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This joint scholarship program supports high-achieving Vietnamese candidates to undertake a PhD at Monash University. Applicants can elect to study in Melbourne or be based at a Vietnamese University, jointly supervised as an external offshore candidate.
The program aims to address Vietnam’s future industry and workforce needs, prioritising key research areas such as digital technologies, physics, biotechnologies and energy & environment.
Applications: Now open
Am I eligible?
You must be one of the following:
- An International student
You must meet the following criteria:
- a citizen or permanent resident of Vietnam at the time of your application;
- meet Monash’s competitive scholarship selection process requirements; and
- meet Monash English language proficiency requirements.
This scholarship is also available to students undertaking Joint Research Awards when Monash University is the home institution.
Benefits
The scholarship will be jointly funded by Monash University and the Vietnamese Government under Project 89 for a maximum of 3 year and 6 months.
The Vietnamese Government will provide for onshore study:
- a tuition fee scholarship of up to $25,000 USD (2023 rate)
- a stipend scholarship of $1,120 USD per month (2023 rate)
- an international return airfare and travel allowances
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the time spent in Australia (up to $1,000 USD per year).
In addition, Monash will provide:
- top up funding to support the full tuition fee (supplement the Project 89 funding), being the difference between the scholarship jointly-funded between Monash and the Vietnamese Government (Project 89)
- a supplementary (top up) living allowance up to the RTP Stipend rate to support students whilst in Australia
Note: Students may spend time offshore, however Monash will only fund the top up while students are onshore.
Selection criteria
Monash scholarships are very competitive and are awarded based on your academic record, any research outputs and prior research experience.
How to apply
Prospective applicants are required to register their interest in undertaking the PhD program at Monash by emailing [email protected].
The team will guide you through the next steps, which will involve submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) to the relevant Faculty at Monash the same time as registering your interest with your Vietnamese institution .
Please ensure that you indicate that you are applying for the ‘Monash University-Vietnam Government PhD Scholarship (Project 89)’ in your application. Upon receipt of an invitation to apply, you can submit your application.
Please ensure you read the application details carefully and submit your application by the deadline.
For more information on the funding scheme, contact the team in Global Engagement on
E: [email protected]
For more information on applying to Monash, visit our website or contact our Graduate Research Admissions team on
E: [email protected] or T: +61 3 99051538
