Student Equity
Commonwealth and Equity Scholarships
Key Dates
Ongoing Eligibility and Equity Scholarship Payments for Spring Semester 2009
and
Indigenous Access Scholarship, Indigenous-CECS and Indigenous-CAS and CSU Equity Scholarships (CSUES) applications for 2010
The Commonwealth and CSU Equity Scholarships Program aims to assist students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly those from rural and regional areas and Indigenous students, with costs associated with higher education. On behalf of the Australian Government, the allocation of all NEW non-Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships will be administered by Centrelink from 2010. For further information on the new Commonwealth Scholarships (Relocation Scholarship and Start-Up Scholarship) scheme refer to the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) website.
Monday 20 July 2009 |
eBox message sent to current Scholarship Recipients to submit Ongoing Eligibility form for Spring Session 2009. |
14 August 2009 |
DEADLINE to submit Scholarship Ongoing Eligibility Form for Spring Session 2009. |
31 August 2009 |
CENSUS DATE for Spring Session 2009 |
3 August 2009 |
Applications for CSU Equity Scholarships(CSUES) and Indigenous Access Scholarships (Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship-Indigenous Payment(CAS-I)) OPEN with VTAC. |
14 September 2009 |
Applications for CSU Equity Scholarships (CSUES) and Indigenous Access Scholarships (Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship-Indigenous Payment(CAS-I)) OPEN with UAC. |
9 October 2009 |
PAYMENTS for current recipients of Commonwealth Scholarships, i.e. CAS, CAS-S, CECS, CECS-P and the CSU Equity Scholarship for Spring Session 2009 are made within 6 weeks from the CENSUS for Spring session 2009. |
16 October 2009 |
'On time" Applications for CSUES and CAS-I close with UAC. |
30 October 2009 |
Applications CLOSE with VTAC for CSUES and CAS-I. |
30 November 2009 |
'Late' Applications CLOSE with UAC for CSUES and CAS-I. |
| Week beginning 11 January 2010 | VTAC send Provisional CSUES and CAS-I Offers for 2010 on behalf of CSU |
| 25 January 2010 | UAC send CSUES and CAS-I Offers for 2010 on behalf of CSU |
| Late January - Early February 2010 | CSU confirms Scholarship Offer to VTAC CSUES and CAS-I recipients |