For an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander student in an undergraduate business, accounting or commerce degree who can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $50,000.
Applications now closed
This scholarship provides up to $10,000 per year for up to five years.
One scholarship available.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- be enrolling full-time in your first-year in semester 1 2026 (or part-time with exceptional circumstances), in one of the following programs*:
- 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 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 completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
*Students in a double degree that includes any of the above programs (for example, Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business) are also eligible.
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. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.
You will need:
to confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre prior to the application close date
Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.
Application questions
If you are shortlisted for the scholarship, you will be contacted to answer further application questions. Please check the email address you nominate in your scholarship application form at least twice per week. It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers in advance.
- What motivated you to choose your RMIT program? Include the steps you have taken to acheive your educational goals.
- What your future career aspirations?
- What current challenges do you face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you to overcome this?
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications are now closed.
Applications are now closed.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
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.
