Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

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Swinburne University of Technology

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: Swinburne University of Technology

Scholarship Name: Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

Description: The Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship aims to improve higher education access for Indigenous people, particularly those who need to relocate from regional and remote areas, through payments to assist with accommodation costs.

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

Study Fields: General

Support Type: Equity Scholarship

Offer Frequency: Annual

Annual Amount: $5,087

Annual Comment: The scholarship value in 2015 is $2,543.50 per semester and is indexed each year by the government. This scholarship is available for up to 8 payment cycles.

Length: 4 year(s)

Gender: Co-Ed

Eligibility: Applicants must: be of Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander descent; be enrolled in a full-time undergraduate degree at Swinburne in 2015; be able to demonstrate low socio-economic status or financial disadvantage; and have lived or studied in a regional or remote area of Australia within the 4 years immediately preceding the commencement of the current course of study.

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

Study Location: Australia - VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan

Other Details: Application must be made through VTAC by completing the VTAC Scholarship Application which is available through the VTAC user account.

Scholarship Website: http://www.future.swinburne.edu.au/scholarships/53/indigenous-commonwealth-accommodation-scholarships--i-cas- (opens in new window)

Scholarship Contact Details

Contact Title: Scholarships and Prizes

Contact Department: Student Administration

Contact Email:

Provider Details

Provider Name: Swinburne University of Technology

Provider Phone: 61 3 92148000

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

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