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Local student means; you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder.
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International student means; you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder.

Community Bank Access & Support Scholarships

Proudly supported by local Community Bank branches in partnership with Melbourne Polytechnic

Supporting students with financial need across Melbourne Polytechnic campuses and catchment areas.

Apply for a Scholarship

How it works

Community Bank branches are generously supporting students through targeted Access and Support Scholarships

Find your postcode

Check the list below to see which branch scholarship you're eligible for based on your residential post code. You may also be eligible if you study at a campus that falls within the catchment zone.
(Note: You can only apply to one branch scholarship.)

Community Bank - East Ivanhoe is currently closed and not accepting applications. Please check back periodically for updates.

"As a bank, we are good with money. But we're more interested in the good that money can do."

Scholarship Value

$1000

Audience/Eligibility Criteria

  • Students enrolled or enrolling in a course at the Heidelberg campus in 2025 (excluding short courses)
    OR
  • Melbourne Polytechnic students residing in one of the eligible postcodes below:

East Ivanhoe Post Codes

  • Heidelberg 3084
  • West Heidelberg 3081
  • Rosanna 3084
  • Macleod 3085
  • Viewbank 3084
  • Ivanhoe 3079
  • East Ivanhoe 3079
  • Alphington 3078
  • Fairfield 3078

Sponsor

Community Bank East Ivanhoe logo

Community Bank Clifton Hill - North Fitzroy is currently open and accepting applications. Apply now.

Scholarship Value

$1000

Audience/Eligibility Criteria

  • Students enrolled or enrolling in a course at the Collingwood or Fairfield campuses in 2025 (excluded short courses)
    OR
  • Melbourne Polytechnic students residing in one of the eligible postcodes below:

Clifton Hill - North Fitzroy Postcodes

  • Abbotsford 3067
  • Alphington 3078
  • Collingwood 3066
  • East Brunswick 3057
  • Fairfield 3065
  • North Carlton 3054
  • North Fitzroy 3065
  • Northcote 3070
  • Thornbury 3071

Sponsor

Community Bank Clifton Hill-North Fitzroy logo

Coming Soon

We're expanding this program to even more Community Bank branches. Stay tuned for new opportunities based on your suburb!

How to Apply - Applies to All Community Bank Scholarships

No matter which branch scholarship you are applying for, the following format, criteria and process applies to all.

Scholarship Format/Structure

Scholarship funding can be applied directly toward tuition or fees, and may be paid directly to recipients via EFT.

Selection Criteria

  1. Outline your background and personal circumstances, including why you require financial assistance to commence study or continue study at Melbourne Polytechnic.
  2. What specifically do you require financial assistance with? E.g. tuition, materials, tools of trade, uniforms, exam fees, technology etc. Please provide details or documentation.
  3. Describe what this scholarship would mean to you.
  4. Provide proof of enrolment OR proof of your enrolment status if your enrolment is pending.
  5. Any documentation to support the eligibility criteria.

Application Instructions

  1. Click the relevant 'Apply' button above.
  2. Log in to Good Grants using SAML (Melbourne Polytechnic student login)
  3. Select the scholarship you are eligible for and complete the online application.

For more information contact scholarships@melbournepolytechnic.edu.au

We’d been discussing what projects we had coming up that we needed to go and buy materials for and I was stressed because I only have a very limited income and I don't know where more money is going to come from. And so then the scholarship came and it was just a sigh of relief.
Natalie Butler Scholarship Recipient
Live Production and Technical Services Graduate
Portrait of Natalie Butler