Flinders University 2022 Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program

The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships (RRES) program was announced in 2016 to help Australians in regional and remote areas to access higher education. It supports people studying from Certificate IV through to PhD level.

Over 4,000 students have received scholarship funding since the program’s first round which commenced in 2018.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program
• Aim and Benefits of Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program
• Requirements for Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program

Application Deadline	31 Dec 2022
Type	Postgraduate
Sponsor	Flinders University
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program

The Scholarship payments will assist the Recipient with the financial costs of attending their institution and undertaking their Eligible Course of Study and Internship.

The Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program can provide:

• Funding up to $18,000, based on course length and type of study or training.
• A further $500 to support an internship.

Requirements for Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program Qualification

RRES is available to students who:

• meet Australian citizenship or residency requirements 
• are commencing a new course of study in the same year as the relevant scholarship round
• can provide evidence of financial need
• have a permanent home address in a regional or remote area, as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) 2016.

Interview date, Process and Venue for Rural and Regional Enterprise Scholarships Program

Your application will be assessed on two main selection criteria:

1. Financial Need: You will need to provide documentary evidence to demonstrate financial need.

2. Capability: You must provide a written response describing:

• A past educational achievement; AND/OR
• A work achievement; AND/OR
• Other achievements that help to demonstrate your ability to undertake your Eligible Course of Study.

Application Deadline

December 31, 2022

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Flinders University on rresp.qtac.edu.au to apply

For more details, visit Flinders University website.