Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS) - PRESERVED UGCL1000

Key

Scholarship Details

Stage

High school leavers, First year students, Second year students, Third year and above

Opens

22/06/2016

Closing Date

See below

Value

$5,199
3 Scholarship(s) available
For up to 4 years

Residency

Aus Citizen/Aus Permanent Resident

Outline

This scholarship was established to assist Indigenous students access higher education particularly those who have to relocate to undertake tertiary studies at UNSW.

Commonwealth Scholarships are distributed by the Australian Government to institutions on the basis of their proportion of full-time low income students.

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship, an applicant must meet the eligibility criteria as outlined in the Commonwealth Scholarship guidelines.

As a general guideline (applicable in 2016), applicants must:

• An Australian Indigenous student enrolled full-time in your first undergraduate degree.
• Demonstrate financial need through receipt of Centrelink benefits
• Able to provide proof of residency in a regional or remote area for at least two years prior to commencing university.

Selection

Scholarships are allocated to eligible applicants on a competitive basis.

To be considered for a scholarship, applicants must submit a UAC Undergraduate Equity Scholarship application by Tuesday 12 July 2016

The next Commonwealth Scholarship offer round UNSW will be participating in is 21 July.

Interviews

Interviews are not required for this Scholarship.

You are not able to apply for this scholarship through My Application Online - UNSW Scholarships.

Application is through the UAC.

This application is accessible here.