For Thailand born students studying full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate by coursework program who can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $30,000.
Applications now closed
This scholarship provides up to $10,000 per year for up to three years.
Two scholarships available.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa holder, asylum seeker or an international student
- have been born in Thailand
- be enrolling full-time in semester 1 2024 in an associate or bachelor degree, a graduate certificate, graduate diploma or a masters by coursework program at RMIT University
- 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 permanently migrated to Australia
- current or former refugee
- completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
- be residing in Australia
The online application form will be made available here when 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.
You will need:
- to provide evidence that you were born in Thailand
Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications are now closed.
This scholarship will next be offered for Semester 2, 2025, with applications opening May 2025.
Applications are now closed.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
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.
