Important Scholarship Application Information

There are 3 different funding pools: Donor-Funded Scholarships, HEPPP-Funded Scholarships and Dare to be Deadly Scholarships. You are only required to submit one scholarship application for each of your desired funding pools. The Student Scholarships Team will assess your eligibility against all available scholarships and advise you of an outcome by Census date of the relevant term.

Funding Pools

HEPPP-Funded Scholarships target students studying an undergraduate degree and identified as living in regional and remote Australia, low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds, and/or Indigenous persons.

Dare to be Deadly Scholarships target students who identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and are able to provide Confirmation of Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Identity or Cultural Reference documents and are enrolled in one of the following courses:

  • STEPS 
  • Bachelor
  • Bachelor Honours 
  • Associate Degree
  • Advanced Diploma (Higher Education)
  • Diploma (Higher Education)
  • Postgraduate (Coursework)

Donor-Funded Scholarships target specific students based on the individual Donor Scholarship eligibility criteria which vary from term to term.

There are also External Scholarships advertised on our Scholarships website.

How to Apply during the Application Round

Instructions on how to apply can be found in the "Apply Now" section of each scholarship page. A full list of scholarships is available on the Scholarships website. 

Term 2, 2025 Scholarship Applications are now closed. Applications were open from 10am 6th May and closed at 10am on Monday, 2nd June 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. 

How to Apply for a Bursary

Instructions on how to apply can be found in the "Apply Now" section of each bursary page. A full list of bursaries is available on the Scholarships website. Term 2, 2025 Bursaries will open on census day, Tuesday 5th August 2025