Can students defer their applications from semester two 2021 to semester one 2022?
For students who were originally due to go abroad in semester two 2020 or semester one 2021 and who deferred to semester two 2021 when their original program was cancelled, you are NOT eligible to defer your application to semester one 2022 as that semester exchange and study abroad program has been cancelled also. If you have space in your course, you can, however, defer to semester two 2022 as long as you still intend to go to the same host institution to which you were allocated.
If you are a student who submitted an application and was allocated a place at an institution but chose to apply for a new institution in semester two 2022, you must withdraw your application and reapply for semester two 2022 in MAP by 15 October, 2021. Applications are now open
Will students who were originally due to go abroad in a previous semester and deferred be given priority over new applicants?
Yes. As we are now trying to place several semesters of deferred students, each earlier semester cohort is given priority over newer applicants e.g. semester one 2021 is given priority over semester two 2021 and semester two 2021 is given priority over new applicants for semester two 2022.
For those students who will NOT need to submit a new application for semester two 2022, what elements of the application will need to be updated?
You will need to create a new financial plan, in recognition of the fact that travel costs have changed due to the impact of COVID-19.
You will also need to submit updated course progression information and a new study plan, made up of units offered at your host institution in semester two 2022 (if your host institution has not yet published this, you should choose units listed for semester two 2021 or semester two 2020 on the assumption that offerings don’t change drastically from year to year). Please remember that Monash’s semester two is often referred to as semester one in the Northern Hemisphere and can be commonly referred to as the Fall/Autumn/Winter semester or the Michaelmas term.
Please note that when the semester two 2022 units are published next year or in the new year, you will need to go back and check your study plan against that to make sure the units you listed are still being offered, to fill any gaps where that is not the case and to seek approval from your faculty for any new units you would like to do
You are welcome to resubmit a similar personal statement, but we encourage you to update it to reflect any changes to your circumstances.
If I need to create a new application in MAP, will I be able to access information from my previous application?
For students who applied for the first time in semester one 2021, you can access this through your MAP application.
For students who have previously deferred, some elements of your application are still available but some elements have been erased. You'll need to provide updated documents for the elements that have been erased and there will be some new questionnaires that you will need to complete.
If I apply for semester two 2022, when will I find out where I have been allocated?
Allocations for semester two 2022 are scheduled for the first quarter of 2022. As allocations depend on negotiations with institutions and their deadlines there is no single date by which this is done, We will update you after applications have been submitted and results released for the semester.
Will more spots be available in semester two 2022, given the cancellation of programs in previous rounds?
Monash Abroad is working with our partners to provide as much flexibility and capacity as possible. There are, however, several factors that may have an impact on the availability of exchange spots for semester two 2022:
- Having sufficient accommodation to allow an increase in the number of students partners can accept in a semester/term
- Physical distancing in host institution classrooms and the resulting reorganisation of academic offerings which might also mean preference for enrolling in units is given to local students ahead of exchange students
- Border restrictions around entry for citizens from certain parts of the world
- Host institutions deciding to cancel their exchange programs or only teaching units online for semester two 2021
If I am a student who is making a new application for semester two 2022, should I base my decision on which country/region to apply to based on current COVID-19 conditions in that area?
The Monash Abroad team recommends that you choose your preferences based firstly and primarily on your course progression and ability to create a strong study plan. If that does not work, you will not be able to go, no matter how much you might want to. How you choose your preferences after that is up to you. The specific situation, however, in countries/regions is subject to change and quite quickly, so we would not recommend picking preferences based on the current risk level, given many things can change more than once over the next year.