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Scholarship opportunities at UniSA
There are a huge variety of scholarships available at UniSA and all have differing opening dates and application processes. To find out which scholarships are open for application and how to apply, please visit the menu links on the left. A good place to start would be the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions), to assist you with your search.
Individual scholarship descriptions will contain specific information about opening and closing dates. In the case there are no dates listed, a contact has been supplied so that you can obtain further information.
UniSA has a new Scholarships Management System which students can access by logging into the myUniSA Student Portal and clicking on my Studies. This will display a 'my Scholarships' link (on the right hand side of the page) which will take you to the my Scholarships home page.
The Scholarships Management System contains information for students
pertaining to scholarships offered by UniSA, with the exception of research
degree scholarships, international study tours, AusAID and IDP scholarships
and some scholarships offered by external organisations.
You can apply for scholarships listed on the home page under 'Scholarship
groups I may apply for' or 'Individual scholarships I may apply for'.
2008 Commonwealth Scholarships and Grants
Mid-year Online Applications (new applicants) open from 14 July 2008 for four weeks.
To apply, students will need to log onto the myUniSA Student Portal and clicking on my Studies. This will display a 'my Scholarships' link (on the right hand side of the page) which will take you to the my Scholarships homepage.
Please Note: Students will need to be enrolled to have access to their myUniSA Student Portal.
One of the essential criteria common to both of these scholarship schemes is financial disadvantage. One of the ways that you can verify financial disadvantage is by showing that you are in receipt of a means tested Centrelink Benefit (e.g. Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy etc), and/or a Health Care Card. Not all Centrelink benefits are means tested.
In 2008, Commonwealth Learning Scholarship (CLS) has been renamed Commonwealth Scholarships (CS) and an additional five new scholarships are being offered:
- Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships, with up to two years of funding, to assist with general education costs for Associate Degrees (CECS-Associate Degree). The value of the scholarship is $2,162.00 a year and is indexed in subsequent years.
- Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships, with up to two years of funding, to assist with accommodation costs for Associate Degrees (CAS-Associate Degree). The value of the scholarship is $4,324.00 a year. This amount is indexed in subsequent years and is indexed in subsequent years.
- Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships, with up to one year of funding for general education costs, to assist Indigenous students to undertake an eligible enabling course (CECS-Indigenous Enabling). The value of the scholarship is $2,162.00 a year and is indexed in subsequent years.
- Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships, with up to one year of funding for general education costs, to assist Indigenous students to undertake an eligible enabling course (CAS-Indigenous Enabling). The value of the scholarship is $4,324.00 a year and is indexed in subsequent years.
- Indigenous Access Scholarships, a one off scholarship payment, to assist Indigenous students to undertake either an eligible enabling course or an undergraduate course (Indigenous Access). The value of the scholarship is $4,080.00 (one off payment).
Criteria for both of these schemes are available on our website from the following links: