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Indigenous Access Scholarships (IAS)

The Indigenous Access Scholarship financially assists Indigenous students from regional and remote areas on low incomes with higher education costs. This scholarship is aimed at students looking to undertake full-time undergraduate degrees and associate degrees or students looking to undertake an Indigenous Enabling Program such as the Indigenous Higher Education Pathways Program (IHEPP) in either a full-time or part-time capacity. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis, and do not need to be repaid. The value of a Commonwealth Scholarship is NOT considered income for Centrelink purposes.

Value

$4659 one-off payment.

Eligibility

To be eligible applicants must:

  • be Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander descent 
  • be an Australian Citizen
  • be a commencing full-time student at USQ
  • be enrolled in either a Bachelor's degree, or the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching, or the Indigenous Higher Education Pathways Program (IHEPP) or the Tertiary Preparation Program (TPP) or the Access and Equity (ACEQ)
  • be from a low income background
  • not already have completed an award considered equal to or higher than an Australian bachelor's degree, unless now enrolling in the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching
  • not already have accepted or received an IAS from USQ or any other higher education provider.

Preference is given to those students who need to relocate from regional and remote areas in order to undertake university study for the first time.

How to apply

To apply for this Scholarship for Semester 1, 2013 applicants need to complete the USQ Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship Application Form (PDF* 328KB) and post the application and all supporting documents to:

Private and Confidential
Scholarship Officer
Student Services
University of Southern Queensland
West Street
Toowoomba QLD 4350
AUSTRALIA

Closing date

Applications have closed.

 

Further information

University of Southern Queensland
Phone:  1800 269 500
Email:  study@usq.edu.au

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