Planning Your Finances

The Riawunna Centre provides a number of scholarships and bursaries as part of the University of Tasmania's Scholarships Program which provides students with significant financial and academic support to study. Awards are offered in a wide range of disciplines and selection is based on academic merit and/or financial need. They are available to students studying at undergraduate, honours, and postgraduate coursework levels.

Riawunna Scholarships & Bursaries

^{***Applicants must meet the Commonwealth definition of Aboriginality to apply for these scholarships.}

Submitting an application

The scholarship program runs on a calendar year basis. Applications for most awards commencing in Semester 1 open in early August and close strictly on 31 October of the year prior. The exception to this is scholarships for continuing engineering students, which open in April/May and close 30 June.

There is a very limited mid-year round for honours scholarships, overseas scholarships for domestic students, and the Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships. Applications for these awards open in early May and close 30 June.

University study is an investment in your future that improves career prospects, expands your knowledge and empowers you to achieve. Here is an outline of the costs of first-year university. We know it can be daunting, but there are a number of resources you can access in order to ease the financial burden of study so that you can focus on succeeding.

First Year Costs*; Table 1

^{*Figures are based on a first year, full-time course, and the accommodation is not year round.}

^{**Eligible students can defer their SSAF to a HECS-HELP loan instead of paying it up-front.}

Other Services

Indigenous Scholarships Website

HECS-HELP

ABSTUDY

TUU Financial Support