RMIT University

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must: be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder; be enrolling 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 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 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 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 the same level of program or higher, e.g. if you plan to study a Bachelor of Architectural Design, you should not have previously completed another bachelor degreeIf you are a certificate IV or diploma student you must also: 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 placeNote: 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.