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MTC Indigenous Relocation Scholarship
Moondani Toombadool Centre will be supporting Indigenous undergraduate or postgraduate student to assist with relocation costs or accommodation costs to begin their degree with Swinburne.
Scholarships will be awarded in a one-off payment and recipients must not be in receipt of or eligible for an ICAS scholarship or Relocation scholarship
Scholarship details
Application dates
Open all year round
How to apply
Externally managed. Apply at https://www.swinburne.edu.au/study/options/scholarships/438/mtc-indigenous-relocation-scholarship/
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This scholarship is for:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants
Financial equity
Remote/rural studentsAreas of study:
- Any Area of Study
At Institution:
- Swinburne University of Technology
Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Honours, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma
- Postgraduate coursework
- Postgraduate research
Study Load:
- Full Time
Location:
- NSW
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
– have lived in a regional or remote area of Australia within the last 4 years and need to relocate to undertake current study;
– confirm you are of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage by submitting a Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Heritage certificate (COA) with their scholarship application or a certified Statutory Declaration (State Dec) declaring that the individual applying for the scholarship is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and/or is accepted as such by the community in which you live, or have formerly lived;
– be a commencing Swinburne student in the applicable year;
– enrolled full-time;
– be studying on campus.
Have experienced one or more of the below, which may have hindered access to education;
– financial hardship;
– personal hardship;
– located in a regional, rural or remote area;
– first in family to attend university.
How to Apply
Please submit your personal statement (500 words) addressing the points that have hindered your access to education and explain your financial position and outline how this scholarship will be used to secure accommodation. Please also include the area in which you are relocating from.
Provide a character reference from someone such as a current or past employer.
Then please fill out the online application form, which can be found here, and submit all the supporting documents.