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Monash Residential Services Residential Advisor Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

  • an Australian or New Zealand citizen or holder of a permanent resident visa or humanitarian visa, or
  • an international student, and
  • a current full-time undergraduate or postgraduate student enrolled at a Monash campus in Australia, and
  • have been appointed a Resident Advisor with Monash Residential Services.

Selection criteria

Selection will be done by the College Head and/or MRS Manager and is based on academic achievement to date (including any publications). In the case of postgraduate students, the applicant's position on the Faculty's Scholarship Order of Merit list will be considered as determined by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training).

Value

  • Half scholarship:$1837.50 payable in ten monthly rental rebates from February to November each year
  • Full scholarship:$3675.00 payable in ten monthly rental rebates from February to November each year

The awarding of a full or half scholarship will be at the discretion of MRS. Additional payments of $367.50 per month will also be payable for those whose scholarship is, depending on the resident occupancy levels and at the discretion of the College Head and/or site manager, extended over the summer vacation months of December and January.

If a MRS RA Scholarship is determined to be awarded for a period of less than ten months, the Scholarship will be awarded on a monthly pro-rata basis.

Number available

Variable, depending on funding.

Retention

Recipients must:

  • remain in residency with Monash Residential Services,
  • maintain full-time enrolment, subject to special consideration from the Director, Monash Residential Services; written permission must be sought from the Director for a RA scholarship to be granted / retained should an RA move from full-time to part-time enrolment,
  • not be in breach of any current Monash Residential Services - Conditions of Residency,
  • maintain a minimum of a credit weighted average mark (60 per cent). 

Deferability

This scholarship cannot be deferred.

Applications

All applicants for the position of MRS Resident Advisor will be automatically assessed for this scholarship.