RMIT University

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be an Australian citizen; identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander; register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date; be from an interstate or rural/regional area within Australia and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT in semester 1 2026, or be residing in an area that is 90 minutes or more by public transport to your campus of study; be enrolling in semester 1 2026 in a certificate IV, diploma, undergraduate degree or postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT; 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, have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state, be from an under-represented background such as completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school, have not previously completed a program at the same level of study or higherIn addition to the above: to be considered for the full value of the scholarship per annum, you must demonstrate financial hardship in your scholarship application; such as showing documentation that you receive a government tested low income benefit or have a Centrelink Health Care Card; you must not be enrolling in an apprenticeship or traineeship programNote: If you have already been enrolled at RMIT for the minimum number of credit points or years to graduate (standard full-time duration), you are ineligible to apply for this scholarship.