takamuna Scholarship for Education Costs

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Overview

The Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) has been introduced by the Federal Government from 1 January 2017. This program combines the Indigenous Support Program, the Commonwealth Scholarships program, and academic and accommodation assistance previously funded through the Indigenous Advancement Strategy, into a single flexible program.

The aim of the ISSP is to improve progression and completion rates for Indigenous higher education students and provides universities more flexibility to implement responses that best meet the needs of individual students by providing scholarships, counselling, academic assistance and accommodation support. Visit http://www.utas.edu.au/riawunna if you would like further information on these opportunities.

Eligibility

  • Funding for the takamuna Scholarship for Education Costs is provided by the Federal Government to assist Indigenous students with costs associated with university study.
  • For Government reporting purposes, the scholarship is considered by the Government to be an Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS).
  • The general eligibility for the scholarship is that recipients must:
    • be an Australian citizen;
    • be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent;
    • be from a low socio-economic background;
    • be commencing or continuing studies at UTAS in 2027;
    • be studying a minimum of 12.5 credit points per semester at UTAS;
    • and not be in receipt of a Centrelink Start-up Loan or Centrelink Start-up Scholarship.
  • The scholarship is available to students undertaking any course at the University (excluding HECS fee waiver courses), but including students who were in receipt of an ICECS prior to 2017 but became ineligible for future payments due to reaching maximum duration.
  • Please see a link to the Confirmation of Aboriginality and/or Torres Strait Islander Descent Cover Sheet to support your application.



Students wishing to apply for this scholarship should apply for the University of Tasmania Indigenous Scholarships

Amount

Up to $5,000 ($625 per 12.5 credit points)

Duration

One year

Opening Date

11 September 2026

Closing Date

27 November 2026

Apply

Apply online prior to closing date. Applications cannot be submitted after closing date.
As applicants will be assessed on the quality of application, all questions should be answered in full. Please ensure care is taken with spelling and grammar.

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