Featured byMonash University
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
Full tuition waiver + AUD$37,145 per annum
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Master of Commerce is a two-year research-oriented programme preparing students for a PhD and an academic career. This programme offers thorough academic grounding in asset pricing, corporate finance, financial institutions, and behavioural finance.
It provides the skills required to undertake original research, such as econometrics, coding, and academic writing. Upon successful completion of the MCom degree, selected students will progress to the PhD programme (3 years). The MCom programme is the perfect pathway to the PhD programme for students who pursue an academic career.
Benefits
Tuition fees paid, plus an allowance of $37,145 (the equivalent to the 2026 PhD stipend rate). Scholarships are available for either 1 year or 2 years.
Eligibility
You must be one of the following:
- An Australian citizen
- A New Zealand citizen
- Australian permanent resident
- Australian humanitarian visa holder
- An International student
- A current full-time Monash student enrolled or intending to enrol in the Master of Commerce degree
- You are not eligible for this scholarship if you are, or become, employed on a continuing basis or a fixed term contract for 3 months or greater.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Commerce
Locations
Australia
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
Bachelor
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
31 Aug 2026
Applications must be submitted by the following deadlines:
Semester 1 (February): Applications open 1 July - 31 August (Applicants notified of outcomes by end October).
Semester 2 (July): Applications open 1 December-1 February (Applicants notified of outcomes by end March).
All applications for the MCom will be considered for the Scholarship as part of the selection process for the Integrated PhD program.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a 30-minute interview with a panel constituted by the Master of Commerce Program Director of the relevant MCom specialisation
The scholarship can be deferred under special circumstances only.