Emeritus Professor Brian Smith AO Scholarship

The Emeritus Professor Brian Smith AO Scholarship was established by RMIT University in 2014 to provide support and encouragement to undergraduate students enrolled in any discipline at RMIT. This scholarship is specifically designed for current or former refugee students who are Australian citizens or permanent humanitarian visa holders. The scholarship aims to assist students who can demonstrate circumstances which impact their ability to study, including financial hardship, disability, personal difficulties, relocation from rural/regional areas, or coming from under-represented backgrounds. Named after Emeritus Professor Brian Smith AO, who served as Director of RMIT from 1979 to 1985 and became an Officer of the Order of Australia in 1998 for his services to post-secondary education, this scholarship provides significant financial support to help refugee students complete their undergraduate degrees.