General Studies Scholarship

The General Studies Scholarship support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to make the transition to university. These scholarships are designed to contribute to the costs associated with beginning university, such as Student Services and Amenities Fees, books, discipline-specific equipment, and technological devices

What are the benefits?

Payments made after the census

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent Resident or holder of a permanent Humanitarian Visa; and
• meet the criteria for entry to the Diploma in General Studies; and
• enrol full-time in your course, unless documentary evidence for reasons why you cannot enrol full-time is provided; and
• remain enrolled in the DIGS until after the census date in each semester.

Selection criteria:

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• demonstrate financial need; or
• meet the rural student criteria; or
• be an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander

Preference is given to students from the Hume region.