Coursework scholarships open this month

See the coursework scholarships administered by RMIT that are open for applications this month.

Coursework scholarships

Scholarships for certificate IV, diploma and associate, bachelor and postgraduate by coursework students.

Study level: VE = certificate IV, diploma and advanced diploma programs, UGRD = associate and bachelor's degree programs, PGRD = postgraduate by coursework programs (graduate certificate, graduate diploma, master's by coursework, and juris doctor)

Who can apply: AS = Asylum seeker, AUS = Australian citizen, AUS PHV = Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder, AUS PR = Australian permanent resident, INT = International student visa holder, NZ = New Zealand citizen.

View the individual scholarship for specific program eligibility.

Scholarship Value Study level  Opening date Closing date

Commonwealth Prac Payment (CPP)

For Bachelor/Master of Education, Nursing or Social Work students undertaking mandatory full-time practicum placements/work integrated learning (WIL)

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

up to $331.65 per week

UGRD

PGRD

Now open 14 December 2025

Australian Dairy Blends Scholarship

For students enrolling full-time in a food technology and nutrition/business program

Who can apply: AUS

up to $11,958 UGRD Now open 5 December 2025

Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) Scholarship

For students who identify as a woman commencing a Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) degree at RMIT with high ATAR results

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PR, NZ

$5,000 UGRD Now open 5 December 2025

Bachelor of Project Management (Honours) Scholarship

For students who identify as a woman commencing a Bachelor of Project Management (Honours) degree at RMIT with high ATAR results

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PR, NZ

$5,000 UGRD Now open 5 December 2025

Bachelor of Property Development, Investment and Valuation (Honours) Scholarship

For students who identify as a woman commencing a Bachelor of Property Development, Investment and Valuation (Honours) degree at RMIT with high ATAR results

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PR, NZ

$5,000 UGRD Now open 5 December 2025

Hay and Backman Logistics Scholarship

For students enrolled in supply chain and logistics programs

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR

up to $10,000

VE

UGRD

PGRD

Now open 7 December 2025

RMIT Welcome and the Sam and Nina Narodowski Asylum Seeker Scholarships

For people seeking asylum enrolling in a vocational or undergraduate program

Who can apply: AS

up to $15,000

VE

UGRD

Now open 10 December 2025

David Thomson Scholarship for Accounting, supported by Pitcher Partners

For commencing Bachelor of Accounting students from a rural/regional area

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

up to $50,000 UGRD Now open 14 December 2025

STEM Women in Computing Technologies Scholarship

For students who identify as a woman commencing a bachelor's in computer science, data science, information technology or software engineering

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR

up to $20,000 UGRD Now open 14 December 2025

STEM Women in Engineering Scholarship

For students who identify as a woman commencing a Bachelor of Engineering

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR

up to $20,000 UGRD Now open 14 December 2025

Indigenous Resource Grant

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students to assist with various costs that may impede the continuation of study

Who can apply: AUS

up to $3,000

VE

UGRD

PGRD

Now open 2025 applications may close at any time due to funding availability 

Maternal Child and Health Nursing (MCHN) Scholarship

For Graduate Diploma in Child and Family Health Nursing students who are Division 1 nurses and midwives

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

up to $8,300 PGRD Now open 11 January 2026

George Alexander Foundation Scholarship

For commencing bachelor degree students with academic ability, leadership potential and a passion for community involvement

Who can apply: AUS

up to $30,000 UGRD Now open 12 January 2026

Westpac Young Technologists Scholarship

For students commencing a technology-related degree

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR

up to $15,000 UGRD Now open 13 January 2026 5PM

Gavin Teague Memorial Scholarship

For students enrolled in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program who can demonstrate artistic merit and circumstances which impact their study

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PR, INT

up to $1,300 UGRD Now open 26 January 2026

Mason Family Trust Scholarship

For commencing Bachelor of Fine Arts students who can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR

up to $30,000 UGRD Now open 26 January 2026

Essendon Education Academy Community Scholarship

For Essendon Education Academy students undertaking the dual Diploma of Business with the Diploma of Leadership and Management who love sport and can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

100% of tuition fees paid VE Now open 1 February 2026

Melbourne Cricket Education Academy Community Scholarship

For Melbourne Cricket Education Academy students undertaking the dual Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership and Management who love sport and can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

100% of tuition fees paid VE Now open 1 February 2026

NHP Women in Electrical Engineering Scholarship

For women in their third or fourth year of electrical engineering with a GPA of 2.5 or higher

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR

up to $15,000 UGRD Now open 8 February 2026

Rural Grant

For diploma and undergraduate degree students from a farming background

Who can apply: AUS

up to $5,000 UGRD Now open 15 February 2026

Mainfreight Scholarship

For students enrolled in their final year of a Bachelor of Business degree

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

$8,000 UGRD Now open 15 February 2026

McMullen Nolan Group (MNG) Geospatial Science and Surveying Scholarship

For third and fourth year geospatial science and surveying students

Who can apply: AUS, AUS PHV, AUS PR, NZ

$5,000 UGRD Now open 1 March 2026

Jillian Weaven Scholarship

For Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander students in a business or law program

Who can apply: AUS

up to $10,000

VE

UGRD

PGRD

Now open 11 March 2026

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