The Monash Scholars Program is an engagement program for high achieving secondary school students in Years 10-12. It aims to broaden and develop academic and life skills through interaction with Monash University.
Over 1000 students participate in the program every year.
Across their Years 10-12, Scholars are invited to a series of events that collectively achieve the below:
1. Building Networks
The Monash Scholars program brings high-achieving students together. Like-minded participants gain the opportunity to build vital social networks, to sustain them through their final years of school and into university.
2. Exploring career ambitions
The program showcases Monash’s many course options across our 10 faculties and the broad range of career paths these courses can lead to. Monash Scholars will have access to a number of events helping them evolve their understanding of possible career areas, hear from industry experts and learn important employability skills.
3. Defining personal aspirations
Monash University believes education should enhance life, not simply prepare a student for a career. Monash Scholars will have the opportunity to explore their ambitions outside and beyond their careers.
4. Enhanced Learning
Scholars will have access to a range of activities and events that will support their success at high school and enable them to discover what it’s really like to be a university student. Exclusive activities offered include a Preparing for Year 11 and 12 webinar and study skills workshops.
Applications are only open to Year 10 students. Year 10 students from participating schools are invited to apply to the program in mid to late April. Application info is shared directly with Schools to pass on only to students they have endorsed. Learn more about the Monash Scholars program here
Successful students are notified in June, and the first official welcome event will be held around June/July.
The program commences with an official Year 10 welcome webinar in the mid-year school holidays followed by a Team Building Event at our Clayton campus.
The program offers activities throughout students’ senior schooling years, finishing at the end of Year 12.
Most activities will be hosted on a Monash metro-based campus (E.g. Monash Clayton and Caulfield campuses.) A small number of activities will be virtual or live-streamed.
Approximately 20 hours each year. To get the most out of the program, Monash Scholars are expected to be actively engaged and attend the majority of events they are invited to.
Monash Scholars supports students to network outside of the face-to-face components of the program via a private (closed) Discord Group for each cohort. (NOTE: Discord is currently exempt from the Australian Government's age-restricted social media platforms.)
Participation is optional, and the server is moderated by staff.
Yes, you may withdraw from the program at any time. Please advise the Monash Scholar's Team if you plan to do so.
There are no costs involved to participating students.
If you change schools after being accepted as a Monash Scholar you can remain with the program. Please inform the Monash Scholar's Team of your updated details so that you still receive program updates. (Note: Students must remian at a Victorian based school)
Yes. Whilst the program aims to showcase the benefits and value of a Monash education, we appreciate that life decisions may lead you elsewhere.
No, the Scholars program does not offer a financial incentive to participate.
No. The program will expose you to the breadth of Monash University offerings and assist in your preparation for university, but does not offer any formal advantage in your admission to Monash.
Scholars who transition to Monash will be invited to join the Monash University Student Ambassador program to further enhance their learning and leadership skills.
The program primarily communicates directly with the Scholar, however parents/guardians are expected to enable their child’s participation and commitment to the program. Scholars will be required to provide contact details for a nominated parent/guardian who will be required to provide parental permission for any in-person event they register to attend.
Aside from this, parents/guardians do not have a formal commitment.
Monash Scholars Program
Telephone: 03 9903 4758
Email: monashscholars@monash.edu