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Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship
The Commonwealth of Australia provides funds under the Indigenous Student Success Program to improve higher education access, encourage Indigenous people to undertake an undergraduate course or an approved postgraduate course at The University of Western Australia and increase higher education participation and success for Indigenous people.
Scholarship details
Application dates
How to apply
Externally managed. Apply at https://www.uwa.edu.au/study/scholarship-listing/indigenous-commonwealth-accommodation-scholarship-f525291
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This scholarship is for:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants
Financial equity
Academic merit
Remote/rural studentsAreas of study:
- Any Area of Study
At Institution:
- University of Western Australia
Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate coursework
- Postgraduate research
Study Load:
- Full Time
Location:
- WA
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for a scholarship, an applicant must:
Be a domestic student;
Be an Australian Indigenous person;
Be from a regional or remote area of Australia;
Be experiencing financial hardship;
Have not completed the requirements of a course or study regarded by the University to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian bachelor’s award, unless such award is a prerequisite of the current undergraduate course of study;
Not be in receipt of an Indigenous CAS from another provider or have received an Indigenous CAS in previous years for the maximum duration of eight semesters;
Have applied for admission and/or received an offer of a place, or be enrolled in:
(i) an undergraduate course;
(ii) a graduate diploma;
(iii) an approved postgraduate course.
Be a domestic student;
Be an Australian Indigenous person;
Be from a regional or remote area of Australia;
Be experiencing financial hardship;
Have not completed the requirements of a course or study regarded by the University to be equivalent to or higher than an Australian bachelor’s award, unless such award is a prerequisite of the current undergraduate course of study;
Not be in receipt of an Indigenous CAS from another provider or have received an Indigenous CAS in previous years for the maximum duration of eight semesters;
Have applied for admission and/or received an offer of a place, or be enrolled in:
(i) an undergraduate course;
(ii) a graduate diploma;
(iii) an approved postgraduate course.
How to Apply
Applications are called for by Coursework Scholarships and Prizes and must be submitted by the advertised closing date.
Further Information
Selection criteria:
Academic achievement: determined by the applicant’s Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (‘ATAR’) or equivalent ATAR as determined by the University.
Educational disadvantage: includes, but is not limited to, distance, economic disadvantage, cultural differences, disability or ongoing medical conditions, or responsibility for the care of children, the ill or the elderly. A medical practitioner’s report is required to support disability or ongoing medical conditions.
Academic achievement: determined by the applicant’s Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (‘ATAR’) or equivalent ATAR as determined by the University.
Educational disadvantage: includes, but is not limited to, distance, economic disadvantage, cultural differences, disability or ongoing medical conditions, or responsibility for the care of children, the ill or the elderly. A medical practitioner’s report is required to support disability or ongoing medical conditions.