Cedar Pacific UniLodge Melbourne City Accommodation Scholarship

Value and duration

In 2023 the scholarship will be paid in the form of a rental subsidy for:

a studio queen at UniLodge Melbourne City worth $26,988. After the subsidy of $18,892, successful recipients will be required to pay rent of $155.70 per week for 52 weeks, a total of $8,096.

Eligibility

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 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 from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
be able to demonstrate financial disadvantage such as:
- receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
- 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.

How to apply

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. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Open date

Applications for 2023 are now closed.

This scholarship will next be offered for Semester 1, 2024, with applications opening August 2023.

Close date

Applications for 2023 are now closed.

Terms and conditions

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

Additional charges

Bond: Recipients will be required to pay 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 UniLodge Melbourne City prior to moving in. The bond must be lodged with the Residential Tenancies Bond Authority (RTBA). The RTBA will hold the bond in trust until the end of the lease. This will be refunded at the end of the tenancy agreement following an apartment inspection and clearance of all relevant payments to the accommodation provider.

Departure Cleaning Fee: Recipients will be charged a departure cleaning fee at the end of their tenancy.

If a recipient chooses to terminate their Residential Tenancy Agreement prior to the lease end date, they must continue to pay all rent charges until a new resident can be secured or the Residential Tenancy Agreement ends, whichever comes first.