Indigenous Relocation and Accommodation Scholarship

To provide Indigenous students from regional and remote areas access with financial assistance towards the cost of relocating to support their academic success.

This scholarship is for:

Open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students Only

Areas of study:
Any Area of Study
At Institution:
  • University of Technology Sydney
Study Level:
  • Enabling Foundation and Preparatory Courses
  • Postgraduate Coursework
  • Undergraduate
Study Load:
Full Time
Location:
NSW
Eligibility Criteria:

To be eligible for the scholarship an applicant must:

  • be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide either:
    • a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or
    • a UTS statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant’s community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; and
  • be intending to enrol, or currently enrolled, in an eligible course
  • be relocating from a regional or remote area* to attend UTS; and
  • not be in receipt of other Commonwealth funding which may make them ineligible for this Scholarship
How to Apply

Applications for this scholarship are currently open.  To apply please complete the online Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarship.
Further Information

Selection Process
  • Recipients are selected based on meeting the eligibility criteria.
  • Applicants that meet the eligibility criteria are not guaranteed a Scholarship as the number available is based on Commonwealth funding available to UTS each year.
  • For undergraduate students, preference is given to students commencing, or enrolled in, their first undergraduate course.
  • Continuing students that have not maintained a minimum pass average (minimum WAM 50) in the previous session may not be considered for the Scholarship.
$6000 approx. total
1 Year
Open