For Indigenous students enrolling full-time in their second year of an undergraduate degree who can demonstrate financial disadvantage and other circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $10,000.
Applications are now open
The scholarship provides up to $7,500 per annum for up to three years (standard program duration). Students who have an annual program GPA of 3.0 or greater (as of semester 2 result release date) will receive $10,000 per annum in the following year. Approved part-time students would be paid at a half-rate.
Two scholarships available.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- be an Australian citizen
- register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date
- be enrolling full-time in semester 1 2024 (part-time students with extenuating circumstances will also be considered)
- be commencing your second year of an associate or bachelor degree in 2024, having already completed between 96-108 credit points in your program
- be able to demonstrate financial disadvantage such as:
- receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
- be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
- having a long term medical condition or disability
- experiencing difficult family/social circumstances
- be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
- have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
- be from an under-represented background such as completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
Preference will be given to students who are studying in the following disciplines: information technology, STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths), business.
Complete the online application by the close date. Partial applications will not be assessed.
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.
You will need:
to confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre prior to the application close date
Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications are now open.
Applications close 2:00PM Thursday 12 October 2023. No late applications will be accepted.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
Terms and conditions include that recipients are required to:
- submit a report each semester as requested
- make satisfactory academic progress each semester for the scholarship to continue
Notice to applicants
The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.
Only successful candidates will be notified via email to their RMIT student account.
For information about other financial assistance available to RMIT students, please speak to one of our Student Welfare Advisors.
