iUSEpass: International Undergraduate Student Education Pass
The iUSEpass gives you to a 50% discount on an annual transport pass. It allows unlimited travel for 365 days from the first day you use it. The pass allows you to travel on trains, buses and trams.
Upfront payment is required for the entire 12 months. The iUSEpass is available for undergraduate students only.
Choosing your zones
Depending on where you want to travel, you can choose to buy a pass to travel in:
- Zones 1 and 2 (all suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne)
- Zone 2 only (the outer suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne)
- Regional Zones (areas beyond the suburbs, such as Geelong, Bendigo, etc.)
Applications
When to apply
New students must be enrolled to apply.
Applications are now closed. Check back in late January.
Before you apply for an iUSEpass, check the metropolitan zones page to ensure you buy the correct one. Use the relevant process below to apply for the pass that covers your zones.
How to apply for Zones 1 and 2, or Zone 2 only
The costs outlined below are for 2021.
- Check you meet the eligibility criteria in the Web Enrolment System.
- If eligible, submit your application to receive an email with your iUSEpass code.
- When you receive your code, log into iUSEpass and follow the instructions.
- Use a credit card or BPAY to pay for the pass for your selected zone:
- $877.50 for Zones 1 and 2
- $585 for Zone 2 only.
- Your pass will be sent to you in the mail within 7-10 days.
How to apply for a regional zone
Submit an online request for a regional iUSEpass code.
The cost is $507 for the following zones:
- Geelong (Zone 4)
- Ballarat (Zone 8)
- Bendigo (Zone 13)
Eligibility
If you're in doubt about your eligibility, check the travel concession links in WES.
You're eligible for an iUSEpass if you're a full-time international student at Monash University (including those from New Zealand) currently studying one of the following:
- diploma
- advanced diploma
- associate degree
- bachelor degree (including honours).
Exchange and Monash Abroad students
Monash Abroad students are eligible, but the iUSEpass is for one year, so will only be of benefit to students completing two semesters.
Other exchange students who have the word EXCHANGE in their course title, are eligible for a domestic student travel concession card.
You're not eligible if you are enrolled in a:
- part-time course
- Monash College course
- Monash Short Course Centre
- graduate certificate
- graduate diploma
- master's degree
- doctoral degree.
Monash College students become eligible once they enrol in a Monash University course.