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Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS)

Scholarship Details

 Provider Name:  University of Western Sydney
 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 While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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:  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 preparation program, associate degree, or undergraduate program 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 – NSW: Sydney Metropolitan
 Closing Date:  30 September
 Other Details:  Apply via UAC: on-time applications close 30 September; final applications close 30 November.

Scholarship Contact Details

 Contact Department:  Scholarships Office
 Contact Phone:  61 1300 897669
 Contact Email:  scholarships@uws.edu.au
 Contact Postal Address:  Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 Australia

Provider Details

 Provider Name:  University of Western Sydney
 Provider Phone:  61 2 1300897669
 Provider Fax:  61 2 96787160
 Provider Website:  http://www.uws.edu.au/ (opens in new window)