Scholarships & Financial Support

To be eligible for an Indigenous Commonwealth scholarship (WAS or WES) students must be:

1. Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a course of study at the University of Wollongong;
2. Be from regional or remote areas and/or
3. Be financially disadvantaged.

Non-eligibility

Students in receipt of the below assistance scholarships or loans from Centrelink (Abstudy) may not qualify for the below assistance under the University of Wollongong’s Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship Program.

• Student Start – up Loan
• Residential Costs Option
• Relocation Scholarship

To be eligible for an Aboriginal Housing Office Tertiary Accommodation Grant (TAG) students must be:

• Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander students enrolled in a course of study at University of Wollongong;
• Be enrolled in Full-Time or Part-time study
• Be a social housing tenant or in housing stress (for this program - housing stress is defined as expending more than 40% of weekly income on accommodation).

Applicants are required to submit the following supporting documentation:

• A Confirmation of Aboriginality: By a letter with a common seal signed by the chairperson of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander incorporated organisation in which the applicant lives or has previously lived, e.g. lands council or Aboriginal cultural centre. 

Woolyungah Indigenous centre understands that sometimes obtaining an official confirmation of Aboriginality can be challenging. Therefore, we accept a WIC statutory declaration of Aboriginality signed by a Justice of Peace. This is a legally binding document demonstrating your self-identification as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. The statutory declaration must be accompanied by evidence of your claim. 

Please contact the student success stream at Woolyungah Indigenous Centre:

Building 30, University of Wollongong
Phone: 4221 3776
Email: wic-ss@uow.edu.au

• Aurora Education Foundation - Scholarships
• UOW scholarships
• NSW Department of health for nursing and midwifery students in NSW
• Teach NSW for primary or any secondary teaching students.
• Puggy Hunter memorial scholarship
• Law Council of Australia