Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship

About this scholarship

Each year the Australian National University may offer a number of awards known as the Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship with the objective to assist Indigenous students with relocation and accommodation costs when moving from rural or regional areas or for those who are required to move out of the family home to study at the University.

SUMMARY

SCHOLARSHIP TYPE

Access

VALUE

$ 7,500

per annum

5 on offer

Payments made per semester

Payments made for 3 years

APPLICATION PERIOD

03-Mar-2025 to 15-May-2025

Student types
Domestic, Current, Prospective
Student levels
Flexible double degree, Undergraduate, Honours, Master Degree, Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research, Graduate Certificate
Number of scholarships awarded
5 on offer
Selection bases
Financial hardship, Regional, rural or remote
Ongoing eligibility
Continuation based on academic performance

Field of study

All

Eligibility

The Award is available to a commencing or continuing ANU student who:

is a domestic student; and
identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person; and
receives an offer of admission to or is currently enrolled in an undergraduate, postgraduate or research degree offered by the University; and
has relocated from a regional or rural area (as defined by the ASGS Remoteness Areas - 2016) to study at the University; or
is required to live on campus and/or move out of the family home in order to study at the University; and
is able to demonstrate low socio-economic status either:
- by receiving a means-tested Commonwealth income support payment (such as Austudy, ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance, etc.); or
- on the basis of an assessment conducted by or on behalf of the eligible scholarship provider.

Additional information

The scholarship offers a stipend of $7,500 per annum paid in equal instalments at the beginning of each semester for up to 3 years.

All applicants applying for admission through the ANU Admission Scholarship and Accommodation Application System will be automatically considered for the Award based on them meeting the eligibility criteria and electing to be considered for scholarships.

Where there are no eligible direct applicants or where the pool of eligible direct applicants has been exhausted, the Award may be offered to a current eligible undergraduate, postgraduate or research student or an eligible applicant to the University.

When you apply directly to ANU for admission as a domestic undergraduate student, you will have the opportunity to be considered for this opportunity within the same application. Other such support options are enlisted on the Direct application scholarships page.

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