Calleo Indigenous Scholarship

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.

Three 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 2023 (part-time students with extenuating circumstances will also be considered)
• be commencing your second year of an associate or bachelor degree in 2023, 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.

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.

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 for 2023 are now closed.

This scholarship will next be offered for Semester 1, 2024, with applications opening August 2023.

Applications for 2023 are now closed.

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

Coursework Scholarships Office.