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This scholarship supports outstanding students from African countries to pursue their academic goals at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Value and duration
The value of the scholarship is a 20% tuition fee reduction for the duration of the eligible program(s)* as outlined in your offer letter.
Eligibility
In order to qualify for this scholarship you must:
be a citizen of countries in Africa
be an international student holding a valid student visa or plan to apply for a student visa prior to the program commencement
achieve Australian equivalent grade GPA of 2.5 or 70% average or ATAR 75 in your qualifying qualification at the time of application
hold a full or conditional offer letter commencing in 2026 or later in Vocational Education, Associate Degree*, Bachelor’s degree*, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma or Masters by Coursework program
not be an existing RMIT University student (existing ELICOS or Foundation Studies may qualify and will be notified after Foundation Studies completion).
* Exclusions apply to the following programs:
AD023 Associate Degree in Aviation (Professional Pilots)
BP345 Bachelor of Aviation (Pilot Training)
How to apply
- Select an eligible program
- Submit an application to study at RMIT
- No scholarship application is required
Terms and conditions
- The scholarship is made available effective from 3 December 2025.
- The scholarship is only applicable to tuition fees.
- Scholarship selection is based on academic merit.
- The scholarship will be revoked if you no longer hold a student visa.
- The scholarship is only applicable to the eligible program(s) and duration on your initial offer letter.
- Successful applicants will be notified. If you do not receive an outcome, your application has not been successful.
- Successful applicants may be invited to participate and get involved in the RMIT Melbourne Open Day.
- The scholarship will be revoked if you are granted any other RMIT funded scholarship or Australia Awards scholarship covering tuition fees
- Applicants with Foundation Studies packaged offer starting from Feb 2026 may be eligible. A notification will be sent once your Foundation Studies final results are available.
- Applicants should not be in receipt of any other RMIT funded scholarship or Australia Awards scholarship covering tuition fees.
- It's important to note that this scholarship has limited availability and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. To secure your scholarship you must accept your offer and make a deposit payment within 14 days from the date of offer letter.
- Students who are already granted the Academic Merit Scholarship are allowed to change program in future semester, the scholarship will continue apply to a new program as long as a new program is not under the exclusion list above.
For full terms and conditions, please view the International Scholarships Terms and Conditions document.
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