RMIT Accommodation Scholarship

Semester 1 applicants: This scholarship provides $6,000 for one year for full-time enrolled students and $3,000 for one year for part-time enrolled students.

Semester 2 applicants: This scholarship provides provides $3,000 for one semester for full-time enrolled students and $1,500 for one semester for part-time enrolled students.

This scholarship provides funds to assist in financing rental/shared accommodation in Melbourne or Bendigo.

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
• 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):
  • to Melbourne for the first time to study at one of RMIT’s Melbourne campuses in Semester 2 2026, or 
  • a distance greater than 90 minutes from your home location to study for the first time at RMIT’s Bendigo campus in Semester 2 2026
• be commencing study in Semester 2 2026 in a certificate IV, diploma, undergraduate degree or postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT
• be enrolling in a program with a duration of at least one semester
• be able to demonstrate 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
• be able to demonstrate circumstance(s) that impact your ability to study, or be from an RMIT priority group, including:
  • live with a disability, long-term medical condition, or identify as neurodivergent
  • have experienced or currently experiencing significant personal or life difficulties
  • 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
  • have recently completed secondary schooling at a SNAP (School Network Access Program) school
• not have previously completed the same level of program or higher, for example, if you plan to study a Bachelor of Architectural Design, you should not have previously completed another bachelor's degree

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 Your Application for more information.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications are now closed.

This scholarship will next be offered for Semester 2 2026, with applications opening mid-May 2026.

Applications are now closed.

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

This scholarship is paid as a stipend (in fortnightly payments) and not as a lump sum.

Refer to RMIT's Moving to Melbourne website for information on lifestyle and culture, public transport, employment and the cost of living.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.