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Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  University of Tasmania
 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, Educational disadvantage, Rural and isolated area resident
 Study Location:  Australia – TAS: North TAS: North West TAS: South
 Closing Date:  31 October

Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Title:  Tasmania Scholarship Office
 Contact Phone:  61 1300 361928
 Contact Postal Address:  Tasmania Scholarship Office, Private Bag 48, Hobart, TAS 7001 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  University of Tasmania
 Provider Phone:  61 3 62262999
 Provider Fax:  61 3 62262018
 Provider Website:  http://www.utas.edu.au (opens in new window)