Equity Scholarships
Equity Scholarships
Equity Scholarships help disadvantaged students with the general costs associated with tertiary study. They are awarded to students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly those who receive Centrelink income support payments such as ABSTUDY, Austudy, Youth Allowance, JobSeeker Payment, Disability Support Pension, Parenting Payment (Single) or the Carer Payment.
There are two types of Equity Scholarship:
- Institution Equity Scholarships: these are funded by individual institutions and their value, eligibility criteria and duration differ between institutions
- Indigenous Student Success Program: these are funded by the Australian Government.
Most institutions also offer merit scholarships: apply directly to the institution for these.
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Who can apply?
To apply for an Equity Scholarship, you must be enrolled at a UAC participating institution, or applying for admission to a UAC participating institution :
- through UAC for undergraduate or postgraduate study (only a very limited number of equity scholarships open to international applicants), or
- directly to an institution, or
- through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) or the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).
Most applicants who receive a scholarship are receiving Centrelink income support payments and/or can demonstrate additional types of disadvantage specified by the institution.
Details of requirements for individual scholarships can be found on the institution websites.
Being eligible doesn't guarantee a scholarship
Meeting scholarship eligibility criteria doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be awarded a scholarship. There are more applicants than available scholarships. As part of a competitive application process, you are ranked against the eligibility criteria, and institutions award scholarships to applicants who best meet the eligibility criteria.
If you are unsuccessful it doesn’t mean that you’re not in need; rather, it means that there are other applicants who’ve been assessed as being in greater need.
Offer round | Apply and upload documents by 11.59pm on | Offers released at 7.30am on |
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April Round 1 | Fri 7 Apr 2023 | Fri 21 Apr 2023 |
May Round 1 | Fri 28 Apr 2023 | Fri 12 May 2023 |
June Round 2 | Fri 9 Jun 2023 | Fri 23 Jun 2023 |
July Round 2 | Fri 14 Jul 2023 | Fri 28 Jul 2023 |
September Round 2 | Fri 8 Sep 2023 | Fri 22 Sep 2023 |
October Round 1 | Sat 23 Sep 2023 | Sat 7 Oct 2023 |
November Round 2 | Fri 10 Nov 2023 | Fri 24 Nov 2023 |
December Round 2 |
Fri 8 Dec 2023 | Fri 22 Dec 2023 |
January Round 1 | Fri 29 Dec 2023 | Fri 12 Jan 2024 |
January Round 2 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024 | Thu 25 Jan 2024 |
February Round 2 | Fri 2 Feb 2024 | Fri 16 Feb 2024 |
March Round 1 | Fri 2 Feb 2024 | Fri 8 Mar 2024 |
Educational disadvantages and supporting documents
Most of the educational disadvantages you can claim require you to provide supporting documents
Universities offering Equity Scholarships
Find out which institutions offer Equity Scholarships
How to apply
Step-by-step guide to completing your Equity Scholarship application plus information about offers
Institutions participating in each offer round
Offer round dates and the institutions making offers in each round
Equity Scholarship FAQs
Answers to common questions about applying for an Equity Scholarship
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Application and offer dates
22 Dec 2023
Equity Scholarships: December Round 2 outcomes released
Equity Scholarships December Round 2 outcomes released at 9am.
29 Dec 2023
Equity Scholarships: January Round 1 application deadline
Apply and upload PDF documents by 11.59pm for consideration in January Round 1.
11 Jan 2024
Equity Scholarships: January Round 2 application deadline
Apply and upload PDF documents by 11.59pm for consideration in January Round 2.
12 Jan 2024
Equity Scholarships: January Round 1 outcomes released
Equity Scholarships January Round 1 outcomes released at 9am.