RMIT University

RMIT Emeritus Professor David Beanland AO Scholarship

Award value: $7000 annually

Level of study: Undergraduate / VET

Nationality: Australian

For Bachelor of Engineering students who can demonstrate academic achievement and other circumstances which impact their study; worth up to $28,000.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa holder; be enrolling full-time in a four year Bachelor of Engineering degree at RMIT in semester 1 2026; be able to demonstrate academic achievement: first year commencing students must have completed year 12 in the previous year with a minimum ATAR of 90*, or students who have already commenced a Bachelor of Engineering degree must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher by semester 2 2025 results release date, or students who are on a direct pathway* from an associate degree into third year must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher in their associate degree by semester 2 2025 results release date, or students who are on a direct pathway* from an advanced diploma into second year, must have completed their advanced diploma in minimum duration and have graduated in semester 2 2025, with competency achieved for all course enrolments; be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as: receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card, living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodivergent, experiencing personal/family/social difficulties, be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT, have 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 Islander, were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australiacurrent or former refugee, completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school, have at least one year of full-time study left to complete in 2026, not have completed the same level of program or higher e.g., if you plan to study a Bachelor of Engineering, you should not have previously completed another bachelor's degree.*And have a program offer by 23 December 2025.