Ngarara Willim Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship

This scholarship provides:

• up to $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester) for full-time enrolled students for up to two years, or 
• up to $3,000 per year ($1,500 per semester) for part-time enrolled students for up to four years

This scholarship provides:

• up to $6,000 per year ($3,000 per semester) for full-time enrolled students for up to two years, or 
• up to $3,000 per year ($1,500 per semester) for part-time enrolled students for up to four years

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• be enrolling full-time or part-time in a postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT in semester 2 2025
• register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre  and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date
• have at least one semester of your program left to complete
• be passionate about your study and future career

Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate:

• participation in your local, indigenous and/or university community
• circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
  • receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
  • living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodivergent
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
  • be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
  • have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• identify as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• be enrolling full-time or part-time in a postgraduate by coursework program at RMIT in semester 2 2025
• register with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre  and provide documentation confirming that you are an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the scholarship application due date
• have at least one semester of your program left to complete
• be passionate about your study and future career

Preference will be given to students who can demonstrate:

• participation in your local, indigenous and/or university community
• circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
  • receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
  • living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodivergent
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
  • be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
  • have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state

The link to the online application form will be provided here once applications open.

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

You will need:

• To confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre  prior to the application close date

Please visit Supporting Your Application  for more information.

If you are shortlisted for the scholarship, you will be contacted to answer further application questions. Please check the email address you nominate in your scholarship application form at least twice per week. It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers in advance.

• What motivated you to choose your RMIT program? Include the steps you have taken to achieve your educational goals.
• What are your future plans and career aspirations?
• What current challenges do you face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you to overcome this?
• Please articulate how you are connected and/or contribute to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

Find out more about applying for scholarships .

The link to the online application form will be provided here once applications open.

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

You will need:

• To confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre  prior to the application close date

Please visit Supporting Your Application  for more information.

If you are shortlisted for the scholarship, you will be contacted to answer further application questions. Please check the email address you nominate in your scholarship application form at least twice per week. It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers in advance.

• What motivated you to choose your RMIT program? Include the steps you have taken to achieve your educational goals.
• What are your future plans and career aspirations?
• What current challenges do you face in your studies and how will a scholarship help you to overcome this?
• Please articulate how you are connected and/or contribute to your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. 

Find out more about applying for scholarships .

Applications are now closed. Applications for Semester 2 2025 will open on 16 May 2025.

Applications are now closed. Applications for Semester 2 2025 will open on 16 May 2025.

Applications are now closed. 

Applications are now closed. 

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB) .

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB) .

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office  or Ngarara Willim Centre  for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office  or Ngarara Willim Centre  for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.

Only successful candidates will be notified via email to their RMIT student account.

For information about other financial assistance available to RMIT students, please speak to one of our Student Welfare Advisors .

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.

Only successful candidates will be notified via email to their RMIT student account.

For information about other financial assistance available to RMIT students, please speak to one of our Student Welfare Advisors .