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Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full course fees plus up to $30,000 allowance
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
- other
Description
Are you an asylum seeker on a bridging visa? If you are a high-achieving student with the ambition to change your future, you may be eligible for the Monash Humanitarian Scholarship.
Benefits
Full course fees plus up to $30,000 allowance
Eligibility
You must meet the following criteria:
A person who is in Australia and currently on:
- Temporary Humanitarian Stay visa (Subclass 449)
- Temporary Protection visa (Subclass 785)
- Temporary Humanitarian Concern visa (Subclass 786)
- Safe Haven Enterprise visa (Subclass 790)
- Bridging visa A (Subclass 010) or Bridging visa E (Subclass 050 and 051) (inactive visas included) AND have applied for a Permanent Protection visa
- A commencing or continuing student enrolled or intending to enrol in an undergraduate degree as an international student at a Monash campus in Australia.
- Have achieved a minimum ATAR of 70.00, OR for current students a minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 60, OR equivalent academic achievement.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Any
Locations
Australia
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
06 Dec 2026
Non-VTAC applicants and current students
- If you are a current Monash student or applying directly to Monash for your course, or a school leaver on bridging visa B,C or D you will need to complete a separate application form to be considered.
- Applications opening on 3 August,
- Applications closing on 6 December.
- For Semester 2 offers, you must receive a undergraduate course offer, or be enrolled in an undergraduate course, with Monash University by Tuesday, 12 January to be considered.
- This scholarship is not available for postgraduate students.
VTAC applicants
- VTAC applicants will be automatically considered for this scholarship if you apply for the VTAC Equity Scheme (SEAS) between Monday 3 August (9am) and Friday 9 October (5pm) and meet the scholarship eligibility requirements.
- You must have a Monash course listed as at least one of your course preferences in VTAC to be considered.