For students who identify as a woman in their third year of the Bachelor of Architectural Design or first year of the Master of Architecture; worth up to $20,000.
Applications opening 1 August 2025
This scholarship provides up to $10,000 per annum.
- Bachelor of Architectural Design students can receive it for up to two years.
- Master of Architecture students can receive it for up to one year.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- identify as a woman
- have resided in Australia for less than ten years
- be enrolling full-time in semester 1 and 2 in 2026, in either:
- your third year of the Bachelor of Architectural Design (BP250), or
- your first year of the Master of Architecture (MC163) (by coursework)
- have a Grade Point Average (GPA) to date of 2.5 or higher in the Bachelor of Architectural Design at the end of semester 2 2025
The link to the application form will be provided here once applications open.
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.
- If you studied your undergraduate degree at an institute other than RMIT, please upload a copy of your academic transcript (if applicable, for those commencing their Master of Architecture program).
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 you future plans and career aspirations?
- What current challenges do you face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you overcome this?
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications are now closed. The next round of applications for 2026 will open in 1 August 2025.
Applications for 2025 are now closed.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
The Irana Turynska Scholarship is made available by the generous bequest of the late Irana Turynska, an RMIT alumnus who studied architecture.
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.
