Section 4 - Financial Assistance

Commonwealth Government Assistance

Austudy and the Youth Allowance

Austudy and the Youth Allowance is available to eligible students enrolled in CSU courses.

The Youth Allowance is available to eligible:

Austudy is available to eligible full-time students aged 25 years or older.

A student is regarded as a full-time student if studying 75% or more of a normal full-time load. A normal full-time load at CSU is 32 points per session.

Austudy and the Youth Allowance are both subject to an income and assets test which, in the case of the Youth Allowance, is applied to parental income and assets unless the student qualifies as an independent student.

Payments are made fortnightly from the date of lodgement of the claim form or the day the course starts whichever is the later. Late claims will not receive back pay. Other benefits include:

Some students in receipt of a social security or veterans' affairs income support payment (for example sole parents, widows, students with a disability) may also be eligible for the Pensioner Education Supplement to assist with expenses associated with study. Telephone Centrelink on 13 2316 for information.

Information and claim forms for Austudy and the Youth Allowance are available from Centrelink offices or by telephoning Centrelink on 13 2490.

Abstudy

Abstudy provides financial assistance to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students enrolled either full-time or part-time in CSU courses. Abstudy provides a means-tested living allowance which is paid fortnightly and other allowances for expenses associated with study.

Students living in the CSU residences or in a hostel can chose to receive a reduced living allowance and have their residential fees paid by Abstudy. Students receiving Abstudy have access to the Student Financial Supplement Loan Scheme (see below).

Information and claim forms can be obtained from any Centrelink Office or by calling the Abstudy enquiries line on 13 2317.

Student Financial Supplement Loan Scheme

Some students eligible for Austudy, Abstudy, the Youth Allowance or the Pension Education Supplement may obtain a loan through the Student Financial Supplement Loan Scheme. The loan can be used to meet expenses such as accommodation, transport, food and books.

Under the Scheme, a student can elect to trade-in part of their payment under Austudy, Abstudy, the Youth Allowance or the Pension Education Supplement for a loan for double that amount. For example, trade in $3,500 of the Youth Allowance for a Financial Supplement Loan of $7,000 a year. However, loan amounts are repayable.

For further information on the Student Financial Supplement Loan Scheme telephone Centrelink on 132490.

CSU Assistance

Special Assistance Loan Scheme

See section 3 of this Handbook.

CSU Foundation Scholarships

CSU, through the CSU Foundation offers a range of scholarships to Australian undergraduate students and prospective undergraduate students who are or intend studying full-time at one of CSU's campuses. The scholarships, mostly of one year's duration, range in value from $1,000 to $15,000. Some scholarships, ranging to $15,000 provide a payment in each year of a course.

Fees and financial assistance
CSU Foundation Scholarships are awarded on the basis of: academic achievement; the setting and achievement of career goals; and demonstrated leadership and motivation through involvement in community, high school or University life.

Application forms are available from the Foundations Office with whom applications in 2000 close on 18 February for first year students and 25 February for continuing students.

For further information contact the CSU Foundations Office:

Telephone: (02) 6338 4832
Facsimile: (02) 6338 4833

Albury-Wodonga Campus Scholarships

Scholarships for first year students:

Albury City Council
Dr Henry Nowik
Fletcher Challenge Paper
Hume Building Society
St George Bank Limited

Scholarships for continuing students:

Fletcher Challenge Paper
HC Mott Border Mail
Karl Williams Memorial (for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander parks management student)

Bathurst Campus Scholarships

Scholarships for first year and continuing students:

