Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

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Murdoch University

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: Murdoch University

Scholarship Name: Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

Description: The Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS) are available to Indigenous students to assist with the high costs of relocating to undertake higher education. While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.

Study Level: Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree (Pass), Enabling course, Graduate Diploma

Study Fields: General

Support Type: Equity Scholarship

Offer Frequency: Multiple/year

Annual Amount: $5,087

Annual Comment: The scholarship is valued at $5,087 per year (2015 rate: indexed annually) for a maximum of 4 years.

Length: 4 year(s)

Gender: Co-Ed

Eligibility: Applicants must: be Indigenous Australian citizens of low socio-economic status not living with natural or adoptive parents; be commencing or undertaking a tertiary preparation program, associate degree, undergraduate program, or a graduate diploma in an area of National Priority as a full-time Commonwealth supported student on campus; be from a remote or regional area for at least three years prior to enrolment; and have not previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course).Tenure is dependent on satisfactory progress.

Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Rural and isolated area resident

Study Location: Australia - WA: Perth Metropolitan

Scholarship Website: http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Student-life/Finances/Undergraduate-scholarships/Scholarships-for-Indigenous-students/ (opens in new window)

Scholarship Contact Details

Contact Title: Student Financial Support Office

Contact Department: Student Services

Contact Phone: 61 8 93602733

Contact Fax: 61 8 93606502

Contact Email:

Provider Details

Provider Name: Murdoch University

Provider Phone: 61 8 93606000

Provider Fax: 61 8 93606502

Provider Website: http://www.murdoch.edu.au/ (opens in new window)

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