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Monash International Leadership Scholarship

The Monash International Leadership Scholarship is Monash University's most generous award for international students. It covers 100% of course fees for the full minimum duration of your Monash degree — Bachelor's, Master's by coursework, or selected research programmes. There is no application form: every international applicant who receives a Monash offer is automatically assessed for the scholarship based on academic merit and demonstrated leadership.

Rolling — assessed alongside your Monash offer; aim to apply by October for the following February intake

Monash University

University-funded

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Value

100% Course Fees Covered

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Duration

Full minimum length of your degree

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Extras

Monash Minds + Campus Ambassador Programme

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Who awards it

Monash University — not Lanka Scholar. We are not the awarding body and cannot grant, reserve or guarantee this award.

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How you are considered

Through your admission application. Awards like this are usually assessed automatically from the application you already submit — there is typically no separate scholarship form to fill in.

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What it covers

100% Tuition Sponsorship. This is a reduction in tuition, not a full ride. You still fund the remainder, plus living costs and the balance your visa requires you to show.

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Where we come in

We make the admission application strong enough to be competitive — course choice, documents, references and deadlines. The funder makes the decision.

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Monash Offer Holder

You must have applied for (or hold) a course offer from Monash University. The scholarship is assessed automatically — there is no separate application form for the award itself.

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Outstanding Academic Record

Highly competitive — typically first-class honours equivalent for undergraduate entry, or strong Bachelor's with distinction for Master's entry. Top of the cohort at Sri Lankan universities or A/L 3As+ for direct undergraduate entry.

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Leadership Track Record

Demonstrated leadership through student council, volunteering, community work, sports captaincy, internships, or workplace responsibility — backed up by what you put in your Monash application and personal statement.

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Maintain WAM 70+

To retain the scholarship you must maintain a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 70 each semester. Drops below this threshold can result in scholarship suspension.

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Apply to Monash early

Submit your Monash undergraduate or postgraduate application by the published main-round date — earlier rounds are competitive. Strong leadership content in your personal statement and references is key.

Automatic scholarship assessment

No separate scholarship form. All eligible international offer-holders are automatically considered. Successful candidates are notified by email shortly after their Monash offer.

Accept your Monash offer

Confirm acceptance of the Monash course offer by the deadline in your scholarship letter to lock in the award. Late acceptance can forfeit the scholarship.

Join Campus Ambassador Programme

From your second semester onwards you are required to participate in the Monash Campus Ambassador Programme — student representation, recruitment events, and outreach — for the duration of the scholarship.

Why Monash University?

Australia's largest university and a member of the Group of Eight (Go8), Monash is consistently ranked in the QS Top 40 globally. Strong programmes in business, engineering, IT, pharmacy, and medicine, plus a dedicated international student community in Melbourne's south-east.

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Course Fees Paid

Looking for a scholarship because of the cost?

Then start here instead. Scholarships are competitive, usually partial, and decided by someone else — they are the least reliable way to make studying abroad affordable. Your destination and course choice move the number far more, and both are entirely within your control.

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