Scholarship Details
Provider Name: University of Western Australia
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 While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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
Study Fields: General
Support Type: Equity Scholarship
Offer Frequency: Multiple/year
Annual Amount: $2,543
Annual Comment: The scholarship is valued at $2,543 per year (2015 rate) for up to 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 an undergraduate program or a graduate diploma in an area of National Priority as full-time Commonwealth supported students; not have previously completed a bachelor degree or equivalent (except where it is an entry requirement for the current course); and be in receipt of a Commonwealth income support payment or demonstrate financial hardship. Tenure is dependent on satisfactory progress.
Target Group: Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, Educational disadvantage, Physical, medical, psychological or learning difficulties
Study Location: Australia – WA: Perth Metropolitan WA: Great Southern
Closing Date: Mid December
Scholarship Website: http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search?sc_view=1&id=156 (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Scholarship Contact: Mr Loren Osenbaugh
Contact Title: Administrative Officer
Contact Department: Graduate Research & Scholarships Office
Contact Phone: 61 8 64886769
Contact Fax: 61 8 64881919
Contact Email: loren.osenbaugh@uwa.edu.au
Provider Details
Provider Name: University of Western Australia
Provider Phone: 61 8 64886000
Provider Fax: 61 8 64881919
Provider Website: http://www.uwa.edu.au (opens in new window)