Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Monash University
Scholarship Name: Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)
Description: The Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS) are available to Indigenous students to assist with the high costs of relocating to undertake higher education. While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.
Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass), Enabling course, Graduate Diploma
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Accommodation Scholarship, Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Annual
Annual Amount: $5,087
Annual Comment: The scholarship is valued at $5,087 per year (2015 rate: indexed annually) for a maximum of 4 years.
Length: 4 year(s)
Gender: Co-Ed
Eligibility: Applicants must: be Indigenous Australian citizens experiencing financial disadvantage; be full-time undergraduate students commencing or undertaking study in a Commonwealth Supported Place including the Diploma of Tertiary Studies or Graduate Diploma of Education at a Monash campus in Australia; be from a rural or regional area four years prior to commencing the course; and have not previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course). Selection based on need. Tenure is dependent on maintaining full-time enrolment.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan
Closing Date: End October
Other Details: The scholarship cannot be deferred. Applicants may hold a Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship and Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship concurrently but not sequentially.
Scholarship Website: http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/scholarships/opportunities/commonwealth-learning/cas.html (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Department: Coursework Scholarships Unit
Contact Phone: 61 3 99026011
Contact Fax: 61 3 99053263
Contact Email: scholarships@adm.monash.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: Caulfield Student Service Centre, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, VIC 3145 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: Monash University
Provider Phone: 61 3 99054000
Provider Fax: 61 3 99054007
Provider Website: http://www.monash.edu.au (opens in new window)