For students enrolled full-time in a media and communication program who can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $15,000.
Applications now closed
This scholarship provides up to $5,000 per year for the standard duration of program.
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 and 2 2025 at RMIT in a program within the School of Media and Communication
- be studying a bachelor degree program
- 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
- 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 good academic standing.
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.
Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.
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).
The Victor Greenhalgh Scholarship, first awarded in 2004, was established by Dr Bob Isherwood, an RMIT alumnus. He has an advertising career spanning more than three decades, including his time as Worldwide Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi. He has won many prestigious awards including being named Australia’s leading Creative Director.
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.