Alan Morse & Co
AMP
Ampol
Austereo Limited
Australian Association of Regional Broadcasters
Australian Radio Network
BAM/SSB Advertising
Bathurst City Council
Bathurst Doctors for Education
BOC Gases Australia
CDH Cameron. Deane-Butcher. Hooper
Channel 7
Charles Sturt University Printery
Clyde Engineering
Coca-Cola Amatil
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
CSR Limited
Delta Electricity
DMG Radio Australia
Douglas Schneider Memorial
Dr Henry Nowik
Esso
Federation of Australian Radio Broadcasters
George Patterson Bates
Gordon Bullock Memorial
Institute of Chartered Accountants - Central
West Region
International Advertising Association
James Hardie Industries
John Pearce Memorial Scholarship for Radio Journalism
Kenny Spring Solicitors
KPMG
Lattice Davis
Leighton Holdings
Lumley Corporation
McIntosh McPhillamy & Co
Mitchell Association of Student Councils
Mitchell Graduates Association (for the son or daughter of a member of the Association)
National Australia Bank
National Mutual Life
Nine Network
Northcott Society
Nurse Elvy Brown Scholarship Fund (for students experiencing financial or personal difficulties)
Nursing Network
Omya Southern
Pioneer International
Quarter Century Club
RACI Australian National Chemistry Quiz
Radio 2BS Bathurst
Radio 2UE Pty Ltd
Returned Services
Reuters Australia
RG Capital
Rothmans
Rural Press
Salomon Smith Barney Australia
Sam Phillips Memorial
Santos Limited
School of Accounting
School of Marketing & Management
School of Nursing & Health Science
School of Nursing & Health Science Distance Education
School of Social Science & Liberal Studies
School of Teacher Education
Southern Cross Broadcasters
Spencer Stuart
St George Bank
Students' Representative Council
Students' Representative Council (Wammarra)
Telstra Corporation
Tim Durick Memorial
Tooheys
Wang Information Systems
Westpac Banking Corporation

Dubbo Campus Scholarships

Scholarships for first year students:

Advance Energy
Dubbo Listing Service - Education

Scholarships for continuing students:

Darcy Kennedy
Dubbo Listing Service - Nursing
Dubbo Listing Service - Zoo Studies
Nursing Network
School of Nursing & Health Science Distance Education

Wagga Wagga Campus Scholarships

Scholarships for any year students:

Astra Asthma Education
Bland Shire Council
Capital Chemist
CGU Insurance
Gundagai & Tumut Shire Council
Junee Shire Council
Rivcoll Union Inc
Sigma Company Limited
Temora Shire Council
The Daily Advertiser
Tumbarumba Shire Council
Wagga Magpies Rugby League Football Club

Scholarships for first year students:

Ballarat UFS Dispensaries Limited
Goulburn College of Advanced Education Alumni
Kapooka Legacy
Nicholls and Company
Rotary Club of Wollundry
Schick
Wagga Wagga City Council

Scholarships for continuing students:

Adams Kenneally White and Company
Area News and Murrumbidgee Irrigator
Dubbo Nuclear Medicine & Ultrasound
Finemore Holdings Limited
Golden Gown Award Inc
HV McKay II Memorial
Nine Network
Percy Allan Foundation (a scholarship covering enrolment and accommodation fees for an agriculture student)
Prime Wheat Association Limited
Rural Marketing and Supply Association
Seven Network

CSU Residential Awards

CSU Residential Awards are awarded to students on the Bathurst and Wagga Wagga campuses who live in the student residences as residential staff. The awards are based on academic performance, demonstrated leadership ability, motivation to succeed and contribution to life at CSU.

Residential Awards comprise a living allowance paid fortnightly. Application forms and information are available from the Senior Head Resident:

Bathurst - Telephone: (02) 6338 5505

Wagga Wagga - Telephone: (02) 6933 3883

Policing Scholarships

Students who apply for admission to the Diploma of Policing Practice course are invited to apply for a Policing Scholarship. Three types of scholarships are available.

Basic Scholarship
(a $12,000 scholarship for trimesters 1 to 3, awarded on merit to students who meet the professional and academic criteria for admission to the Diploma of Policing Practice course)

Higher Value Scholarship
(an $18,000 scholarship for Trimesters 1 to 3, awarded on merit to students who meet the professional and academic criteria for admission to the Diploma of Policing Practice course and who demonstrate that they would otherwise not be able to do the course without the support of a scholarship)

Graduate Scholarship
(a $6,000 scholarship for Trimester 3, awarded on merit to students who meet the professional and academic criteria for admission to the Diploma of Policing Practice course with credit for trimesters 1 and 2 of the course.)

Students awarded a scholarship will have the scholarship paid into their bank or credit union account fortnightly. Students living on-campus at Goulburn can have their accommodation costs paid directly from their scholarship. Scholarship payments commence on the Thursday after the course commences. A scholarship may be withdrawn if the student fails to meet the professional and academic criteria of the course.

Application forms are available from: