Drive eye-opening projects with leading experts A destination of choice for graduate research, all our exceptional PhD candidates undertake innovative social good projects while collaborating with world-class specialists. The funds can be used for travel, fieldwork, data collection, specialised training and equipment. Our faculty also covers overseas health cover and allocates living stipends to PhD students studying in Australia. Every research initiative is eligible – and we automatically put you forward for potential scholarships. We also have dedicated options for women in IT, low socio-economic status and other underrepresented groups, as well as funding for Indigenous Australian students.

Graduate research – with less financial stress We offer many generous scholarships to domestic and international candidates, and are open to self-funded ones. Out of the prestigious Group of Eight, Monash is the only university to have a dedicated IT faculty.We’re also rated ‘Above world standard’ across all categories in Information and Computing Sciences, ranked five out of five for AI and Image Processing** and we’re home to the largest group of data scientists of any research institution in the southern hemisphere.

Study at Australia’s most innovative university* – and gain deep, unrivalled expertise in a discipline within IT and Computer Science.

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