Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Newcastle
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 higher education.
Study Level: 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). 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: The scholarships are open to commencing Indigenous Australians of low socio-economic status who are enrolled in an undergraduate course of study as full-time Commonwealth-supported students. Applicants will be given priority if they are from a rural or regional area and have not previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course).
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – NSW: Hunter
Scholarship Website: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/scholarships/details?id=IAS (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Scholarships Officer
Contact Phone: 61 2 49216404
Contact Fax: 61 2 49216937
Contact Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Newcastle
Provider Phone: 61 2 49215000
Provider Fax: 61 2 49601766
Provider Website: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ (opens in new window)