School of Early Childhood Studies Fund - Placement Scholarship

This scholarship will provide travelling support for select Master of Teaching candidates who are undertaking a regional, rural or remote Indigenous placement in Australia, or international placement in an Early Years setting. For successful recipients, funding provided will be a contribution towards the cost of the program, rather that covering the cost in its entirety.   Selection is competitive and submitting an application does not guarantee success. NOTE: the application link will be available on this site when the round related to your program opens.

Application dates

Applications are currently closed

Application type

Application required
How to apply

Benefit type

Single payment
Full benefit details

Citizenship requirements

Australian / domestic student
International student

Total value

up to $2,000

Applicable study areas

Education, teaching and training

Number of scholarships awarded

Approximately 4

  • Eligibility & selection criteria

    Eligibility

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

    • be enrolled in the Master of Teaching (Early Childhood) or Master of Teaching (Early Childhood and Primary);  AND
    • undertaking a regional, rural or remote Indigenous teaching placement in an Early Years school setting;  OR
    • undertaking an international placement in an Early Years school setting.

    Selection criteria

    • applicants will be assessed on the merit of their application
    • assessment is competitive and an application is no guarantee of success
  • Application process

    You must submit an online scholarship application form within the time frame available to your program of travel.  Dates will be provided here soon and the application link available here when the round related to your program opens.

    For questions relating to this scholarship, please submit an enquiry here.

  • When will I know the outcome?

    Before your travel program commences.

What are the benefits?

The scholarship is designed to contribute to costs associated with a program of travel program, not to cover the entire cost.

Work Integrated Learning – Indigenous (Mildura): up to $1,200 per person
Work Integrated Learning – International: up to $2,000 per person
Engaging and Assessing Learners 3 – Indigenous (Northern Territory): up to $1,800 per person

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.