Foundation Study Bursaries

English to Foundation Studies Pathway Bursary

If you plan to study an English language pathway to an RMIT Foundation Studies course in 2025, you may qualify for our English Pathway to Foundation Studies Pathway Bursary.

Students studying an English Language pathway to an RMIT Foundation Studies Course in 2025 may be eligible to receive a 20% bursary on their English language course.

The English to Foundation Studies Pathway Bursary is available to offshore students from the following regions.  

  • China, Hong Kong SAR  
  • South-East Asia (Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia) 
  • North Asia (Taiwan, Japan and South Korea)  

Value and Duration

A 20% bursary (tuition fee reduction) to an English for Academic Purposes (EAP) English Language pathways program with a study period between 4 July 2025 – September 2026.

How to apply

Choose an eligible course

Choose an eligible course to study at RMIT which you can package with EAP/and or Foundation Studies.

Submit your application

Submit an application to study at RMIT and indicate in the application form that you would like to package EAP/and or Foundation Studies.

After your application

If you are successful, you will receive an offer letter with the bursary details outlined.

If you have already accepted an offer

If you have already accepted an offer, the Bursary will be applied to your Academic English/Foundation Studies Business Programs when you accept the offer. Any excess prepaid tuition fees will be transferred to your formal RMIT University course. 

Open date

Applications are open now.

Terms and Conditions

  1. The bursary is only available to students who have applied from outside Australia 
  2. You must have an ELICOS + RMIT Foundation Studies + RMIT award course package offer. 
  3. The 20% ELICOS bursary will be applied to your English for Academic Purposes tuition fees for a study period from 4 July 2025 – September 2026.
  4. The bursary is available to citizens of Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines,  Indonesia, China, Hong Kong SAR, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

 

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RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business.