Chinese Intensive Language Program

Program Costs

Students should consider the following program related expenses for budgetary purposes:

• Return flights and transfers (student to make their own flight bookings, note: you must arrive by 22 Nov for registration on-campus)
• Accommodation* (on-campus accommodation is a must unless students have immediate family in the city of the program that they can stay with)
• Visa (if required - see information below)
• Local travel
• Medical expenses
• Meals and drinks
• Personal expenses
• Monash university fees for the relevant unit/s.

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

• received faculty approval and partner program acceptance, and
• been enrolled into the associated unit(s).

*Accommodation costs

SISU

• RMB 180/per room/per day (single room)
• RMB 115/per person/per day (twin share)

UIBE

• RMB 300/per room/per day (single room)
• RMB 150/per person/per day (twin share).

The Faculty of Arts will coordinate the accommodation arrangements for all participants. You will have an opportunity to indicate your preference for a single or twin share room via a survey which will be emailed to you a few weeks after offers have been finalised.

Monash Abroad Travel Grant

There are a limited number of NCP grants available for the 6 weeks SISU program only. You do not need to apply separately for this grant as your eligibility for this grant will be assessed as part of your application.

*Note: The New Colombo Plan is a government initiative that supports Australian undergraduate students to participate in programs across the Indo-Pacific region. NCP funding is available to students who meet the following eligibility criteria:

• be an Australian citizen;
• are not a citizen or permanent resident of the host location/s;
• are enrolled in an an undergraduate course, as defined by the Department of Education in higher Education Administrative Information for Providers as listed;
  • an undergraduate certificate
  • a diploma that is not accredited as a VET award
  • an advanced diploma that is not accredited as a VET award
  • an associate degree
  • a bachelor degree; or
  • an honours program
• will receive credit for completion of the mobility project or have it count towards the requirements for the student’s course (as in Section 5.1b) at an Australian university;
• meets the age requirements (at least 70 per cent of students participating in a mobility project and receiving a student grant are aged between 18 and 28 years inclusive at the commencement of the mobility project, with an exception for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students);
• not be an employee of the branch of DFAT that administers the NCP, or the contractor;
• has not
  • received more than one NCP student grant for the same mobility project, or
  • received more than two NCP student grants during the course of their undergraduate study
  • participated in another offshore scholarship or mobility project while participating in an NCP mobility project unless otherwise approved by DFAT.

Read more about the eligibility criteria here (refer to the information under 'Global Study Tours').

OS-HELP Loan

Student Loans

Travel Scholarships

Eligibility

How to Apply

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

• a WAM of 70% or above
• completed 48 credit points however, students with lower credit points may be considered if there are special circumstances
• submitted a 500-word personal statement as part of your application*.

* The Personal Statement should respond to the following:
Why would you like to undertake the unit?
What do you hope to learn in the unit?
What newsrooms and site visits are you most interested in visiting?
Have you been involved in MOJO and internships during your degree?

Please also be aware that you must have completed the following gateway units: ATS1089 Fundamentals of Journalism and/or ATS1090 Practice of Journalism.

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

Click here - Select "Monash led programs" as the program type.

Ensure that you respond to the above prompts in the "Personal Statement" portion of the application form.

NOTE: The Faculty cannot assess your application without the inclusion of a personal statement.

Step 2: Selection

Assessment will be undertaken by the relevant faculty by reviewing your personal statement, WAM, year of course and that you have met the enrolment requirements.

Step 3: Enrolment and travel approval

If you are accepted into the program, you will be issued with an outcome email and you will be enrolled into the associated unit. You will also receive an email alert with another two forms for you to complete:
1. passport and medical details and
2. Travel Approval Request Form.
Once you have actioned both of those forms, Monash Abroad will approve you for travel. You will then have access to the travel insurance coverage and be issued with any relevant grants and scholarships.

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