Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of New South Wales
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 While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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: 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 of low socio-economic status; be commencing or undertaking a tertiary preparation program, associate degree, undergraduate program, or a graduate diploma in an area of National Priority as full-time Commonwealth supported students; be from a rural or regional area; 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 – NSW: Sydney Metropolitan
Closing Date: Early January
Other Details: Apply via UAC.
Number Per Year: 15
Scholarship Website: http://scholarships.online.unsw.edu.au (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Department: UNSW Scholarships
Contact Phone: 61 2 93851078
Contact Fax: 61 2 93853732
Contact Email: scholarships@unsw.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: UNSW Scholarships, UNSW Sydney, NSW 2052 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of New South Wales
Provider Phone: 61 2 93851078
Provider Fax: 61 2 93853732
Provider Website: http://www.unsw.edu.au/ (opens in new window)