Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

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 While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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 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)