Scholarships & Awards

  • The Monash University Cha Eunhee Prize

    • Discipline: Korean
    • School: School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
    • Prize: Electronic dictionary
    • Eligibility: Undergraduate and postgraduate students including students with cross-institutional enrolments and on student exchange program

    Description:

    The prize will be awarded to the student who achieves the highest aggregate mark in ‘Korean 1’ and continues to study ‘Korean 2’. In the event that two students achieve equal top marks, a recommendation will be made by the convenor.

    The prize will be awarded at the beginning of semester 2 on the recommendation of the convenor in Korean Studies in consultation with the Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.

    The Monash University Sirujung Prizes

    • Discipline: Korean
    • School: School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
    • Prize: Two prizes, A$500.00 each
    • Eligibility: Undergraduate and postgraduate students including students with cross-institutional enrolments and on student exchange program

    Description:

    1. Prize for Korean 3 and Korean 4 
      The prize will be awarded to the top student who achieves the highest aggregate mark in Korean 3 and Korean 4.
    2. Prize for Korean Translation Studies
      The prize will be awarded to the top student who achieves the highest aggregate mark in any two Korean translation units.

      Korean to English Translation 1
      Korean to English Translation 2
      English to Korean Translation 1
      English to Korean Translation 2

    These prizes will be awarded on the recommendation of the convenor in Korean Studies in consultation with the Undergraduate Studies Coordinator, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics.

    Study in Korea

    Monash University supports study in Korea through the Monash Study Abroad Program.

    A number of organisations also offer scholarships:

    • Korea Foundation
    • Academy of Korean Studies
      • Fellowship Program (Senior Research Fellowship, Junior Research Fellowship and Pre-doc Fellowship)
      • Cultural Program for Foreign Students & Academic Staff
      • Postgraudate Studies at the Graduate School of the Academy
    • Australia-Korea Foundation
    • Korea Research Foundation
    • Daesan Foundation
    • Monash Study Abroad
    • University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific
    • Australian Asian Association of Victoria Awards
      The aim of the Australian Asian Association of Victoria Inc. is to promote friendship and understanding between the peoples of Australia and Asia. It operates at a cultural and social level – it is not a trade or political organisation. In furtherance of its aims, the Association has for more than two decades encouraged first year university students to pursue the study of Asian languages. The Association recognises outstanding first year students through the Australian Asian Association Asian Language Awards. Closing date: December each year.
    • Asian Studies Association of Australia Awards
      The Asian Studies Association of Australia awards an annual prize of $1000 to encourage and reward excellence in scholarship on Asia at the doctoral level, to publicize the best young Australian scholarship on Asia, and to encourage its publication in Australia. The award is restricted to PhD theses accepted for the award of PhD at Australian tertiary institutions on topics wholly concerned with Asia or the relations between Australia and Asia. The award will be made for theses submitted during the previous year. Closing date: April each year.
    • JASON (Joint Academic Scholarships On-line Network) is a national database of postgraduate scholarships to help students to either study in Australia or to help Australian students to travel overseas for part of their studies.