Basic eligibility requirements
- Be an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa (this is different to being a permanent resident).
- Meet the low socio-economic status criterion. Students must be able to substantiate claims of financial hardship. 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), and/or a Health Care Card. Not all Centrelink benefits are means tested.
- Meet the full-time student requirements. Students must be
enrolled as a full-time student for the duration of the scholarship
period to be eligible (minimum 75% load or minimum 13.5 units for
the half year). There are two scholarship periods for Commonwealth Scholarship:
- From 1 January to 30 June, and
- 1 July to 31 December.
- Not already have completed the requirements of a program of study equivalent to an Australian bachelor's or higher level award unless each such award is a prerequisite to their current undergraduate program of study and there is no alternative pathway into that program of study at UniSA.
In addition to the basic eligibility requirements listed above each scholarship type has its own specific eligibility requirements.
Students are not eligible if they:
- Are a permanent resident
- Are full-fee paying students
- Are enrolled part-time (unless there are exceptional circumstances which prevent the student from studying full-time, for example, students who have a disability or significant carer responsibilities)
- Hold a bachelor degree or higher level award unless each such award is a prerequisite to their current undergraduate course of study
- Are already in receipt of the specific scholarship for which they are applying
- Are in receipt of a UniSA Study Grant or UniSA Priority Grant