RMIT University

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be an Australian citizen; be commencing full time study in semester 1 2026 in one of the following programs: Associate Degree of Engineering Technology (AD026), Bachelor of Engineering (Advanced Manufacturing and Mechatronics) (Honours) (BH068), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) (BH070); have achieved excellent academic results in Year 12 in your Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) in secondary school in 2025, with either: an ATAR of 60 or greater for Associate degree students, or an ATAR of 85 or greater for Bachelor of Engineering students; 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 neurodiverseexperiencing 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 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, e.g., if you plan to study a Bachelor of Architectural Design, you should not have previously completed another bachelor degree.