David Thomson Scholarship for Accounting, supported by Pitcher Partners

This scholarship provides up to $12,500 per year for up to four years. 

One scholarship 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 commencing full-time in semester 1 2026 in one of the following programs:
  • Bachelor of Accounting (BP351)
  • Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Laws (BP352)
  • Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Business (BP353)
  • Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Commerce (BP359)
  • Bachelor of Accounting Professional Practice (BP361)
• be in your first year of study
• be from a regional or rural area
• have moved, or will be moving to Melbourne to attend classes on campus
  
• be maintaining subjects required to enter the Chartered Accountants Program
• be willing to participate in/apply for the Pitcher Partners internship/graduate program
• be available for an interview, if shortlisted*

Preference will be given to applicants who can demonstrate circumstance/s which impact their ability to study, such as:

• receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card  
• living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodiverse
• experiencing personal/family/social difficulties 
• be from an under-represented background such as 
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 
  • were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia 
  • current or former refugee 
  • completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school 

*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.

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.

Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.

Application questions

It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The main application questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers in advance prior to starting the online application.

• What motivated you to choose your RMIT program? Include the steps you have taken to achieve your educational goals.
• 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 are now open.

Applications close 11:59PM Sunday 14 December 2025. No late applications will be accepted.

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

Founded in Melbourne in 1991, Pitcher Partners in an accounting, audit and business advisory firm focused on helping businesses, families and individuals intelligently frame their goals and make the most of their potential.

The firm is establishing the scholarship in memory of David Thomson. David grew up in Geelong, studied accounting at RMIT, and joined Pitcher Partners as a founding staff member, going on to serve as a partner for nearly 30 years. He played a significant role in shaping the firm into the success it is today, and his energy, spirit, and wise counsel touched countless lives throughout his career. This scholarship is to support a promising student to follow in David’s footsteps and reflects his lifelong commitment to nurturing talent and supporting others in achieving their potential – values that remain at the very heart of Pitcher Partners today.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.