Global Work Integrated Learning Placements - Faculty of Law

In addition to the Monash tuition fees*, students should consider the following program related expenses for budgetary purposes:

• International flights and trasnfers
• Monash tuition fees*
• Visa (if required - see information below)
• Medical expenses (which may be claimable via the insurance policy)
• Meals and drinks
• Personal expenses
• Any additional travel expenses.

*Monash students will be enrolled in the relevant unit (if applicable) and charged standard fees according to their verified funding status. This fee will appear on your Monash Fee Statement.

IMPORTANT NOTE - Do not make any financial commitments (e.g. flights, accommodation bookings etc.) until you have:

• received faculty approval;
• been enrolled into the associated unit(s); and
• had your Monash Abroad application status changed to "Approved to Travel".

If you are an actively enrolled Monash student and participating in an approved international program, you will be provided with complimentary travel insurance. You will automatically be covered once your application has been approved and your enrolment updated to reflect your study overseas.

Under this policy, travellers will also receive access to 24/7 emergency assistance provided by Global 24 Emergency Assistance and limited coverage for personal travel days.

Monash Abroad cannot provide advice regarding visa requirements. If you require a visa to enter the country where your placement is based (e.g. you are an International student), you will need to contact the relevant Consulate General or Embassy within Australia for advice. Monash Abroad can issue you with supporting documentation to lodge your visa application, to request that, please complete this form. Please note, these requests take approximately 3-5 business days, but may take longer during peak periods.

For the purposes of maintaining your Centrelink benefits during your overseas program, complete this form so that Monash Abroad can produce a letter of enrolment for you. Please note, these requests take approximately 3-5 business days, but may take longer during peak periods.

OS-HELP is a Commonwealth Government loan program that provides financial assistance to eligible Commonwealth Supported Place students, to undertake some of their study overseas.

If you are eligible for the loan and wish to apply, please submit your application as per the relevant OS-HELP loan term deadline, even if you have not been accepted into your overseas program by that deadline.

If you need help with study-related expenses, please refer to the student loans website and talk to a student adviser at Monash Connect.

Please refer to the travel and placements scholarship website for more information.

To apply for this program, you must have:

• be enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws (or any Bachelor of Laws double degree) or Postgraduate coursework degree in the Faculty of Law at Monash University and have at least one unit of their law degree to complete at the end of the placement program
• at the time of the placement students enrolled in the LLB or JD programs must have completed at least one full-time equivalent year of law (48 credit points) and achieved a minimum credit (60%) average across their law studies; students enrolled in the LLM (not including the JD) programs have completed at least two units (12 credit points) and have achieved a minimum credit (60%) average across their law studies.
• have the ability to complete the internship without compromising law studies or examination periods.

Please note that the Faculty of Law may have other internal processes that you will need to be aware of and have commenced before registering your placement with Monash Abroad. For more information, please contact law-international@monash.edu.

At all times Monash University embraces and celebrates true diversity. We strongly welcome applications from our students living with disabilities, who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, students with caring and/or parenting responsibilities, who identify as LGBTIQA+, people of colour, and those whose identities intersect with more than one of the above.

IMPORTANT NOTE: This form should only be completed by students who have already been provided with an offer and are enrolled into BIO3820 unit at Clayton.

Step 1: Complete the Monash Abroad Portal (MAP) registration form

Click the ‘Apply Now' button, complete all sections and submit your MAP registration form by the deadline.

Important note: Incomplete or unsubmitted MAP registrations will not be accepted after the deadline and you will not be permitted to participate in the program.

Step 2: Enrolment

After the deadline, your faculty/ies will enrol you into the associated unit and will update your registration status to 'Accepted and Enrolled by Faculty/ies'. This will be confirmed in an email to your student account.

Step 3: Monash Abroad Registration

Once your enrolment is appearing in WES and your MAP status has been changed to 'Accepted and Enrolled by Faculty/ies'; this will be confirmed in an email to your student account. You will then have access to the travel insurance documentation via your MAP application.

Important note: you must have a valid passport that does not expire until at least six months after the program end date.