The Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Costs Scholarship (ICACS) aims to improve higher education access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’, particularly for those who need to relocate from regional and remote areas in order to access study.
Eligibility
- Domestic student
- Be an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
- Provide either a Confirmation of Aboriginality or a statutory declaration
- Provide evidence of low socio-economic status or financial hardship (documents such as Centrelink statement, payslips. Bank statements can be used if an explanation is provided in a personal statement)
- Enrolled in an enabling course (FAST) undergraduate, honours or postgraduate course at Federation University
Travel for study would exceed 90 minutes or has had to relocate for the purpose of commencing studies (At least 80kms from home address)
Scholarship Amount/Benefit
The student will receive $3,500 in the first semester, after the first census date and $2,500 each semester after.
The scholarship is available for up to 20 payments.
Conditions
Be active and enrolled post census date
If payment is required before census date due to financial hardship, you will need to put this in your application to be considered, however If you withdraw from your studies, you may be requested to repay all or part of the scholarship.
Students who defer their offer or take a leave of absence will forfeit their award.
- Not receiving a Start-Up Loan from Centrelink. If you are receiving a Start-Up Loan please come and talk to the AEC Team about cancelling this request to receive this scholarship.
You will need to notify the Scholarships team immediately if you:
transfer to another undergraduate course at Federation
stop studying full-time
withdraw from your studies
change your home address
experience a change in your circumstances.
Commonwealth Scholarships are governed by a set of conditions
As a Commonwealth scholarship recipient, you’ll need to follow these scholarship requirements and agree to these conditions:
You can only receive an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship for up to 20 scholarship periods. As courses can run in normal semesters, or within trimesters or other study periods, the term scholarship period is used. A scholarship period is equal to a teaching period.
During the scholarship periods, you may receive a Deadly Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) and if eligible, a Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Scholarship, concurrently or separately.
You should not receive a Commonwealth scholarship from more than one provider at any one time:
if you are currently receiving a Deadly Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) from Federation University, you can’t also receive a Start-up Scholarship or a Start-up Loan from Centrelink for the same period.
if you are currently receiving a Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS) from Federation University you can’t also receive a ABSTUDY Residential Costs Options or Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships from Centrelink for the same period.
You cannot transfer a commonwealth scholarship to study at another institution.
Where a recipient defers or takes a leave of absence, scholarship payments will be suspended for up to one-year maximum
To maintain your scholarship, you’ll need to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
You should seek independent advice from the relevant authorities on the effect that the scholarship may have on your eligibility for Austudy or Youth Allowance, or whether there will be any taxation implications.
You can’t hold this scholarship at the same time as a similar scholarship unless otherwise specified.
For assistance when completing your application, please contact scholarships or the Aboriginal Education Centre team.
Information Privacy Procedure
Please read the Information Privacy Procedure before entering your profile in the Scholarships and Grants portal. Entering and submitting scholarship applications will constitute your consent to using your personal information as detailed in the Information Privacy Procedure.
2025 Deadly Scholarship - Accommodation(Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders)
The Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Costs Scholarship (ICACS) aims to improve higher education access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’, particularly for those who need to relocate from regional and remote areas in order to access study.
Eligibility
- Domestic student
- Be an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
- Provide either a Confirmation of Aboriginality or a statutory declaration
- Provide evidence of low socio-economic status or financial hardship (documents such as Centrelink statement, payslips. Bank statements can be used if an explanation is provided in a personal statement)
- Enrolled in an enabling course (FAST) undergraduate, honours or postgraduate course at Federation University
Travel for study would exceed 90 minutes or has had to relocate for the purpose of commencing studies (At least 80kms from home address)
Scholarship Amount/Benefit
The student will receive $3,500 in the first semester, after the first census date and $2,500 each semester after.
The scholarship is available for up to 20 payments.
Conditions
Be active and enrolled post census date
If payment is required before census date due to financial hardship, you will need to put this in your application to be considered, however If you withdraw from your studies, you may be requested to repay all or part of the scholarship.
Students who defer their offer or take a leave of absence will forfeit their award.
- Not receiving a Start-Up Loan from Centrelink. If you are receiving a Start-Up Loan please come and talk to the AEC Team about cancelling this request to receive this scholarship.
You will need to notify the Scholarships team immediately if you:
transfer to another undergraduate course at Federation
stop studying full-time
withdraw from your studies
change your home address
experience a change in your circumstances.
Commonwealth Scholarships are governed by a set of conditions
As a Commonwealth scholarship recipient, you’ll need to follow these scholarship requirements and agree to these conditions:
You can only receive an Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship for up to 20 scholarship periods. As courses can run in normal semesters, or within trimesters or other study periods, the term scholarship period is used. A scholarship period is equal to a teaching period.
During the scholarship periods, you may receive a Deadly Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) and if eligible, a Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Scholarship, concurrently or separately.
You should not receive a Commonwealth scholarship from more than one provider at any one time:
if you are currently receiving a Deadly Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) from Federation University, you can’t also receive a Start-up Scholarship or a Start-up Loan from Centrelink for the same period.
if you are currently receiving a Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Scholarship (ICAS) from Federation University you can’t also receive a ABSTUDY Residential Costs Options or Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships from Centrelink for the same period.
You cannot transfer a commonwealth scholarship to study at another institution.
Where a recipient defers or takes a leave of absence, scholarship payments will be suspended for up to one-year maximum
To maintain your scholarship, you’ll need to maintain satisfactory academic progress.
You should seek independent advice from the relevant authorities on the effect that the scholarship may have on your eligibility for Austudy or Youth Allowance, or whether there will be any taxation implications.
You can’t hold this scholarship at the same time as a similar scholarship unless otherwise specified.
For assistance when completing your application, please contact scholarships or the Aboriginal Education Centre team.
Information Privacy Procedure
Please read the Information Privacy Procedure before entering your profile in the Scholarships and Grants portal. Entering and submitting scholarship applications will constitute your consent to using your personal information as detailed in the Information Privacy Procedure.