Commonwealth Reward Scholarships

Commonwealth Scholarships provide eligible Indigenous higher education students with the general costs of study. 
These include:
Indigenous Commonwealth Reward Scholarship for Commencing Students ($1,000 once-off)
and
Indigenous Commonwealth Reward Scholarship for Continuing Students ($1,300, once a year) 
 

Scholarship details

Value: $1,300 approx. total

Duration: 1 Semester

Application dates

Open all year round

Options


This scholarship is for:

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants

Areas of study:

  • Any Area of Study

At Institution:

  • James Cook University

Study level:

  • Undergraduate
  • Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma

Study Load:

  • Full Time

Location:

  • QLD

Eligibility Criteria

For continuing students:
If you are an Australian citizen and identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and
If you were enrolled full time (minimum 18 credit points in a calendar year) in an undergraduate course in the previous year (including Diploma of Higher Education); and
Have passed all subjects in the previous semester; and
If you are or will be enrolled full time (minimum 18 credit points in a calendar year) in an undergraduate course in 2021 (including Diploma of Higher Education); and
If you have not already completed a Bachelor degree.

For commencing students:
If you are an Australian citizen and identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; and
If you are or will be enrolled full time (minimum 18 credit points in a calendar year) in an undergraduate course in 2021 (including Diploma of Higher Education); and
If you have not already completed a Bachelor degree.

How to Apply

No application is required for this scholarship. Please contact JCU to confirm eligibility.