Engineering at Monash University offers three types of scholarship to first-year engineering students, namely Dean's Scholarships, Industry Scholarships and Monash Engineering Scholarships. The scholarships have been sponsored by a number of companies that are significant employers of engineers. These scholarships are only available to full-time students who are Australian citizens or who have permanent residency in Australia.
Dean's Scholarships (Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland)
These scholarships are valued at $3400 tax-free (1997 value) and are tenable for one year only. BE or BEng, BCSE and double degree students except BSc/BE are eligible. Selection for these scholarships is based largely on a student's VCE (or equivalent results) in the prerequisite subjects for engineering, coupled with evidence of the student's interest in and involvement with broader community and social activities. At the end of the first year of study, provided a satisfactory result has been achieved, Dean's Scholars from the Clayton campus will be invited to compete for the Industry Scholarships that are available from level two. These are rare.
Industry Scholarships (Caulfield, Clayton and Gippsland)
Students chosen as Industry Scholars receive a tax-free scholarship of $10,600 (1997, indexed to CPI) for a period of five years. BE, BEng, BCSE and double degree students except BSc/BE are eligible to apply. Selection is on the basis of VCE (or equivalent) results in the prerequisite subjects for engineering, a short essay and an interview. The interviewing panel looks for students with excellent academic results who can also show evidence of leadership qualities, motivation and general awareness and interest in wider community issues. Students must continue to make satisfactory progress during the course in order to retain the scholarship.
Industry Scholarship holders are expected to work for one or more of the sponsoring companies during the period of the scholarship. The total employment commitment required is equivalent to eighteen months of full-time work, and this may be undertaken partly during the summer vacation period and partly by deferring study for periods of one or two semesters. In order to undertake the work experience component, it is necessary to extend the total length of the course by one year to five years.
Caulfield School of Engineering Scholarships
These scholarships are valued at $2000 per annum (tax free) and are awarded to Bachelor of Engineering students at Caulfield for each of the four years of the course, dependent on satisfactory progress.
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