Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

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Curtin University

Scholarship Details

Provider Name: Curtin University

Scholarship Name: Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)

Description: The Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships (CAS) are available to Indigenous students to assist with the high costs of relocating to undertake higher education. While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.

Study Level: Bachelor Degree (Pass), Enabling course

Study Fields: General

Support Type: Equity Scholarship

Offer Frequency: Annual

Annual Amount: $5,087

Annual Comment: The scholarship is valued at $5,087 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, or undergraduate program as full-time Commonwealth supported students; be from a rural or regional area; 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, Rural and isolated area resident

Study Location: Australia - WA: Perth Metropolitan WA: Goldfields WA: Great Southern WA: Midland WA: Midwest-Gascoyne WA: Pilbara

Closing Date: Mid March; Mid August; End November

Scholarship Website: http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1899.0 (opens in new window)