RMIT University

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder; be from an interstate or rural/regional area within Australia and moving/moved to Melbourne for the first time to study at one of RMIT’s Melbourne campuses in semester 1 2026, or moving/moved a distance greater than 90 minutes from your home location to study for the first time at RMIT’s Bendigo campus in semester 1 2026; be commencing study in semester 1 2026 in a certificate IV, diploma, undergraduate degree or postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT; be enrolling in a program with a duration of at least one semester; be able to demonstrate financial hardship such as: receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card; be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as: living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodiverse, experiencing personal/family/social difficultieshave previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state, be from an under-represented background such as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanderwere born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia, current or former refugee, completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school; have not previously completed a program at the same level of study or higher.If you are a certificate IV or diploma student you must: have a government-subsidised place; not be enrolled in an apprenticeship or traineeship program.If you are a degree or honours student you must: have a Commonwealth supported place