Halim Family Women in Science Scholarship

This scholarship provides $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester) for the standard duration of program.

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
• identify as a woman
• be enrolling full-time in semester 2 2025 in one of the following programs:
  • Bachelor of Science (BP229)
  • Bachelor of Science (BP350)
  • Bachelor of Space Science (BP330)
  • Bachelor of Geospatial Science (Honours) (BH117)
  • Bachelor of Information Technology (Professional) (BP349)
  • Bachelor of Surveying (Honours) (BH116)
  • Bachelor of Data Science (BP340)
  • Bachelor of Data Science (Professional) (BP348)
  • Bachelor of Science (Applied Mathematics and Statistics) (BP083)
  • Bachelor of Science (Food Technology and Nutrition) (BP199)
  • Bachelor of Environmental Science (BP192)
  • Bachelor of Science (Biotechnology) (BP226)
• be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your 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 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
    • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
    • were born overseas, are from a non-English speaking background and recently migrated to Australia
    • are a current or former refugee
    • have completed your secondary education at a Schools Network Access Program school.

 

The application form is available here. 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.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications are now open.

Applications close 2PM Monday 16 June 2025. No late applications will be accepted.

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

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.