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Indigenous Student Success Scholarships Program (ISSP) for TPP students

Scholarship applications for Semester 1 2024 are open year round.

 

The Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) is intended to assist indigenous students who are from low-income backgrounds, and indigenous students who face significant financial barriers to studying at university.

These scholarships are for indigenous enabling students enrolled in a Commonwealth-supported place at UniSC and will be available subject to funding from the federal government.

Indigenous TPP students
UniSC Indigenous Enabling Education Costs Scholarship

Recipients will receive $2,500 over two semesters ($1,250 per semester) and is to assist indigenous students to meet the costs of living while studying.

UniSC Indigenous Enabling Relocation Costs Scholarship

Recipients will receive $5,000 over two semesters ($2,500 per semester) and is to assist indigenous students who have relocated from a rural or remote area to commence study at UniSC.

Scholarship payments will be made approximately three weeks after Census Date, once enrolment has been confirmed.

Please note: If you are a recipient of a UniSC Indigenous Student Success Scholarship or an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship, you cannot receive more than a combined total of 2 payments of the undergraduate Enabling Education Costs Scholarship or 2 payments of the undergraduate Enabling Relocation Costs Scholarship.
Eligibility
  • identifying as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
  • enrolled full-time in Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP) at UniSC (or part-time, where there are exceptional circumstances preventing full-time enrolment)
  • has not previously completed the requirements of an undergraduate program
  • evidence of financial need
  • relocating from a rural, regional or remote area to study at UniSC (UniSC Indigenous Relocation Costs Scholarships only)
Selection criteria
  • financial need
  • other equity considerations and personal circumstances
  • relocation status (UniSC Indigenous Relocation Costs Scholarships only)
Eligible programs
Tertiary Preparation Pathway (TPP)
Number available
Varies
Value

Varies

Application

Application form: Indigenous Student Success Scholarships Program (ISSP) for TPP students