Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Curtin 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 While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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: Bachelor Degree (Pass), Enabling course
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, or undergraduate program 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 – WA: Perth Metropolitan WA: Goldfields WA: Great Southern WA: Midland WA: Midwest-Gascoyne WA: Pilbara
Closing Date: Mid March; Mid August; End November
Scholarship Website: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1899.0(opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Department: Coursework Scholarships Office
Contact Phone: 61 8 92662992
Contact Email: scholarships@curtin.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: Curtin University
Provider Phone: 61 8 92663399
Provider Fax: 61 8 92664108
Provider Website: http://www.curtin.edu.au (opens in new window)