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MUM Graduate Research Scholarship (Monash Malaysia)
Monash University Malaysia
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Postgraduate Research Scholarship
Monash University Malaysia offers merit-based scholarships for outstanding postgraduate research students. These scholarships support high-achieving candidates pursuing a Master’s by Research or PhD, either in the form of a tuition fee waiver with stipend or fee-waiver scholarships. Please refer here for further details.
Monash University Malaysia (MUM) Graduate Research Scholarship Leave Entitlements
MUM Graduate Research scholarship holders who receive a stipend are paid on a monthly basis.
For scholarship holders receiving a stipend at MUM, some types of leave may be paid, while others may result in a suspension of stipend payments. Please refer to the conditions below for details on the different types of leave.
PAID ANNUAL LEAVE
PAID MATERNITY LEAVE
UNPAID LEAVE OF ABSENCE (INTERMISSION)/ SICK LEAVE/ CARER’S LEAVE/ PARENTAL LEAVE
UNPAID MATERNITY LEAVE
| Formal application required | No |
| Maximum Entitlement - Full time | 20 working days per annum within the tenure of the award. |
| Maximum Entitlement - Part Time (Subject to the Terms & Conditions outlined in the Scholarship Award Letter) | 10 working days per annum within the tenure of the award paid at the part-time stipend rate. |
| Supporting documentation required | No |
| Conditions/ Comments | To be arranged directly in consultation with your main supervisor |
| Will my scholarship and thesis submission date be extended? | No |
| Formal application required | Yes |
| Maximum Entitlement - Full time | 60 working days paid within the tenure of the award for the birth of a child. |
| Maximum Entitlement - Part Time (Subject to the Terms & Conditions outlined in the Scholarship Award Letter) | 60 working days within the tenure of the award for the birth of a child paid at the part-time stipend rate. |
| Supporting documentation required | Yes |
| Conditions/ Comments | Paid leave cannot be taken within the first 12 months of the award; Leave should commence no earlier than 6 weeks prior to the expected birth of your child and no later than 6 weeks after the birth of your child. Leave entitlement is in addition to leave of absence and annual leave entitlements. |
| Will my scholarship and thesis submission date be extended? | Yes |
| Formal application required | Yes |
| Maximum Entitlement - Full time | 12 months |
| Maximum Entitlement - Part Time (Subject to the Terms & Conditions outlined in the Scholarship Award Letter) | 12 months |
| Supporting documentation required | Yes |
| Conditions/ Comments | Conditions as outlined on the Managing your Candidature page apply. *Paid Parental and Adoption Leaves are not applicable to MUM Graduate Research scholarship holders. |
| Will my scholarship and thesis submission date be extended? | Yes |
| Formal application required | Yes |
| Maximum Entitlement - Full time | 12 months for each birth (less any period of Paid Maternity Leave taken for that birth) |
| Maximum Entitlement - Part Time (Subject to the Terms & Conditions outlined in the Scholarship Award Letter) | 12 months for each birth (less any period of Paid Maternity Leave taken for that birth) |
| Supporting documentation required | Yes |
| Conditions/ Comments | Conditions as outlined on the Managing your Candidature page apply. |
| Will my scholarship and thesis submission date be extended? | Yes |
Please reach out to the MUMGRO Helpdesk to find out how taking leave may affect your scholarship.