Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Wollongong
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 While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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)
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; be undertaking an undergraduate course of study as Commonwealth Supported students at the University of Wollongong; meet the low socio-economic background criteria; be enrolled as full-time students (unless there are exceptional circumstances that prevent the student from studying full-time); and be from a rural or regional area.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Rural and isolated area resident
Study Location: Australia – NSW: Illawarra
Closing Date: Early January
Scholarship Website: http://www.uow.edu.au/about/scholarships/ug/listing/UOW095138.html(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Prospective Student Enquiries
Contact Phone: 61 1300 367869
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Wollongong
Provider Phone: 61 2 42213555
Provider Website: http://www.uow.edu.au (opens in new window)