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Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships (ICECS)

The Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs 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 or already studying full-time undergraduate degrees and associate degrees. 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

The scholarship will have a maximum value of $2469 per year for up to four years.

Eligibility

To be eligible applicants must:

  • be Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander descent
  • be an Australian Citizen
  • be enrolled in a Bachelor's degree or the Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching (GDTL) at USQ
  • be from a low income background
  • be enrolled in a minimum of 3 study units per semester
  • 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.

Preference is given to those students who need to relocate from regional and remote areas.

How to apply

To apply for this Scholarship for Semester 2, 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

Please note the USQ Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship Application Form will be available on this webpage from  mid-June.

Closing date

Applications for Semester 2, 2013 must be received by 5pm Friday, 19 July 2013. 

Further information

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

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