Asylum Seeker Scholarships
If you're an asylum seeker studying an undergraduate degree after completing a TAFE course at VU, we invite you to apply for our Asylum Seeker Scholarship.
The scholarship covers tuition fees, and offers $5,000 per year for up to four years. To get started, you need to seek nomination from a VU representative.
Applications are currently closed.
Value & benefits
The Asylum Seeker Scholarships include:
- $5,000 per year for up to four years (maximum of $20,000)
- sponsorship of course-tuition fees for your undergraduate-degree program for up to four years.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship you need to meet these criteria:
- have completed a TAFE course at VU
- be nominated by the appropriate representative from VU
- be an Asylum Seeker holding a Bridging Visa, Temporary Protection Visa or Safe Haven Enterprise Visa
- enrol into a full-time undergraduate degree at VU.
Scholarship recipients
![Innocent Karabagega outside the County Court Victoria](https://content.vu.edu.au/sites/default/files/styles/vu_large_16_9/public/images/2021-05/innocent-k-law.jpg?h=c71d0c67&itok=Ne1Qm5t7)
A learning journey to law
Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice 22276VIC (now 22565VIC Advanced Diploma of Legal Practice), Bachelor of Laws
"All my achievements are because of VU – they listened to me and transformed me into a better person who can serve other people, especially those who seek refuge in other countries."