Ngarara Willim Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship

This scholarship provides up to $3,000 (full-time) or $1,500 (part-time) per semester, for one year.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• be enrolling full-time in a postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT in semester 1 2023 (or studying part-time)
• 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
  • having a long-term medical condition or disability 
  • 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
• have at least one semester of your program left to complete
• be able to demonstrate participation in your local, indigenous and/or university community
• be passionate about your study and future career

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

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 Semester 1, 2023 are now closed.

It is anticipated that this scholarship will next be offered for Semester 2, 2023, with applications opening May 2023.

Applications for Semester 1, 2023 are now closed.

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

Coursework Scholarships Office or Ngarara Willim Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.