Monash University Scholarships for International Students 2026

Most of the big-name scholarships at Monash are designed for on-campus study in Australia.

Monash scholarships span a wide range of subjects—business, STEM (science/tech/data), engineering, health, and humanities/creative fields—depending on the scholarship and your course offer. In the recipient stories, Minh Thu “Daisy” Huynh pursued a double degree in Business and Information Technology (business + STEM), Ilham Perdana studied Atmospheric Science (STEM), and Baiq Nabila Tazkya chose Cultural and Creative Industries (humanities/creative industries). For medicine: Monash does admit international students to its direct-entry medicine pathway, but scholarship eligibility can be scholarship-specific (some major merit scholarships exclude certain medicine degrees), so you’ll want to filter scholarships by faculty/degree and read exclusions carefully.

It depends on the scholarship. Some Monash scholarships are broadly international. For example, a university scholarship at Monash is open to “international students from all countries” who receive an eligible undergraduate offer. In the stories, one recipient was from Vietnam (Minh Thu “Daisy” Huynh) and two recipients were from Indonesia (Baiq Nabila Tazkya, Ilham Perdana). Other scholarships are nationality- or region-limited. For example, the Australia Awards is for “partner countries,” and Ilham specifically mentioned it includes Indonesia.

Monash requires you to meet English language requirements, and IELTS/TOEFL are common ways to satisfy them (unless you qualify through English-medium schooling or another accepted pathway). In the scholarship stories, Minh Thu “Daisy” Huynh listed an “IELTS Score: 7.5,” and Baiq Nabila Tazkya shared she paid for IELTS with her first salary and later “retake the IELTS” to reach “a band 7.5.” For Australia Awards specifically, applicants may need a certified copy of an English test result (commonly IELTS or TOEFL), and recipients often complete language preparation before studying in Australia.

There isn’t one single GPA/grade that guarantees admission across all programs. Monash has minimum entry requirements, but meeting them “does not guarantee entry to a course,” and many degrees have higher thresholds or extra selection steps. In the recipient stories, Minh Thu “Daisy” Huynh said her “academic scores [were] well above the entry requirements,” and she graduated high school with a “Year 12 GPA of 9.4/10.”

Most Monash scholarships don’t advertise an “upper age limit,” but you must meet general eligibility rules for admission and the scholarship you’re applying for. In the stories, recipients ranged from a “fresh graduate” applying right after a bachelor’s (Baiq Nabila Tazkya) to a working professional in government service (Ilham Perdana), showing scholarships can fit different life stages when the eligibility rules are met.

“Good” looks like sustained high achievement plus the exact eligibility checklist for the scholarship. Recipients typically maintain strong grades (often around a 70%+ semester average). In the stories, Minh Thu “Daisy” Huynh reported a “Year 12 GPA of 9.4/10” and multiple leadership/academic awards, while Ilham Perdana shared, “I graduated in 2020 with a GPA of 3.87 out of 4.00,” plus relevant work experience as a weather analyst. For Australia Awards pathways to Monash, minimum eligibility includes citizenship of a participating country and meeting the program’s age/English/document rules.

The exact list depends on your course and scholarship, but most applicants should plan for academic records, English evidence, identity documents, plus any course-specific extras (like portfolios/interviews) and scholarship-specific items. Minh Thu “Daisy” Huynh described preparing “my academic transcript, IELTS score report, and other supporting materials,” while Baiq Nabila Tazkya said she “took all my document submissions seriously,” and later noted Australia Awards handled many administrative steps for recipients.

• Academic transcripts/records (and certified translations if your documents aren’t in English).
• Proof you meet English language requirements (often IELTS/TOEFL score report, unless exempt).
• Passport/ID details and any name-change documents if applicable.
• Course-specific requirements (e.g., folio/portfolio, interview, personal statement) where required.
• Scholarship-specific forms and certified copies (Australia Awards, for example, can require certified documents and certified English test results).

Yes, if you apply directly to Monash, there is typically an application fee, and Monash lists a direct application fee of AUD $125 for applicants using the online application portal (payment by credit/debit card). That said, your pathway can change who submits what: Baiq Nabila Tazkya described that with Australia Awards, “I didn’t have to worry about documents, university applications… [or] visas,” because “the scholarship handled everything for us,” which can simplify steps even though standard university fees/policies still exist for most direct applicants.