RMIT Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:
Be an Australian citizen;
Be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander;
Register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date;
Be relocating or have relocated from a rural/regional area to study in Melbourne in the last four years;

Not currently be receiving an Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship.

In addition to the above:
To be considered for the full value of the scholarship per annum, you must demonstrate financial disadvantage in your scholarship application such as showing documentation that you receive a Government tested low income benefit or have a Centrelink Health Care Card;
You must not be enrolling in an apprenticeship or traineeship program.”

“Applications can be submitted direct to RMIT or through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) however, it is preferred that you apply direct to RMIT for this scholarship.

Before you begin your application, please visit Supporting Your Application for more information about supporting your application with evidence and answering application questions. This also website also provides what are suitable forms of evidence for demonstrating financial disadvantage.

If you are applying as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person you are required to establish eligibility for this scholarship by providing supporting documentation confirming that you are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. Submit your documentation direct to RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre Centre via ngarara@rmit.edu.au by the application close date. Information on suitable forms of confirmation documentation can be found on Ngarara Willim’s eligibility website: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students/support-and-facilities/student-support/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-students/eligibility

If you cannot provide the required confirmation documentation by the due date, please review the RMIT Accommodation Scholarship whose eligibility is based on financial and educational circumstances. “

“This scholarship is paid as a stipend (in fortnightly payments) and not as a lump sum.

For assistance in finding accommodation in Melbourne, visit our accommodation section which advertises various types of rental/shared vacancies.”