Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Murdoch 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 While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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: Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree (Pass), Enabling course, Graduate Diploma
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Multiple/year
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 of low socio-economic status not living with natural or adoptive parents; be commencing or undertaking a tertiary preparation program, associate degree, undergraduate program, or a graduate diploma in an area of National Priority as a full-time Commonwealth supported student on campus; be from a remote or regional area for at least three years prior to enrolment; and have not previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course).Tenure is dependent on satisfactory progress.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – WA: Perth Metropolitan
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)