JCU Access Fund

The JCU Access Fund could be the answer if money problems stand between you and a higher education at James Cook University (JCU). Your financial circumstances are taken into consideration when awarding these scholarships and bursaries.

The JCU Access Fund consists of three awards as below, you only need to submit one application which will be assessed for all awards you may be eligible for.

If all the below statements describe you and your current situation, you can apply for the JCU Access Fund:

• I am an Australian citizen, New Zealand citizen or Permanent or Humanitarian Visa holder;
• I am not an international students;
• I am in need of financial support, (i.e. receiving Centrelink payments or low earnings threshold)
• I am a new commencing student enrolled as a first year student in an undergraduate diploma or bachelor course;
• First year students commencing at JCU, are only eligible for the Access Scholarship or Bursary
• a commencing student has no previous study load at JCU within the last 5 years.
• I am enrolled as a second year student in an undergraduate bachelor course; Second year students are only eligible for the Support Grant
• I have not previously completed a bachelor degree.
• I am or will be enrolled full-time, i.e. in a minimum of 9 credit points per semester (any study mode)
• If I am applying in my second semester (as a first year), or as a second year, then my course GPA must be 4.0 or higher.

Years of study is not determined by your course; it is determined by your actual time studied at JCU regardless of which course you are enrolled in.

JCU Access Fund is not open to International Students.

You can only receive an Access Fund Scholarship or Bursary once as a first year student and the Access Fund Grant once as a second year student.