John Bush Memorial Scholarship

1 x up to two years ($10,000 per annum ($5,000 per semester) for each 2025 to 2026.

1 x up to two years ($5,000 in 2025 ($2,500 per semester), $10,000 per year in 2026 ($5,000 per semester).

1 x up to two years ($10,000 per annum ($5,000 per semester) for each 2025 to 2026.

1 x up to two years ($5,000 in 2025 ($2,500 per semester), $10,000 per year in 2026 ($5,000 per semester).

Two scholarships available.

Two scholarships available.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa holder, asylum seeker or an international student
• have been born in Thailand
• be enrolling full-time in semester 1 2025 in an associate or bachelor degree, a graduate certificate, graduate diploma or a masters by coursework program at RMIT University
• be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
  • receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
  • living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodiverse
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
  • be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
  • have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
  • be from an under-represented background such as
    • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
    • were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently permanently migrated to Australia
    • current or former refugee
    • completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
• be residing in Australia

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa holder, asylum seeker or an international student
• have been born in Thailand
• be enrolling full-time in semester 1 2025 in an associate or bachelor degree, a graduate certificate, graduate diploma or a masters by coursework program at RMIT University
• be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as:
  • receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
  • living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodiverse
  • experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
  • be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
  • have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
  • be from an under-represented background such as
    • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
    • were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently permanently migrated to Australia
    • current or former refugee
    • completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
• be residing in Australia

The online form will be made available here when the next round of applications open. 

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

You will need:

• to provide evidence that you were born in Thailand

Please visit Supporting Your Application  for more information.

Find out more about applying for scholarships .

The online form will be made available here when the next round of applications open. 

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

You will need:

• to provide evidence that you were born in Thailand

Please visit Supporting Your Application  for more information.

Find out more about applying for scholarships .

Applications are now closed.

Applications are now closed.

Applications now closed.

Applications now closed.

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB) .

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions (PDF, 698KB) .

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office .

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office .

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.

Only successful candidates will be notified via email to their RMIT student account.

For information about other financial assistance available to RMIT students, please speak to one of our Student Welfare Advisors .

The scholarship application process is highly competitive with a limited number of scholarships available. Unfortunately, not all eligible applicants will receive one.

Only successful candidates will be notified via email to their RMIT student account.

For information about other financial assistance available to RMIT students, please speak to one of our Student Welfare Advisors .