For Melbourne Cricket Education Academy students undertaking the dual Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership and Management who love sport and can demonstrate circumstances impacting their education; worth 100% of tuition fees paid.
Applications now open
This scholarship provides:
- 100% of tuition fees paid
- 100% of Student Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF) paid
- The opportunity to learn and work within the Melbourne Cricket Education Academy
Up to two scholarships available.
To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder
- be enrolling full-time in Semester 1 and 2 2025 in both of the following programs:
- Diploma of Business (C5406), in the C5406MCE plan
- Diploma of Leadership and Management (C5407), in the C5407MCE plan
- be enrolled full-time for the duration of the scholarship
- 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
- 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 your secondary education at a School Network Access Program school
- be available for an interview if shortlisted*, if an interview is required as part of the selection process
*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.
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
- What motivated you to choose the Melbourne Cricket Education Academy program? Include what you would like to learn from both the RMIT program, and the work experience/coaching offered through Cricket Victoria.
- 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 at 11:59PM on 2 February 2025. No late applications will be accepted.
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.
