Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  Monash University

 Scholarship Name:  Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS)

 Description:  The Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (CECS) are available to Indigenous students to assist with the high costs of undertaking higher education. While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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:  $2,543

 Annual Comment:  The scholarship is valued at $2,543 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 experiencing financial disadvantage; be commencing or continuing full-time undergraduate students in a Commonwealth Supported Place (including the Diploma of Tertiary Studies) or Graduate Diploma of Education at a Monash campus in Australia; and have not previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course).Selection is based on need. Tenure is dependent on maintaining full-time on-campus enrolment and verification each semester.

 Target Group:  Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage

 Study Location:  Australia – VIC: Melbourne Metropolitan

 Closing Date:  31 October

 Other Details:  The scholarship cannot be deferred. Applicants may hold a Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship and Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship concurrently but not sequentially. An additional allocation of scholarships is available for eligible students enrolling in the Indigenous Enabling Program.


Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Department:  Coursework Scholarships Unit

 Contact Phone:  61 3 99026011

 Contact Fax:  61 3 99053263

 Contact Email:  scholarships@adm.monash.edu.au

 Contact Postal Address:  Caulfield Student Service Centre, PO Box 197, Caulfield East, VIC 3145 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  Monash University

 Provider Phone:  61 3 99054000

 Provider Fax:  61 3 99054007

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