For Indigenous students commencing the EMBA or MBA; worth 100% of tuition fees paid
Applications now closed
The scholarship pays 100% of tuition fees for the standard full-time duration of your EMBA/MBA program.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- be an Australian citizen
- be commencing at RMIT Melbourne City Campus in semester 1 2023 in a postgraduate by coursework program in the Graduate School of Business and Law*. Approved programs are:
- be enrolling in a program with a duration of at least one semester of full-time study
- demonstrate a commitment to Indigenous issues
- be passionate about your study and future career
- not have previously completed the same level or program or higher
- 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.
*The scholarship does not include programs through RMIT Online or via Open Universities Australia (OUA).
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.
You will also need to provide your confirmation of Aboriginality by the application close date to the Ngarara Willim Centre by providing either:
- A letter stamped with the common seal and signed by board members of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Land Council or cooperative; OR
- A letter stamped with the common seal and signed by a delegate of an incorporated Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander organisation or cooperative.
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 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?
- Please articulate how you are connected and/or contribute to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications for 2023 are now closed.
It is anticipated that this scholarship will next be offered for Semester 1, 2024, with applications opening November 2023 (to be confirmed).
Applications for 2023 are now closed.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
Funded by the School of Graduate Business and Law, the Indigenous Graduate Business Scholarship has been established to support students achieve their postgraduate educational dreams.
Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.
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.
