Scholarship Details
Provider Name: Griffith 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 While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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
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 – QLD: Brisbane Metropolitan QLD: Gold Coast
Closing Date: Mid November
Scholarship Website: http://www.griffith.edu.au/scholarships/categories/uni-start-scheme (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Department: Scholarships Office
Contact Phone: 61 7 37357974
Contact Email: scholarships@griffith.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: Room 1.22, Macrossan Building (N16), 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: Griffith University
Provider Phone: 61 7 37357731
Provider Fax: 61 7 37357622
Provider Website: http://www.griffith.edu.au (opens in new window)