Essendon Education Academy Community Scholarship

This scholarship provides:

• 100% of tuition fees paid
• 100% of Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF) paid
• The opportunity to learn and work within the Essendon Football Club

Up to two scholarships available.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder
• be enrolling full-time in Semester 1 and 2 2027 in both of the following programs:
  • Diploma of Business (C5406), in the C5406EFC plan
  • Diploma of Leadership and Management (C5407), in the C5407EFC plan
• be enrolled full-time for the duration of the scholarship
• be able to demonstrate circumstance(s) that impact your ability to study, or be from an RMIT priority group, including:
  • living with a disability, long-term medical condition, or identify as neurodivergent
  • have experienced or currently experiencing significant personal or life difficulties
  • have relocated/will be relocating from interstate or a rural or regional area to Melbourne to study at RMIT (check eligibility using the Regional Adjustment Calculator)
  • are experiencing financial hardship, for example if you:
    • receive a Centrelink/Department of Veterans' Affairs low-income support payment, or
    • hold a low-income Centrelink Health Care Card
  • are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • are an early school leaver, mature-age student, or you entered university via a TAFE pathway
  • are a current or former refugee
  • are from a low socioeconomic (low SES background)
  • completed secondary school at a SNAP (School Network Access Program) school
• be available for an interview if shortlisted^*, if an interview is required as part of the selection process

^*RMIT has a great range of online career support resources available including a prepare for interviews section. Here you can upload your CV and practice mock interview questions. Visit RMIT’s online career support for how to prepare for interviews.

The online application form will be made available here when applications open. 

Supporting documentation

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

Please visit Supporting documentation for more information.

Application questions

• What motivated you to choose the Essendon Football Club Education Academy program? Include what you would like to learn from both the RMIT program, and the work experience/coaching offered through Essendon Football Club.
• What are your future plans and career aspirations?
• What current challenges do you face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you to overcome this?

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications for Semester 1 2027 open 15 October 2026.

Applications for Semester 1 2027 close 11:59pm Sunday 31 January 2027. No late applications will be accepted.

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.