Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

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 Contact Details

 Contact Department:  Scholarships Unit

 Contact Phone:  61 3 94792014

 Contact Email:  scholarships@latrobe.edu.au

 Contact Postal Address:  Kingsbury Drive, Bundoora, VIC 3086 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  La Trobe University

 Provider Phone:  61 3 94791111

 Provider Fax:  61 3 94791464

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