Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

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La Trobe University

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: La Trobe University

Scholarship Name: Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

Description: The scholarship provides assistance to Indigenous students commencing tertiary study.

Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass), Enabling course

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). 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 of Indigenous descent. Preference will be given to applicants who need to relocate from rural or remote areas to access an approved higher education enabling course or undergraduate course.

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

Study Location: Australia - VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan VIC: Goulburn-North Eastern VIC: Loddon-Mallee

Closing Date: Mid October

Other Details: Applications to be made online through VTAC.

Scholarship Website: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/indigenous-commonwealth-scholarships (opens in new window)