Students can explore a variety of scholarship opportunities to help with their study costs.
Types of Scholarships
Higher education providers often have their own scholarships. For more information, check your provider's website or ask their scholarship office.
The Research Training Program (RTP) scholarships are provided to universities by the Australian Government to support students undertaking postgraduate research degrees. RTP scholarships are available to both Australian and overseas students. Check your provider's website or ask their scholarship office for more information.
Information on the RTP is also available on the Department of Education website.
There are many scholarship opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Information is available at the Aurora Education Foundation, on your provider’s website or through their scholarship office.
There are a wide range of scholarships, grants and bursaries that can help support you financially when studying in Australia. Visit the Study Australia website to find participating providers and contact the provider directly.
Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships support new undergraduate and postgraduate teaching students to meet the costs of their study in exchange for teaching in government schools or government-run early learning settings for a period of time after graduating from their degree.
Information is available on the Department of Education's website.
For example
Ava is studying an undergraduate science degree and successfully applied for a ‘Women in STEM’ scholarship offered by her higher education provider.
Ava will receive $9,000 over the course of her three-year bachelor’s degree, paid in yearly instalments, to help her pay for her study expenses.
Ava can use this scholarship money to pay her tuition fees, buy textbooks or a laptop, or help with her living expenses.