South Asian Student Support
South Asian Student Support: Project SASS, aims to promote the welfare and wellbeing needs of students of South Asian descent across Melbourne. This program serves students from India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Myanmar.
In 2020, this innovative, student-led initiative was supported by Study Melbourne’s International Student Welfare Program and the Victorian government. This project is a consortium of 11 organisations, led by IndianCare.

If you or someone you know
needs support
with life in Australia,
simply call us on
1300 005 040 or make an online ENQUIRY HERE
Key strategies

Improving student leadership skills

Building employability and workplace skills

Addressing mental, physical and emotional wellbeing

Improving social networks and support social cohesion
We’re committed to supporting international students through this time. If you are a South Asian student from any of the above universities, you can reach out to us for information on:
- Emergency relief and support
- Your rights and responsibilities as a working student
- Information on referrals to counsellors and psychologists including relationship or family violence counselling
- Social networking opportunities, connection to cultural and intercultural groups, information on festivals, community events and Australian culture in general
- Improving student leadership skills
- Building employability and workplace skills
- Addressing mental, physical and emotional wellbeing
- Improving social networks and support social cohesion
We’re committed to supporting international students through this time. If you are a South Asian student from any of the above universities, you can reach out to us for information on:
- Emergency relief and financial and welfare support
- Your rights and responsibilities as a visa holder
- Job opportunities, interactive webinars on job readiness and career pathways, participation in our mentoring program and presentations by leading South Asian business people and professionals and tips from past students
- Psycho social support, referrals to mental health and stress management services, or relationship or family violence counselling
- Social networking opportunities, connection to cultural and intercultural groups, information on festivals, community events and Australian culture in general
