Commonwealth Education Cost Scholarships

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Australian citizen or holder of a permanent humanitarian visa, and
• a commencing or continuing undergraduate student, and
• enrolled or intending to enrol in a full-time Commonwealth-Supported Place undergraduate degree* or graduate diploma** at a Monash campus in Australia, and
• able to demonstrate financial hardship.

* Students enrolled in the Diploma of Tertiary Studies (course 2552) are eligible as long as they meet all other criteria for the scholarship.

** In an area of study designated as of national priority, and where the graduate diploma is required for initial registration to practice in the chosen national priority area, eg a Graduate Diploma of Education.

Students that have previously completed the requirements of a Bachelors degree or high-level award are not eligible for Commonwealth Scholarships, unless such an award is a prerequisite to the current undergraduate course of study eg an honours degree.

Students are only eligible to receive a maximum of eight scholarship payments (ie twice yearly for up to four years).

Selection criteria

Awarded on the basis of need to eligible applicants.

Value

$2,207 per annum for the duration of the degree, up to a maximum of 4 years

Number available

209 (2008 allocation)

Retention

Recipients must maintain full-time enrolment and verify their eligibility each semester to continue receiving the award.

Deferability

These scholarships cannot be deferred.

2009 Applications

Applications open 10:00am (AEST) Friday 1 August 2008 and close 5:00pm (AEST) Friday 31 October 2008.