For Indigenous students enrolling full-time in their second year of an undergraduate degree who can demonstrate financial hardship and other circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $20,000.
Applications opening 16 May 2025
This scholarship provides:
2 x up to two-year scholarship of up to $5,000 per semester
- Semester 2 2025 scholarship value;
- If the successful recipient has a Semester 1 2025 program GPA of 3.0 or greater, they will receive $5,000 for Semester 2 2025
- If the successful recipient has a Semester 1 2025 program GPA of lower than 3.0, they will receive $3,750 for Semester 2 2025
- Semester 1 2026 onwards scholarship value;
- If the successful recipient has an annual program GPA of 3.0 or greater (based on previous years official results release date), they will receive up to $10,000 per annum (up to $5000 per semester)
- If the successful recipient has an annual program GPA of lower than 3.0 (based on previous years official results release date), they will receive $7,500 per annum ($3750 per semester)
Approved part-time students will be paid at a half-rate.
Two scholarships available.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- be an Australian citizen
- register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date
- be enrolling full-time in semester 2 2025 in your second year of an associate or bachelor degree, having completed between 96 - 156 credit points in your program (part-time students with extenuating circumstances will also be considered)
- be able to demonstrate financial hardship such as:
- receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
- be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
- living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodivergent
- experiencing difficult family/social circumstances
- 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 completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
Preference will be given to students who are studying in the following disciplines: information technology, STEM (science, technology, engineering, maths), business.
The link to the online 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.
You will need:
to confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre prior to the application close date
Please visit Supporting Your Application for more information.
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications are now closed. Applications for Semester 2 2025 will open on 16 May 2025.
Applications are now closed.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
Specific terms and conditions for successful recipients include:
- Submit a report each semester as requested
- Make satisfactory academic progress each semester for the scholarship to continue
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.
