Study IT in Prato

Finance

All students receive discretionary funding allocation from Monash Abroad (amount TBC) and free Monash travel insurance. Unit-specific scholarships availability TBC.

Participants are also eligible to apply for the Monash Global Scholarship or an OS-HELP loan.

Costs for the program are $1300 per student* (subject to currency exchange rates).

These cover:

• use of facilities at Prato Centre, Italy
• welcome and farewell lunches

Extra costs that must be born by students:

• airfare to and from Italy
• visas (if required)
• train to / from Prato (e.g. from Rome or Milan airports, surrounding towns for study trips)
• accommodation (organised through Monash)
• food
• miscellaneous expenses, souvenirs etc.

* Enrolment in the 6 point unit (FIT2105) will also incur standard unit fees at CSP or international rates.

Refund Policy

Where the program fees (excluding tuition fees) are paid to the University* and until the student’s Travel Insurance policy is active**, the refund policy outlined in the table below will apply:

*Where application and/or other program fees are paid to an external travel service provider by the University on behalf of the student, the cancellation and refund policy of the travel service provider will be applied instead of the Faculty’s policy.

**Once Monash Abroad has approved the student’s ISP application, the student’s travel insurance policy becomes active and students would need to make any relevant claims for refunds to the travel insurance provider.

Finance

All students will receive a discretionary funding allocation from Monash Abroad (minimum $500) and free Monash travel insurance.

Students must pay a program administration fee deposit of $400 prior to submitting their International Study Program (ISP) application form. A copy of the receipt of payment of the program administration fee deposit must be included with their ISP application form.

The program administration fee deposit covers:

• use of facilities at Prato Centre, Italy;
• local Italian transport for study trips (return train fares);
• welcome and farewell lunches

Accommodation payment

Upon notification of acceptance into program, students must pay the accommodation cost for the duration of the three week stay at Prato. The total cost of accommodation is between $1,000 and $1,600 per student (subject to type of accommodation and currency exchange rates).

Extra costs that must be born by students:

• airfare to and from Italy
• visas (if required)
• train to / from Prato (e.g. from Rome or Milan airports)
• food
• miscellaneous expenses, souvenirs etc.

All program fees* must be paid via the Monash University e-cart: Pay Program Administration Fee Deposit and Accommodation Cost.

(Note: If students are not successful in their application, the program fee will be refunded. Read the full refund policy below).

* Enrolment in the 6-point unit (FIT5203) will also incur standard unit fees at domestic full-fee or international full-fee rates for 2017, according to their verified funding status.

Refund policy

Where the program fees (excluding tuition fees) are paid to the University* and until the student's Travel Insurance policy is active**, the refund policy outlined in the table below will apply:

*Where application and/or other program fees are paid to an external travel service provider by the University on behalf of the student, the cancellation and refund policy of the travel service provider will be applied instead of the Faculty's policy.

**Once Monash Abroad has approved the student's ISP application, the student's travel insurance policy becomes active and students would need to make any relevant claims for refunds to the travel insurance provider.

Finance

All students will receive a discretionary funding allocation from Monash Abroad (minimum $500) and free Monash travel insurance.

Students must pay a program administration fee deposit of $400 prior to submitting their International Study Program (ISP) application form. A copy of the receipt of payment of the program administration fee deposit must be included with their ISP application form.

The program administration fee deposit covers:

• use of facilities at Prato Centre, Italy;
• local Italian transport for study trips (return train fares);
• welcome and farewell lunches.

Extra costs that must be born by students:

• airfare to and from Italy
• visas (if required)
• train to / from Prato (e.g. from Rome or Milan airports)
• food
• miscellaneous expenses, souvenirs etc.

All program fees* must be paid via the Monash University e-cart: Pay Program Administration Fee Deposit.

(Note: If students are not successful in their application, the program fee will be refunded. Read the full refund policy below).

* Enrolment in the 6-point unit (FIT5204) will also incur standard unit fees at domestic full-fee or international full-fee rates for 2017, according to their verified funding status.

Refund policy

Where the program fees (excluding tuition fees) are paid to the University* and until the student's Travel Insurance policy is active**, the refund policy outlined in the table below will apply:

*Where application and/or other program fees are paid to an external travel service provider by the University on behalf of the student, the cancellation and refund policy of the travel service provider will be applied instead of the Faculty's policy.

**Once Monash Abroad has approved the student's ISP application, the student's travel insurance policy becomes active and students would need to make any relevant claims for refunds to the travel insurance provider.