Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS)
Macquarie University
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 While the CAS have been replaced by the Relocation Scholarships (administered by Centrelink), they will continue to be offered to Indigenous students in their existing form.
Eligibility
Applicants must: be Indigenous Australian citizens of low socio-economic status; be commencing or undertaking a tertiary preparation program, associate degree, undergraduate program, or a graduate diploma in an area of National Priority 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.
Further details
Applications must be made via UAC.
| Amount | $5,276 The scholarship is valued at $5,276 per year (2017 rate: indexed annually) for up to 4 years. |
|---|---|
| Closing date | Early January |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Duration | years |
| Student type | Australian |
| For Australian students | |
| For international students | |
| Level of study | Postgraduate Undergraduate / VET |
| Field of studys | Accounting Agriculture Architecture Psychology Built environment Business and management Communications Computing and information technology Creative arts Dentistry Economics Education and training Engineering and technology Environmental studies Tourism and hospitality Health services and support Humanities and social sciences Languages Law Para-legal studies Mathematics Medicine Nursing Pharmacy Rehabilitation Sciences Social work Sport and leisure Surveying Veterinary science |
