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Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  Murdoch 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 While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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:  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 of low socio-economic status; be commencing or undertaking a tertiary enabling program, undergraduate program, or a Graduate Diploma in Education as full-time Commonwealth supported students; 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
 Study Location:  Australia – WA: Perth Metropolitan
 Other Details:  Students who receive a Student Start-up Scholarship from Centrelink may not receive a Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship.

Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Title:  Student Financial Support Office
 Contact Department:  Student Services
 Contact Phone:  61 8 93602733
 Contact Fax:  61 8 93606502
 Contact Email:  scholarships@murdoch.edu.au

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  Murdoch University
 Provider Phone:  61 8 93606000
 Provider Fax:  61 8 93606502
 Provider Website:  http://www.murdoch.edu.au/ (opens in new window)