Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

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Murdoch University

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: Murdoch University

Scholarship Name: Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

Description: The scholarships provide eligible Indigenous commencing students with a once-only payment to assist with the expenses associated with relocation from a remote or rural area and higher education study.

Study Level: Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Study Fields: General

Support Type: Equity Scholarship

Offer Frequency: Annual

Annual Amount: $4,823

Annual Comment: The scholarship provides a one-off payment of $4,823 (2015 rate) to assist with costs of relocation and essential study equipment. Recipients will also be awarded an Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship, and, where applicable, an Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship.

Length: 1 year(s)

Gender: Co-Ed

Eligibility: Applicants must: be Indigenous Australians of low socio-economic status; be enrolled or will be enrolling at Murdoch University full-time in an undergraduate course or K-Track or OnTrack or a Graduate Diploma of Education as a Commonwealth Supported student; and be studying for their first higher level award or degree (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course).

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

Study Location: Australia - WA: Perth Metropolitan

Other Details: Applicants will be given priority if they are from a rural or regional area.

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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