RMIT University

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or an Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder; be enrolling full-time in semester 1/flexi-enrolment between January to June in a certificate III, certificate IV, diploma or undergraduate degree program at RMIT in 2026; commencing your program at RMIT in semester 1 2026 (with no prior RMIT enrolment)*; 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 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 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; not have previously completed a program at the same level or higher; not have previously received a notebook or funds for a notebook from RMITPostgraduate by coursework students are ineligible.*Note: A very limited number of RMIT Equity Notebook Grants may be awarded to those who meet the above criteria but commenced earlier than January 2026.