Monash Gippsland Industry Placement Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa, or
• permanent humanitarian visa, and
• competed Year 12 or IB or equivalent, and
• a commencing student or a continuing full-time on-campus first year undergraduate student, enrolled or intending to enrol in one of the following courses at the Monash Gippsland campus:
    - Arts
    - Art and Design
    - Business
    - Engineering
    - Information Technology
    - Science

OR

• an international student, and
• a commencing full-time on-campus undergraduate student, enrolled in one of the following courses at
  a Monash Gippsland campus:
    - Engineering
    - Masters of Applied Information Technology (MAIT)
    - Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems (2 + 2 program with Stamford University)

NOTE: Students enrolled in the following degrees are not eligible:

• Nursing (single or double degrees)
• Education (single or double degrees)
• Bachelor of Social and Community Welfare

Selection criteria

The scholarship will be awarded to eligible students based on a combination of:

• high academic achievement
• the applicants expectation in relation to industry based learning and their self assessment of what they believe they can contribute to a host employer
• performance at an interview with Monash staff and industry representatives
• involvement in school and community activities
• leadership and work experience
• motivation, enthusiasm and commitment

Value

$16500 paid in 6 x $2750 instalments in the second and third year of your degree.

Art and Design students - $8400 paid in 6 x $1400 instalments in the second and third year of your degree.

Number available in 2010

40.

Retention

Recipients must maintain a full-time on-campus enrolment and satisfactorily complete:

• the Co-op Professional Development Program
• at least seven out of eight units studied in both first year and second year of undergraduate studies
• a 29 week Industry based work placement with a satisfactory level of performance
• the faculty academic co-op unit assessment.

Deferability

This scholarship can be deferred.