2026 RMIT University Dylan Alcott Foundation Scholarship

Applications are now open for the RMIT University Dylan Alcott Foundation Scholarship 2026. For undergraduate students with a disability, long-term medical or neurodiverse condition which impacts their study; worth up to $15,000.

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineOctober 20, 2025
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorRMIT University
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

This scholarship provides:

• For full-time enrolled students up to $10,000 per year (up to $5,000 per semester) for up to one and a half years
• For part-time enrolled students up to $5,000 per year (up to $2,500 per semester) for up to three years

Payment of this scholarship is divided per below:

• Up to half towards tuition fees, and
• Up to half paid directly to the student as a stipend (study/living allowance) each semester

Requirements

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian, temporary protection visa holder, asylum seeker, or an international student
• be able to demonstrate that you have a disability, long-term medical or neurodiverse condition which impacts your ability to study
• be under the age of 26 at the time of application
• be enrolling full-time or part-time in semester 1 2026 in an associate or bachelor's degree 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
  • 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

Application Deadline

How To Apply

• Domestic applicants, please complete this online application by the close date. Partial applications will not be assessed.
• International applicants, please complete this online application by the close date. Partial applications will not be assessed.

For more details, visit RMIT University Scholarship webpage