Applications close July 10

You can only submit one UAC scholarship application during each 12-month admissions period. Your application remains 'live' throughout this period and you’ll be considered for all available Equity Scholarships for which you’re eligible.

About this scholarship

The Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (Indigenous-CECS) are intended to assist with education costs.
  

Scholarship type

Equity

Value

This scholarship is valued at up to $11,020, to be paid in instalments of $1,377.50 per semester.

Student type

Future, Commencing or Current Students

Eligibility

This scholarship is open to applicants who meet all of the following criteria (or will do by the application close date):

• Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students
• Enrolled in Semester 2, 2025
• Course: any undergraduate ACU course as a Commonwealth supported student
• Year level: Must not have completed a course equivalent to, or higher than, an Australian bachelors unless that award is a prerequisite to your current course of study.
• Study load: full-time (exceptional circumstances may be considered for part-time study)
• Financial hardship
• Recipients are not eligible to receive this scholarship in conjunction with: the ACU Start Up, Uniform Award or the Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship.

Application Process

The University Admission Centre (UAC) process all applications for this scholarship. Students located in any Australian state should follow the UAC application process. There is no fee for submitting a scholarship application through UAC. 

For application support please visit How to apply for Equity Scholarships - UAC, if you require further support, please contact UAC.

Selection criteria

Applications are assessed based on financial hardship
  

Selection process

The recipients will be selected based on UAC's assessments and in consultation with First Peoples Directorate.
  

Ongoing requirements

To remain eligible for this scholarship, recipients are required to maintain the following each semester for the duration of the scholarship:

• minimum Pass grade in at least two-thirds of credit points
• a full-time study load