The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships program is intended to improve access to and completion of tertiary education courses for students commencing a new course of study from a regional or remote area in Australia. Round Five will support students studying any discipline.

The program objectives are to increase the number of regional and remote students:

• engaging in tertiary study at qualification levels from Certificate IV and above;
• able to undertake their preferred course of tertiary study, irrespective of their location; and
• completing their course of study, relative to their peers.

The Creative Arts Scholarships intend to improve access to and completion of creative arts courses of study for students commencing a new course of study from regional and remote areas in Australia in 2021.

The objectives are to support regional and remote students:

• studying a bachelor degree in creative arts disciplines; and
• to complete their creative arts course of study.

Eligibility

• You must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, holder of a permanent humanitarian visa, or a New Zealand citizen living in Australia.
• Have commenced the first year of your Eligible Course of Study in Semester 1, Semester 2 or Trimester 3 of 2021.
• Your permanent home address must be in a regional or remote area as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
• Applicants must not have relocated to a major city more than 3 months prior to commencing their chosen course of study.