Evelyn Boekemann Scholarship

This scholarship provides up to $9,000 per annum (up to $4,500 per semester) for the standard duration of your vocational education program, and can continue into an associate or bachelor’s degree for the standard duration of that program.

For certificate IV and diploma students, the duration may include a sequence where you articulate from a certificate IV to a diploma, then to an advanced diploma within the same field.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• be able to meet RMIT’s Indigenous Eligibility^*requirements by providing documentation that confirms you are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage by the application close date
• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• be enrolling full-time in Semester 2 at RMIT in a certificate IV, diploma or advanced diploma program in 2026
• be able to demonstrate you 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
• be able to demonstrate circumstance(s) that impact your ability your ability to study, or be from an RMIT priority group, including:
  • living 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 an early school leaver, mature-age student, or you entered university via a TAFE pathway
  • are from a low socioeconomic (low SES) background
  • be from an under-represented background such as having recently completed secondary schooling at a SNAP (School Network Access Program) school

^*Please see the RMIT Indigenous Eligibility page for what supporting documentation is required. For further information contact the Ngarara Willim Centre at iap@rmit.edu.au or on (03) 9925 4885.

It is preferred that you apply direct to RMIT for this scholarship. 

Direct to RMIT applications 

The online application form will be made available here when applications open.  

VTAC applications

Apply online through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) website (www.vtac.edu.au). 

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 meet RMIT's Indigenous Eligibility requirements by providing documentation that confirms you are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage by the application close date.

Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications are now closed.

The dates for the next round of this scholarship are still being confirmed. Please check back at a later date for updates.

Applications are now closed. 

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

Note: If you are undertaking a vocational education program that progresses from a certificate IV and/or diploma to an advanced diploma, this scholarship can continue as you advance. You will need to progress through each program within the standard duration of time it takes to complete the program.

Example - to receive the scholarship for 2 years (four semesters) for studying accounting in Vocational Education:

• First six months: receiving the scholarship while undertaking the Certificate IV in Accounting and Bookkeeping (duration one semester/6 months).
• Second six months: the scholarship continues with you as you progress into the Diploma of Accounting (duration one semester/6 months).
• Third and fourth semesters: the scholarship continues with you as you progress into the Advanced Diploma of Accounting (duration two semesters/one year).

Note: For the scholarship to continue into an associate or bachelor’s degree, you must be accepted into the degree in the semester following the completion of your vocational education program.

This scholarship was made possible by the generous bequest of the late Mrs. Evelyn Boekemann who, in her will, made provision for the establishment of the Evelyn Boekemann Scholarship for the purpose of promoting and encouraging the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.