Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Charles Sturt 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 While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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 or permanent residents enrolled full time in their first undergraduate degree; be able to provide proof of low income status; and have not previously received the Indigenous Access Scholarship (IAS). Preference will be given to applicants who relocate to attend university from regional, rural or remote area of Australia. Tenure is dependent on continuing to meet the enrolment criteria and low income eligibility, as well as maintaining a grade point average of 3.0 or above for the 2nd payment.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage
Study Location: Australia – NSW: Riverina
Closing Date: Early January
Scholarship Website: http://www.csu.edu.au/courses/fees-and-costs/help-with-costs/scholarships/equity/icecs (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Title: Scholarships Officer
Contact Phone: 61 2 60519849
Contact Email: scholarships.officer@csu.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: Charles Sturt University
Provider Phone: 61 2 63384834
Provider Fax: 61 2 63384834
Provider Website: http://www.csu.edu.au (opens in new window)