Indigenous Access Scholarships

Indigenous Access Scholarships (IAS) aim to improve access to higher education for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, particularly those who need to relocate from their remote or regional location.

Value

Cash payment per year ($4659 in 2013). This amount is indexed annually.

Duration

A one-off payment.

Number per year

Deakin was allocated 50 IAS in 2012.  The number of IAS available in 2014 is to be confirmed.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be:

  • an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • undertaking an undergraduate course of study for the first time with Deakin in a Commonwealth supported place
  • enrolled full time unless there are exceptional circumstances preventing full-time study
  • in receipt of a means-tested Centrelink benefit, or able to demonstrate that you have a personal or family taxable income below the HECS-HELP repayment threshold, depending on independence status
  • not holding a bachelors degree or higher-level award unless such award is a prerequisite of your current undergraduate course of study

Selection criteria

  • enrolled to study at the Institute of Koorie Education
  • the degree of your involvement in your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community
  • financial, education or social disadvantage
  • responsibility for others
  • your disability status

How to apply

Application forms will be available in from the Institute of Koorie Education in February 2014.

Please contact Mr John Page, Institute of Koorie Education.

Phone 03 5227 1190 or email j.page@deakin.edu.au.


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