Summer Research Program Scholarships

The Faculty of Engineering ASPIRE Program (SRP) is a great opportunity for coursework students to gain hands-on experience working in engineering research. For 10 weeks over the summer break, participants are paid a scholarship to work on a research project under the supervision of a Monash University academic.

The ASPIRE Program (SRP) aims to provide participants with

  • Experience working in depth on an area of research

  • Research and academic skills that can be applied to a future career or studies

  • An insight into what a career in engineering research might look like

ASPIRE Summer Research Program

Working with World Class Academics

Discover how Judy's ASPIRE (SRP) at the Victorian Heart Hospital has helped to shape her future, working in a lab that's developing the next generation of heart support devices for patients waiting for a heart transplant. Seize your chance to work with a team of leading researchers, on impactful projects with real world outcomes. To explore the projects currently on offer and apply, follow the link below.

Faculty of Engineering ASPIRE Program

Over the 10 week program, 24 November - 14 December 2026, and from 4 January - 27 February 2027, participants work with an academic on a research project.

Participants will receive a scholarship of $600 per week. Students located interstate will be offered a travel allowance to cover return travel to Melbourne.

The Faculty’s ASPIRE Program is a proven pathway into our graduate research degrees with many of our participants later enrolling in a graduate research degree at Monash University.

Projects for 2026-2027


Applications for 2026-2027 are now open.

Please contact eng-gradresearch@monash.edu for more information.

Apply now


ASPIRE Eligibility Requirements

ASPIRE participants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, holder of an Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa, or an international student
  • Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in a Monash Engineering program and
    • continuing in the program in the following semester (students enrolled in their final semester are not eligible to apply) and
    • have completed the first and second year Engineering core units of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) single or double degree program
  • Not a full-time, continuing employee of Monash University
  • Have a current weighted average mark of 70% or higher
  • Be available for the full 10 weeks of the program (full-time only) over the dates advertised.

Applicants may be required to meet other selection criteria as determined by the project supervisor.

Kerry He

The summer research project has been extremely rewarding experience, and has made me realise that I would really enjoy a career in research and academia. In addition, I also enjoy helping other students learn, having been a unit demonstrator in the past, which makes academia doubly suited to what I'm passionate about.

Kerry He
Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering student