Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships
These scholarships are provided by the Australian Government and available to students of Australian Indigenous descent. The Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICES) is awarded to assist with education, teaching and training costs and the Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS) is awarded to assist with relocation and/or accommodation costs.
Application type
No application is required. You will be automatically considered for this award.
Benefit type
General allowance
Full benefit details
Citizenship requirements
Australian / domestic student
Total value
$8,000 - $28,000
Applicable study areas
All study areas
Number of scholarships awarded
Approximately 50
What are the benefits?
The Indigenous Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) scholarship provides an allowance of either:
- $3,000 per year for four years for recent school leavers
- $7,000 per year for four years for non-school leavers
The Indigenous Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS) provides an allowance of either:
- $2,000 per year for four years for students who will relocate to Melbourne from within Victoria
- $4,000 per year for four years for student who will relocate to Melbourne from outside Victoria
The scholarships may be held concurrently with other scholarships.
Get more on scholarships and other information to help you succeed at the University of Melbourne.
For complete listings of faculty-specific scholarships, please see individual faculty websites.
The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.