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Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) - Education Costs and Accommodation Costs Scholarships

This scholarship is expected to open for 2027 applications once details are finalised.

In 2026, 91²Ö¿â will offer a number of Indigenous Student Success Program (ISSP) Education and Accommodation Costs scholarships to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students commencing or continuing their studies in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program.

Students can only receive the scholarship(s) once in a calendar year. 

Applications for the scholarships will be open in Trimesters 1, 2 and 3 2026 as below:  

Trimester 1 2026

  • Open: Tuesday 7 October 2025
  • Close: Tuesday 27 January 2026

Trimester 2 2026

  • Open: Monday 13 April 2026    
  • Close: Monday 18 May 2026

Trimester 3 2026

  • Open: Monday 27 July 2026 
  • Close: Monday 31 August 2026

Scholarships are awarded in two categories:

Education Costs Scholarship assists students with the costs of tertiary education. 

Students who receive a Centrelink Student Start-up Loan are not eligible to receive an ISSP Education Costs Scholarship for the same period.

Accommodation Costs Scholarship supports students with costs associated with relocating from a regional or remote area to study on campus. 

Students who receive a Centrelink Relocation Scholarship are not eligible to receive an ISSP Accommodation Costs Scholarship for the same period.

Students may be eligible to receive both an Education Costs Scholarship and an Accommodation Costs Scholarship.

If you need financial assistance to purchase study resources, you may wish to consider applying for an interest-free Student Financial Loan. For more information, please refer to Student Financial Support.

Value

Each scholarship will have a maximum value of $4,000 to be paid in one instalment. 

If awarded both the Education Costs Scholarship and Accommodation Costs Scholarship, the recipient will be paid at the same rate for each scholarship. 

For example, if awarded both scholarships in Trimester 1, the recipient will be paid $8,000 ($4,000 for the Education Costs Scholarship and $4,000 for the Accommodation Costs Scholarship.

Education Costs and Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must:

  • be a currently residing in Australia
  • be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person of Australia
  • be their studies at 91²Ö¿â in any undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program in the trimester of application (e.g., Trimesters 1 2026)
    • continuing students must have a current Grade Point Average (GPA ) of at least 3.0
  • be enrolled in a minimum of one study unit in the study period of application
  • have a low-to-middle annual household income.

Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must also:

  • have relocated from a regional or remote area in order to undertake on-campus study.

*Applicants cannot hold an ISSP Scholarship concurrently with the following Centrelink payments:

– not eligible to receive the ISSP Education Costs Scholarship.

– not eligible to receive the ISSP Accommodation Costs Scholarship.

For further details, please view the Scholarship Award Conditions.

Education Costs and Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must:

  • provide evidence that they are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person of Australia
  • provide evidence of their personal and/or family's financial circumstances which may include:
    • a Centrelink Income Support Statement showing receipt of a regular payment; or
    • proof of income for the most recent financial year (e.g., Australian Taxation Office Notice of Assessment and Income Tax Return); and
    • concession, Health Care and Medicare cards.

*If an applicant is financially dependent on their parent(s), guardian(s) and/or partner, they will need to provide documentation of that person's income.

Accommodation Costs Scholarship applicants must alsoprovide evidence that they have relocated at least 50 km from a regional or remote area to undertake on-campus study.

Please note: If an applicant holds other 91²Ö¿â awarded scholarships, this may be taken into consideration in selection. There are some scholarships that cannot be held together.
Application must be submitted through the .

For guidance on using the online application system, please refer to the Online Scholarship Application Manual.
  • Trimester 1 – Tuesday 27 January 2026 at 11.59pm (AEST)
  • Trimester 2 – Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:59pm (AEST)
  • Trimester 3 – Monday 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm (AEST)

91²Ö¿â
Phone:  1800 269 500
Email:  study@unisq.edu.au

All 91²Ö¿â Scholarships are administered in accordance with the 91²Ö¿â .

91²Ö¿â reserves the right to alter the conditions of the scholarship/bursary based upon exceptional circumstances. 91²Ö¿â reserves the right to not award the scholarship/bursary in a given year.