RMIT Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

RMIT Indigenous Study Support Scholarship

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students; worth up to $3,000.

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Semester 1 applicants: the RMIT Indigenous Study Support Scholarship provides $3,000 for one year for full-time study and $1,500 for one year for part-time study, paid as a stipend via fortnightly payments.

Semester 2 applicants: the RMIT IndigenousStudy Support Scholarship provides $1,500 for one semester for full-time study and $750 for one semester for part-time study, paid as a stipend via fortnightly payments.

A limited number of scholarships will be offered for the standard full-time duration of your program.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

  • identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
  • be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
  • 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 in semester 1 2023 in a certificate IV, diploma, degree or postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT
  • be enrolling in a program with a duration of at least one semester
  • not have previously completed the same level of program, e.g., if you plan to study the Bachelor of Architecture, you should not have completed another Bachelor degree.

If you are a certificate IV student, you must also not be enrolling in an apprenticeship or traineeship program.

Note: if you have already been enrolled at RMIT for the minimum number of credit points or years to graduate (standard full-time duration), you are ineligible to apply for this scholarship.

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

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

Supporting documentation

Before you begin your application, please visit Supporting Your Application for more information about supporting your application with evidence and answering application questions.

You will need:

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications for Semester 1, 2023 are now closed.

This scholarship will next be offered for Semester 2, 2023, with applications opening 15 May 2023.

Applications for Semester 1, 2023 are now closed.

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

Successful recipients are paid this scholarship as a stipend (fortnightly payments) and not as a lump sum. It is impractical to expect to use this scholarship to pay tuition fees.

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.

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