Scholarship Details
Provider Name: James Cook 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 While the CECS have been replaced by the Student Start-Up Scholarships/Loans (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.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: Multiple/year
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, undergraduate program, or Graduate Diploma of 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 – QLD: Central Queensland QLD: North Queensland
Closing Date: End November; End February; End July
Scholarship Website: http://www.jcu.edu.au/scholarships/JCU_136699.html (opens in new window)
Scholarship Contact Details
Contact Department: Scholarships Office
Contact Phone: 61 7 47815528
Contact Email: scholarships@jcu.edu.au
Contact Postal Address: James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811 Australia
Provider Details
Provider Name: James Cook University
Provider Phone: 61 1800 246446
Provider Fax: 61 7 47816295
Provider Website: http://www.jcu.edu.au (opens in new window)