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: scholarships@murdoch.edu.au
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)