Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  Charles Sturt 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 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:  Applicants must: be Indigenous Australians who are enrolled in their first undergraduate course of study as full-time Commonwealth-supported students; be able to provide proof of low income; and have not previously received the Indigenous Access Scholarship. Preference will be given to applicants from a rural or regional area. Tenure is dependent on continuing to meet the enrolment criteria and low income eligibility.

 Target Group:  Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Rural and isolated area resident

 Study Location:  Australia – NSW: Central West NSW: Riverina

 Closing Date:  Early January


Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Title:  Scholarships Officer

 Contact Phone:  61 2 60519849


 Contact Postal Address:  PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  Charles Sturt University

 Provider Phone:  61 2 63384834

 Provider Fax:  61 2 63384834

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