Macquarie University

Macquarie Education Costs Scholarship

Award value: $6000 annually

Level of study: Undergraduate / VET

Nationality: Australian

Closing date: 08 January 2026

The Macquarie University Education Costs Scholarship assists students from disadvantaged backgrounds who have demonstrated financial hardship with the costs associated with higher education.

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must meet the following criteria: Be an Australian citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa.; Be a commencing or continuing full-time student in an undergraduate degree at Macquarie University.; ble to demonstrate financial hardship; Applicants need to be in receipt of Youth Allowance or any other means tested Commonwealth support payment.; Consideration is given to factors including an Indigenous background, capacity to triumph over hardship, carer responsibilities, rural or remote background, long term disability or medical condition, or ongoing effects of trauma and abuse