ATS3248/APG5203 Field Methods in Anthropology and International Development

Program Cost: AU$2,182 per person (excluding airfare)
Deposit Payment: AU$500 due on acceptance of offer                                   Interim payment: $841 due Monday 20 April 2026
Final Payment: $841 due 4 May 2026

Program costs includes:

• Shared room accommodation (Single rooms available for an additional fee)
• Breakfast daily in KL, Melaka and Penang
• All fieldwork expenses
• Transportation to program-related events/activities
• Monash travel insurance policy
• Fieldwork materials.

Program costs do not include:

• International airfares and transfers
• Monash tuition fees*
• Visa (if required - see information below)
• Personal spending money
• Local travel outside of program activities
• Meals and drinks not included in the program
• Medical expenses (which may be claimable via the insurance policy)
• Personal expenses.

*Monash students will be enrolled in ATS3248/APG5203 (12 credit points) and charged standard fees according to their verified funding status. This fee will appear on your Monash Fee Statement.

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 will issue you with supporting documentation to lodge your visa application once you have completed all Monash Abroad requirements and are approved for travel. If you require supporting documentation earlier in the process, please contact Monash Abroad. Please note that Monash Abroad cannot provide advice regarding visa requirements.

For the purposes of maintaining your Centrelink benefits during your overseas program, Monash Abroad will provide you with a letter confirming your participation in a study tour. Please note that this will be issued to you once you have completed all Monash Abroad requirements and are approved for travel.

The New Colombo Plan (NCP) Mobility grants, Monash Abroad Travel Grant and OS-HELP loan (if applicable) will be paid approximately 2-4 weeks prior to program commencement and only when all Monash Abroad requirements are completed by you. Therefore, these funds will function to reimburse you for monies paid and should not be considered as your primary source of funding to pay program related deposits and balances.

Monash students studying in Australia who are enrolled into a credit bearing unit for this program will be assessed for eligibility to receive a Monash Abroad travel grant if they are not otherwise receiving any other scholarship that is intended to cover most or all of your travel/tuition costs for your program (e.g.,  New Colombo Plan Mobility grant).

You do not need to apply separately for this grant as your eligibility for this grant will be assessed as part of your application.

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.

Places are limited and applications will be assessed on a competitive basis. To apply for this program, you must have:

• a minimum WAM of 60% or above
• completed at least 48 credit points at the time of application
• submitted a 200-word personal statement as part of your application that addresses why you are interested in this program and any factors that might otherwise impact your eligibility to take part in this program.

The Personal Statement field can also be an opportunity to outline any circumstances that we should take into consideration in our assessment (e.g. lower than 60% WAM).

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.

Step 1: Submit an application for this program

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

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