SCU Equity Scholarships

Complete application online at UAC Equity Scholarships.

Term 3, 2024 applications close 8 June 2024.
Term 4, 2024 applications close 10 August 2024.
Term 1, 2025 applications close on 7 February 2025.

Citizenship/residency

Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, permanent residents (other than humanitarian), permanent residents (humanitarian).

Low socio-economic status

Applicants must meet the criteria for low socio-economic status by demonstrating one of the following:

• Receiving or expecting to receive a Centrelink means-tested income support payment (such as Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment Single, Carer Payment etc.).
• Dependent commencing students aged between 16–20 years whose parent/guardian is in receipt of Family Tax Benefit (FTB) Part A for this student at the time of application.

Other disadvantages

SCU will generally award scholarships to applicants who demonstrate multiple disadvantages under the following:

• Carer responsibilities
• English language difficulties
• Financial hardship
• Indigenous Australian
• Long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse
• Sole-parent responsibilities
• Special note: Geographic disadvantage will not be considered for current (i.e. continuing) students. For Future commencing on-campus students it will be automatically calculated by Southern Cross University based on your permanent home address/recently completed secondary schooling.

Non-eligibility

You are not eligible for consideration if you:

• Already hold a bachelor’s degree or higher-level award, unless the award you hold is a prerequisite to the bachelor course you are enrolled in (or will be enrolled in).
• Already receive or will be receiving another type of Commonwealth/government funded Scholarship; for example, Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship.
• Already receive or will be receiving another non-government funded scholarship valued at more than $6000 per year.