Journal Accommodation Support Scholarship

*All leases are for 48 weeks from February 2023 to January 2024 and include the summer vacation period. If you wish to return home during this period, you would still be liable to pay rent until the end of your agreement.

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
• be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
• be enrolling full time in semester 1 2023 in a certificate IV, diploma, degree or postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT
• not already be committed to a student accommodation provider under a lease agreement in 2023
• 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
  • having a long-term medical condition or disability
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
  • 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 background and recently migrated to Australia
    • current or former refugee
    • completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
• have not previously commenced or completed a program at the same level of study or higher

If you are a certificate IV or diploma student, you must:

• have a government-subsidised place
• not be enrolling in an apprenticeship or traineeship program

Preference will be given to students commencing a program at RMIT for the first time.

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.

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 August 2023.

Applications for 2023 are now closed.

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

Bond: Successful recipients will be required to pay 2 weeks advance rent to secure their booking and a bond equal to 4 weeks rent in line with the requirements of the Rental Tenancies Act (Vic.) 1997 and sign a residential tenancy agreement with Journal. They will also be required to cover additional costs in the same manner as other Journal residents, such as food, phone and laundry.

If you are paying rent and want to cancel your lease agreement, you are required to continue paying all your rent charges until a new resident can be secured or the contract ends, whichever comes first.

About Journal Student Living

Moving to Melbourne

Quotes from past recipients:

"When I received a scholarship to live at Journal, I felt extremely excited to begin a new chapter of my life. I felt incredibly grateful and relieved that I did not have to decide whether I was going to put financial stress on my family by paying full price to live in Melbourne or travel from Ballarat to Brunswick everyday." - Bachelor of Fashion (Design) (Honours)

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.