Deakin Achieving Potential Scholarship

A Deakin Achieving Potential Scholarship offers financial support to students who display passion, perseverance and commitment to study, and experience financial or personal hardship.

This scholarship program is supported by a community of generous donors who are committed to increasing educational pathways, and building a brighter future for students who chose to study at Deakin. As a recipient of this scholarship program, you are joining a network of donors and students who believe in changing the future for the better.

Scholarship offer rounds Round 1: To be considered for these Round 1 scholarship offers you will need to submit your application and all supporting documentation by 9 January 2023 at 5pm.

We will be aiming for full allocation at this round.

Re-offer Round: To be considered for any remaining scholarships, not taken up in previous offer rounds, you will need to submit your application and all supporting documentation by 2 February 2023 at 5pm.

All scholarships will be offered within six weeks of the Re-offer round closing date.

Benefits Various options for support are available:

• $10,000 per year for the normal duration of your course ($1250 per credit point) or
• $7500 per year for the normal duration of your course ($937.50 per credit point) or
• $5000 per year for the normal duration of your course ($625 per credit point)

Prospective candidates should ensure they meet all criteria before submitting their application.

To be eligible you must be:

• an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or hold an Australian permanent humanitarian visa
• enrolled in an associate, bachelor or honours degree in a Commonwealth supported place (CSP) or postgraduate by coursework degree (CSP or full fee)
• enrolled at Deakin University in Trimester 1 2023
• enrolled full time unless there are circumstances preventing full-time study
• experiencing an area of hardship.

Areas of hardship The Deakin Achieving Potential Scholarship is aimed to provide support for students experiencing hardship.

Areas of hardship include:

• financial hardship – be receiving a means-tested Centrelink benefit or be able to demonstrate personal or family taxable income below $56,000, depending on independence status
• rural, regional or remote home location
• disability/long term medical condition
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background
• arrive in Australia as a refugee
• other demonstrable hardship.