application. The principal research areas of each academic unit are listed onwww.med.monash.edu.au/research/units.html, with all research centres and units listed at www.med.monash.edu.au/centres-institutes.html. Please visit these sites to identify a research area of interest and possible supervisor. Many schools and departments also advertise research training positions or projects available on their websites.
• Academic Unit: Applicants are requested to indicate their academic unit on the application form. This is the department, centre or school where your prospective supervisor holds their Monash staff appointment. Please consult with your prospective supervisor if you are unsure which academic unit this is.
• Course: Applicants can select from a number of higher degree by research programs offered by the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. Descriptions of these courses can be found at http://www.med.monash.edu.au/pgrad/research/. Please ensure you meet the entry requirements for the particular course before selecting it on the application form.
• Campus: Applicants must select a campus from the available list. This list includes the faculty's main research sites and affiliated institutes, in addition to the official Monash University campuses.
• Attendance mode: Applicants whose principal place of study will be at the selected campus must select 'internal' – this includes those physically based at the medical research institutes. Applicants who intend to study at another location (for example, interstate or overseas) must select 'external'.
• Research Proposal: All applicants (including Doctor of Psychology applicants) must submit and attach a research proposal of approximately 500 words to their scholarship application. Applicants may like to prepare this together with your prospective supervisor.
• Medical graduates: All applicants who hold a medical qualification (for example, MBBS) should enter this as 'other' in the qualification type.

Unsuccessful applicants

Unsuccessful applicants, who are not already enrolled in a research program at Monash and have indicated they would still like to be considered for admission, will be contacted by the Faculty in January/February 2009.

Faculty contact information

Should you require further faculty-specific information regarding the 2009 postgraduate research scholarships, please contact the Research Degrees Office in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.

Academic unit and institute contact information

A list of scholarship contacts in each of the faculty’s academic units and affiliated research institutes will soon be available.