RMIT Tech Ignite Scholarship

For commencing computer science, data science, information technology or software engineering students from diverse backgrounds; worth up to $60,000.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder
• be commencing full-time study in semester 1 2023 in one of the following programs:
• Bachelor of Computer Science (BP094)
• Bachelor of Data Science (BP340)
• Bachelor of Information Technology (BP162)
• Bachelor of Software Engineering (BP096)
• be from a diverse background and/or experiencing financial and/or educational disadvantage such as:
• being a strong achieving student who identifies as a woman, or first nations student showing good leadership capabilities
• receiving a government tested low-income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
• having a long-term medical condition or disability
• experiencing difficult family/social circumstances
• be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia
• current or former refugee
• completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
• have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
• be available to participate in a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) activity in your second and/or third year of study
• if shortlisted, respond to an email in late December/mid-January to answer further application questions
• be available for an interview if shortlisted*.

*RMIT has a great range of online career support resources available including a Prepare for interviews section. Here you can upload your CV and practice mock interview questions. Visit RMIT’s online career support for how to prepare for interviews.