Important notes regarding all scholarships

Scholarship applications are competitive and ranked according to need. In order to have your application assessed accurately you should take note of the following guidelines.

• You must provide documentary evidence of all loan commitments, e.g. loan contracts for personal loans or mortgage approval, and it must clearly state the required level of monthly repayments necessary.
• Students who do not receive a scholarship are advised to carefully consider their financial ability to complete the first half of the course. If you undertake the course without adequate financial support, you may need to withdraw at a later date due to insufficient funds. Any costs incurred during a course of incomplete study are your responsibility and will not be reimbursed.
• Students who were unsuccessful in receiving a scholarship in Session 1 may re-apply in Session 2. An unsuccessful scholarship application at the time of offer of admission can only be reviewed at a later date if there has been an exceptional change in circumstances, and is subject to sufficient funds being available.
• For the purposes of AUSTUDY and Centrelink benefits, the scholarship payment is deemed income.
• For the purposes of personal taxation, the scholarship payment is deemed non-taxable income.
• Should a scholarship be awarded, and at some later stage it is found that the student no longer satisfies the professional and academic criteria, the scholarship will be withdrawn.
• You should accurately and truthfully detail your income and expenditure; dependents etc. in order to best compete with other applicants.