The Australian Paper Manufacturers awards scholarships of $1000 each to full-time students in any school on the Gippsland campus at the completion of the first, second or third year, provided that the students are proceeding to a further year of full-time study.
In 1982, the Australian Ceramic Society agreed to provide a scholarship, for award in 1983 in the first instance and now valued at $400. The scholarship, tenable by a final-year materials engineering student who is undertaking a project in the field of ceramics as part of the fourth-year course, is known as the Frank Bailey Memorial Scholarship in recognition of the contribution to ceramic technology in Australia made by the late Frank Bailey, CSIRO, Division of Chemical Physics. The scholarship is awarded on merit, based on the student's academic record over the first three years of the course.
The Coal Corporation of Victoria awards three scholarships each to the value of $1000 to full-time degree students undertaking studies in applied science, business (accounting/finance) and engineering. These scholarships are available at the end of the second year to students proceeding to a third year of study on a full-time basis.
There are a limited number of scholarships available for first-year engineering students, supported by a number of significant industry sponsors and by the faculty. These scholarships are only available to full-time students who are Australian citizens or who have permanent residency in Australia.
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, BEnvEng 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.
The scholarships include up to eighteen months of industrial work experience with one or more of the sponsoring companies. The employment commitment is undertaken partly during summer vacation periods and partly by deferring study for periods of one or two semesters resulting in an extension of the course duration for another year.
Students achieving a TER of 90 or greater are eligible to apply for the Dean's Scholar Program and successful applicants will receive a Sir John Monash Academic Scholarship. These scholarships are equal to the student's up-front HECS fee for the semester ($3525 for engineering - 1997 value) with a ceiling of $4000 per year. Applicants must submit the appropriate forms and principal's recommendation by the end of October in the preceding year.
Students participating in the program will have the opportunity to plan a personalised course in consultation with an adviser which may differ from a standard course in depth and scope. This flexibility will ensure high achieving students are appropriately challenged and encouraged to meet their full academic potential.
The performance of participants will be evaluated at the end of each semester. To maintain the Sir John Monash Scholarship and membership of the Dean's Scholars Program, students are expected to continue achieving at the same high level at which they entered the program (normally distinction level). Students unable to maintain the required level of performance over a full academic year will lose the scholarship and be transferred to the normal program of the relevant degree course.
Students achieving a TER of 95 or greater are eligible to apply for an Award for Excellence under the Sir John Monash Academic Scholarship program. These ten (10) awards are equal to the student's up-front HECS fee (up to a limit of $4000). Awards are made to outstanding applicants entering any undergraduate program offered by the faculty and will be funded for up to four years, subject to satisfactory academic performance.
This scholarship is awarded to encourage and assist students to complete a Bachelor of Engineering degree in materials engineering and to help students have an awareness of the materials industry in Australia. The scholarship, which is valued at $2000 pa, is tenable for up to three years. Australian citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled as full-time second-year students of the Bachelor of Engineering degree in materials engineering are eligible to apply. The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academic merit, leadership and personal qualities. Further information is available from the administrative officer of the Department of Materials Engineering.
The ESI Scholarships in engineering are for the amount of $145 per week and differ in the number awarded each year. Please note that they are not necessarily awarded in every year nor are tenable at any particular institution. Fourth-year engineering students (normally in electrical and mechanical) who have completed prior ESI vacation employment are eligible with the scholarships being awarded in the penultimate year. The recipients are bonded to the ESI for two years.
NSK Bearings Australia Pty Ltd has provided funds ($A50,000) for an annual scholarship valued annually at up to $5000 to enable students to familiarise themselves with the field of engineering in Japan. The scholarship will be awarded to one or two outstanding BA/BE students studying Japanese, who have successfully completed at least the third but preferably the fourth year of the program. The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of a selection committee consisting of:
1 the dean of the Faculty of Arts or the dean's nominee;
2 the dean of the Faculty of Engineering or the dean's nominee;
3 the head of the Department of Japanese Studies.
The committee will reserve the right not to make a recommendation. The scholarship is available to students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents. The recipient will be required to stay in Japan for not less than eight weeks and return to Monash University before the beginning of the next academic year to complete his or her degree. Applicants should indicate whether other awards are being sought and describe any problems which might affect completion of the proposed program in Japan. Applications for the scholarship must be lodged with the Department of Japanese Studies not later than 5 September each year.
The Pratt Group of Companies (Visyboard etc.) makes available an annual scholarship of $8000 per year, tenable from the beginning of first semester each year for the four years of the engineering degree, for a student from a country secondary college entering the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University. The awardee is selected on academic results, motivation for engineering, and wider interests such as music, debating, sport, etc. The first concern is to attract students who would not otherwise be able to attend university because of lack of funds, or who would have extreme difficulty in doing so.