For construction and project management students who can demonstrate circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $10,000.
Applications are now closed
This scholarship provides up to $10,000 for one year.
The successful recipient may also be offered paid work and/or professional development opportunities by Donald Cant Watts Corke, in addition to the scholarship.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa holder
- be enrolling full-time in semester 1 and 2 2025 in:
- 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 neurodivergent
- 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
- identify as a woman in a male-dominated field
- 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
- not have completed the same level of program or higher, e.g. if you are studying a Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours), you should not have previously completed another bachelor degree
- be available for an interview if shortlisted*
Preference will be given to applicants who:
- Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- Identify as a woman
- Has moved/will be moving from a rural/regional/interstate area to Melbourne to study at RMIT
- Demonstrate financial hardship
*RMIT has a great range of online career support resources available including a prepare for interviews section. Here you can upload your CV and practice mock interview questions. Visit RMIT’s online career support for how to prepare for interviews.
The link to the 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.
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?
- Discuss an outstanding result you have achieved in your life, how it felt achieving it and what you have learned from it that you carry with you.
Find out more about applying for scholarships.
Applications are now closed.
This scholarship will next be offered for Semester 1 2026, with applications opening August 2025.
View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB).
Donald Cant Watts Corke would appreciate the recipient's agreement to participate in industry events over the course of the year and to be video interviewed so that the scholarship can be promoted, including to future applicants.
Established in 1966, Donald Cant Watts Corke (DCWC) is an Australian based firm providing quantity surveying and cost management services throughout Australia. DCWC specialises in quantity surveying, development, project and asset management, engineering services, strategic development and infrastructure projects.
DCWC supports the continued growth and development of diversity across our business and commitment to their organisational vision of Best People, Outstanding Results, Sustainable Business.
Watch the Donald Cant Watts Corke Scholarship Interview on YouTube.
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.
