Dr Glenn Baxter Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship provides up to $25,000 for one year; with up to $15,000 to assist with tuition fees, and the remainder paid as a stipend via fortnightly payments to assist with living/study expenses.

One scholarship available.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder
• be enrolling full-time in semester 1 and 2 2025 in your third year of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Aviation) (BP070) 
• not be undertaking pilot training

Preference will be given to applicants who:

• have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher as of the official results release date for semester 2 2024
• 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 neurodivergent
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties 
  • being 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
  • being 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

Complete the online application by the close date. Partial applications will not be assessed.

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.

Application questions

If you are shortlisted for the scholarship, you will be contacted to answer further application questions. Please check the email address you nominate in your scholarship application form at least twice per week. It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers in advance.

• 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?

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications are now open.

Applications close 11:59PM Sunday 8 December 2024. Late submissions will not be assessed.

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions.

Dr Glenn Baxter was a former Senior Lecturer at RMIT and was instrumental in establishing the curriculum for the Aviation course. Glenn also became a Honorary Research Fellow at the Suan Dusit University, Thailand. Prior to his academic career Glenn spent over 30 years in management roles with several Australian and International Airlines. Since his retirement from RMIT he continued to research and regularly publish journal articles on a range of airport and airline related topics. Glenn had a book published in 2023 on AI-based passenger forecasting utilising six airports throughout the world.

After a life dedicated to Aviation, Glenn unexpectedly died in 2023 at the age of 67. In memory of Glenn and to honour Glenn’s legacy, his sister Julie has established the Dr Glenn Baxter Memorial Scholarship.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.