RMIT Study Support Scholarship

Semester 1 applicants: This scholarship provides $3,000 for one year for full-time enrolled students and $1,500 for one year for part-time enrolled students, paid as a stipend in fortnightly instalments.

Semester 2 applicants: This scholarship provides $1,500 for one semester for full-time enrolled students and $750 for one semester for part-time enrolled students, paid as a stipend in fortnightly instalments.

A limited number of scholarships will be offered for the standard full-time duration of your program.

1,260 scholarships were awarded in 2025.

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 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 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
  • 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 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

Note: If you have already been enrolled at RMIT for the minimum number of credit points or years to graduate (standard full-time duration) you are ineligible to apply for this scholarship.

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).

Successful recipients are paid this scholarship as a stipend (fortnightly payments) and not as a lump sum. It is impractical to expect to use this scholarship to pay tuition fees.

Quotes from past recipients:

"Since I got scholarship, I spend more time on my study. Before I used to work as well study but it was very hard to give time to my study. Now because of scholarship I'm financially stable and can focus on study" - Advanced Diploma of Engineering student

"The benefits of this scholarship to me was that I can focus more on studying, gaining more knowledge and hopefully obtain better results. I intend to use my scholarship for buying materials and textbooks for my course. I will also use it to fund for my travels on public transport to and from university. It will assist me in achieving academic success by being able to afford materials such as a stethoscope, nursing dictionaries and textbooks." - Diploma of Nursing student

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.