Student Sourced Placement Applications

All Student Sourced placements require the Student Placement Pack to be signed by the host organisation and the Student Acknowledgement form to be signed by you.

You are responsible for presenting the pack to your host to sign. You can refer any questions from the host regarding this to the Industry Experience placements team.

Please note, placement periods must align with the relevant teaching period dates. Placements should commence week 1 of the relevant semester. Any placement applications that are more than a week out of semester dates, will require Unit Coordinator approval. If you have any concerns, please speak to the relevant Unit Coordinator before submitting your application via Inplace.  

As part of the application questions, you will be asked to nominate a unit you would like to discontinue should you be successful in securing a placement. Please nominate the unit(s) you wish to discontinue or revoke credit. This will assist us in processing your enrolment amendment if you are successful in gaining an internship. Please note, you only need to nominate a unit if you don't have remaining space to do the internship unit. It is not possible to nominate units that you have already completed or for which you are enrolled in for your current Semester post census date. For further details refer to the eligibility section of the internship website.

If you are applying for an offshore/international placement please ensure you upload the offshore student sourced pack not the documents noted in this section. The offshore pack details are listed in the international placements section below.

Prepare answers to the proposal questions

As part of the application process, you will be asked to respond to a couple of questions that will be used to assess your application suitability and provide details about your host organisation. Please read through the proposal questions below and the response recommendations thoroughly.

●      Please describe the placement/project opportunity that you have sourced. In this section you should list the name of the opportunity (position title), information about:

-        what project or program you will be working on

-        which department or team you will be in

-        what tasks and duties you will be undertaking

●      Please identify what specific skills you would like to develop during your placement and why?

You will need to provide information on your areas for development and improvement that this placement will provide. (e.g. technical skills, communication skills, teamwork)

●      What personal and professional goals do you hope to achieve as part of your placement?

In this section you should be able to provide us with information on how your placement will support your career goals.

●      Please explain how the placement you are proposing is relevant to your degree/major and how it will enhance your learning

In this section you will need to describe how the placement will relate to your course or major.

●      What strategies and actions will you need to adopt to ensure you have a positive placement experience? (Please don't exceed 200 words)

Consider how you will make the most of the placement experience and your professional conduct.

Ensure you have completed all the preparation work under the “before you apply” section.

Log into your Monash student portal and submit an online Industry Experience Placement Application. For assistance with your online application, see the Step-by-Step Guide.

You will need to answer a few questions that will be used to assess your application suitability and provide details about your host organisation.

Please complete all information requested in the online application form. Please ensure you upload the completed Student Placement pack. 

You will not be able to submit your application unless you have uploaded all the required documents.

Students are able to travel overseas to complete an Industry Experience placement.

An overseas internship experience is professional work experience and adventure rolled into one. Pack your bag with curiosity, open yourself to other cultures, be willing to learn, and build an appetite to tackle new challenges.

Please read the information below to ensure you understand the application process and requirements and please contact us at ie.biomed@monash.edu if you have any questions.

1. Student placement pack – All hosts and students must complete the Student placement pack. When completing the pack, please ensure the host organisation name is completed correctly and is consistent throughout the placement pack. There are 2 different packs depending on the location of your placement.  Please download the appropriate student placement pack below:

Student placement pack (Hong Kong, China, Singapore)

Student placement pack (all other countries)

2. Student acknowledgement form – please download and complete this form.

Guidelines about host suitability are contained on the first page of these packs.

To submit your application log into your Monash student portal and submit an online Industry Experience Placement Application. You can then follow the steps for ‘Option B – Student Sourced Placement’ (see section above).

Please ensure you upload the documents listed above. You will not be able to submit your application unless you have uploaded the required documents. Please note, all submitted documents must be in English.

Once your application is received, the Industry Experience placements team will assess your application and advise if the placement is approved.

Please note that offshore applications take on average up to 8 weeks to process. Processing times may be longer if further information is required from you or the host organisation.

You will be required to register with Monash Abroad. This will provide the university with information regarding your placement overseas. Your placement will not be approved and you will not be enrolled in the Industry Experience internship unit unless you have submitted your Monash Abroad registration.

Application support

If you have any questions about the application process, please the Industry Experience team

●      Email - ie.biomed@monash.edu

●  Phone - (03) 9903 8866