University of Newcastle 2025 Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

These Commonwealth-funded scholarships aim to support Indigenous students who are relocating from a remote or regional area to study with University of Newcastle.

Your scholarship application will stay active throughout the offer period, so keep an eye on your inbox and your application details up to date.

Established status is not a requirement for this scholarship, however we encourage all of our Indigenous students to engage with this process here to access the multiple other scholarships and supports we on offer while you study with us.

• Table of Content
• About University of Newcastle
• Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship
• Requirements for Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About University of Newcastle

The history of the University of Newcastle, as for all great universities, has been characterised by leaders who have been willing to challenge the status quo and transform fields of education and research. Since its foundation, the staff, students and leaders of the University have introduced unique ways of thinking and operating that have led to remarkable outcomes.

Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

Application Deadline	01 May 2025
Value	$5500
Country to study	Australia
School to study	University of Newcastle
Type	Undergraduate
Sponsor	University of Newcastle
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

The scholarship provides a total of $5500, paid as two instalments of $2750 after the semester one and semester two census dates.

A pro-rata payment of $1375 will apply to semesters in which enrolment is part-time (10 or 20 units).

Requirements for Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship Qualification

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

• Be currently enrolled or enrolling in any year of any Enabling, Undergraduate (Commonwealth Supported Place), or Postgraduate program with University of Newcastle.
• Demonstrate financial hardship by either by being in receipt of a means-tested Commonwealth income support payment (such as Austudy, ABSTUDY, Youth Allowance etc), or on the basis of a comprehensive assessment.
• Be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, AND identify as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, AND be accepted as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander by the community in which you live or have lived.
• Be relocating from a remote, rural, or regional area to study with UON.
• If accepting the scholarship offer, must not have received - or agrees to repay - a Student Start-up Loan, a Student Start-up Scholarship or a Relocation Scholarship or the Residential Costs option of ABSTUDY from Centrelink.
• Must not have previously received the full entitlement of a Commonwealth Indigenous Scholarship awarded prior to 2017 or hold this scholarship concurrently at another institution.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Indigenous Accommodation Scholarship

Selection

Selection is based on the information provided in the scholarship application and supporting documentation. Scholarship offers are made to applicants who best meet the Scholarship criteria, with priority given to relocating students with severe financial hardship who are commencing in their first undergraduate degree.

Preference may also be given to students relocating from Outer Regional, Remote, and Very Remote areas.

Application Deadline

May 1, 2025

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to University of Newcastle on applications.newcastle.edu.au to apply

For more details, visit University of Newcastle scholarship webpage