Malaysia: Entrance and Merit Scholarship 2006

Entrance Scholarships and Merit Scholarships Year 2006
Monash University Malaysia (referred to as “the University” below) awards two types of scholarships to students, under three different categories.

Entrance Scholarships
New students who meet the stated minimum achievement scores are eligible to apply for the Entrance Scholarships.
The Entrance Scholarships are divided into three categories.
The following are indicative of the three categories:

Program Category 1
100% scholarship Category 2
50% scholarship Category 3
20% scholarship
GCE A-Levels / STPM ^ 5As 4As 3As
Australian Matriculation Enter ≥ 99 Enter ≥ 98.5 Enter ≥ 98
Canadian Matriculation # ≥ 98% ≥ 96% ≥ 95%
MUFY @ ≥ 385 ≥ 375 ≥ 365
International Baccalaureate ≥ 40 ≥ 39 38
UEC ≥10As* ≥8As* ≥6As*


^ Must include 3 principal subjects for all categories
# English Year 12 is compulsory
@ Based on the best 4 subjects + 10% bonus on 5th subject
* Must include an ‘A’ for English Language
The value of each scholarship is a percentage reduction in the tuition fees only. An application form needs to be completed and submitted together with the relevant documents, before the scholarship is awarded. Students who are eligible but who fail to apply for the scholarships will not be considered. The application closing date is 14 July 2006. Students who are waiting for their final pre-university results may also apply using forecast results, however processing of applications will be based on the official final results.

After each completed year of study (two continuous semesters), Entrance Scholarship recipients are eligible to upgrade to a higher category under the Merit Scholarship scheme.

Entrance Scholarship recipients are eligible to continue to receive their scholarships throughout the duration of their studies in Monash University Malaysia provided they maintain at least a distinction average in each semester and do not fail in any unit.

Entrance Scholarship Application Form

Merit Scholarships
After each completed year of study (two continuous semesters), full load students who have not previously failed in any unit and achieved a high distinction average, are eligible to apply for a Merit Scholarship under the following categories:

Minimum average score (for at least 48 credit points) Category of scholarship awarded
90% or better 100% scholarship
85% or better 50% scholarship


The value of each scholarship is a percentage reduction of the tuition fees only. An application form needs to be completed and submitted together with the results, before the scholarship is awarded. Students who are eligible but who fail to apply for the scholarships will not be considered. The application closing date is 14 July 2006.
After each completed year of study (two continuous semesters), Merit Scholarship recipients are eligible to upgrade to a higher category if they meet the minimum achievement scores as shown in the table above.

Merit Scholarship recipients are eligible to continue to receive a scholarship throughout the remaining duration of their studies in Monash University Malaysia subject to excellent academic performance and will normally mean maintaining a distinction to high distinction average, depending on the scholarship percentage category that they hold and do not fail any unit. Details are as follows:


Category of Merit Scholarship awarded Minimum average score for maintenance
100% scholarship 80% or better
50% scholarship 75% or better

Merit Scholarship recipients who are unable to achieve the required level of performance will be moved down to a lower scholarship percentage (eg. 100% scholarship to 50% scholarship).

Merit Scholarship Application Form
Conditions of Award of the Entrance and Merit Scholarships
Students must be currently enrolled as full-time students in Monash University Malaysia and have paid full tuition fees for the current semester of study.

The final decision to grant a scholarship is at the sole discretion of the Scholarships and Awards Committee. Every semester the committee will review the scholars’ performances and select the new recipients from the applicants. If necessary the committee will also make changes to the schemes/awards for the following semester.

Scholarship recipients are eligible to continue to receive a scholarship throughout the duration of their studies in Monash University Malaysia provided they maintain at least a distinction average in each semester and do not fail any unit.

Scholarship recipients who fail to maintain a distinction average would have their scholarship suspended for one semester (current semester of study). In order to be reinstated back into the scholarship scheme, scholarship recipients would be required to improve their performance to a distinction average in the current semester. Failure to reach the required level of performance in the current semester would result in the full withdrawal of the scholarship.

Scholarship recipients who fail any one unit in any semester examination will normally be fully withdrawn from the scholarship scheme.

The University will decide the manner of disbursement of the scholarships.

Students receiving scholarships/financial assistance from other bodies are not eligible for these scholarships.

These scholarships are only valid for studies at Monash University Malaysia.

The Entrance and Merit Scholarships are not applicable for students undertaking Honours year study.

The Entrance and Merit Scholarships scheme is only for the following degree programs (MBBS program excluded):
Bachelor of Business and Commerce

Bachelor of Information Technology and Systems

Bachelor of Computer Science

Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Computer Systems)

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics)

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology)

Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience)

Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) / Bachelor of Science (Medical Bioscience)

Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) / Bachelor of Science (Environmental Management)

Bachelor of Communication

For submission of applications and more information about Monash University Malaysia’s Entrance and Merit Scholarships, please contact:

Charmaine Paramanathan / Edwina Goh
Student Services Department
Monash University, Malaysia campus
No. 2, Jalan Kolej, Bandar Sunway
46150 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: (03) 5636 0600 ext 3729 / 3735
E-mail: study@monash.edu
Website: www.monash.edu.my

Terms and conditions apply. Kindly enquire further with the Student Services Department of Monash University Malaysia. Details in this flyer are accurate at the time of publication. Monash University Malaysia campus reserves the right to alter this information should the need arise.

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