Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program
Overview
Title
Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program
College
Opening date
01-02-2022
Closing date
31-12-2022
Scholarship value
Funding up to $18,000, based on course length and type of study or training.
Scholarship duration
Payment term
Student type
Regional or rural or remote
Level of Study
Undergraduate, Honours, Postgrad Coursework, Higher Degrees Research
Selection basis
Financial need
Description
The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) program was announced in 2016 to help Australians in regional and remote areas to access higher education. It supports people studying from Certificate IV through to PhD level.
Over 4,000 students have received scholarship funding since the program’s first round which commenced in 2018.
If you have any questions about the Regional Scholarships, call us on 1800 290 979 or email us.
Applications may close earlier than advertised Closing Date if the scholarship quota is exhausted
Benefits
The Scholarship payments will assist the Recipient with the financial costs of attending their institution and undertaking their Eligible Course of Study and Internship.
The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program can provide:
- Funding up to $18,000, based on course length and type of study or training.
- A further $500 to support an internship.
Eligibility
RRES is available to students who:
- meet Australian citizenship or residency requirements
- are commencing a new course of study in the same year as the relevant scholarship round
- can provide evidence of financial need
- have a permanent home address in a regional or remote area, as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.
Selection Criteria
Your application will be assessed on two main selection criteria:
1. Financial Need: You will need to provide documentary evidence to demonstrate financial need.
2. Capability: You must provide a written response describing:
- A past educational achievement; AND/OR
- A work achievement; AND/OR
- Other achievements that help to demonstrate your ability to undertake your Eligible Course of Study.
