Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  University of Melbourne

 Scholarship Name:  Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

 Description:  The Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship Program is funded by the Australian Government to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from low socio-economic backgrounds. The Scholarship Program consists of the following scholarships: Commonwealth Indigenous Access Scholarships, Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships, Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships.

 Study Level:  Bachelor Degree (Pass)

 Study Fields:  General

 Support Type:  Equity Scholarship

 Offer Frequency:  Annual

 Annual Amount:  $5,087

 Annual Comment:  Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships provide an annual allowance paid in 2 instalments each year for up to 4 years of an undergraduate degree. The scholarship is valued at $5,087 per year (2015 rate: indexed annually).

 Length:  4 year(s)

 Gender:  Co-Ed

 Eligibility:  Applicants must: be Australian citizens; be of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; have completed an Australian Year 12 or the IB in Australia in 2014; not have been awarded results for subjects undertaken as part of a degree course at a tertiary institution (excluding extension studies undertaken as part of a Year 12 program); meet the entry requirements for a course at the University; enrol full time unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing full time study; and have their status as an Indigenous Australian confirmed by the University’s Murrup Barak Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development. In addition, to be eligible for the Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship, applicants must have attended school and lived in rural or regional Australia for at least 3 of the previous 4 years.

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

 Study Location:  Australia – VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan

 Closing Date:  Early October

 Scholarship Website:  http://services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/ugrad/future/commonwealth(opens in new window)

Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Title:  Scholarships & Bursaries

 Contact Department:  University Services

 Contact Email:  13melb@unimelb.edu.au

 Contact Postal Address:  Baldwin Spencer Building, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  University of Melbourne

 Provider Phone:  61 3 136352

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