Professional Placement Equity Grant

Due to COVID-19 all placements will be confirmed with the relevant Faculty Workplace Learning Officer prior to payment.

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Am I Eligible?

To be eligible for this grant you must be:

1. studying an undergraduate or postgraduate (including honours) degree as an active student and must have an ongoing subject enrolment;
2. enrolled in a Charles Sturt University course as a Commonwealth supported student (full fee paying students are not eligible);
3. enrolled as an internal, mixed mode or online student;
4. enrolled as a full time or part time student;
5. a commencing or continuing student, continuing students must have a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher;
6. an Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, a permanent Australian resident or a student with an Australian permanent or humanitarian visa;
7. in financial need (see guidelines)
   • in receipt of an eligible means tested Centrelink Benefit
     or
   • able to demonstrate financial hardship.
8. Please submit your application no more than six weeks prior to the start date of your placement. You can apply for this grant up to 6 months after the start date of your placement
9. undertaking a subject for which Professional Placement attendance is compulsory and the placement must be a minimum of 28 hours i.e. a minimum of 4 days of compulsory placement
10. Students can only receive this grant once per session. Therefore, student must not have been in receipt of this grant or any similar scholarship within the same session.
11. To be eligible for this grant you must be enrolled in a professional placement subject and have met all eligibility criteria by the closing date.
12. Only include one placement subject in your application for assessment. If you have multiple placements, you can apply multiple times but will only receive the maximum value per session. Preference may be given to students who have not received prior funding for this grant.
13. Placement must be confirmed either on InPlace or by supplying a Confirmation of Placement form signed by your workplace coordinator.

If you are receiving any other scholarships or grants for the purpose of placement, you may not be eligible to receive this grant.

Guidelines

1. The Professional Placement Equity Grant (PPEG) will provide financial assistance to students who are attending compulsory placements as part of their degree at Charles Sturt University. The grant will be offered most of the year and placements must be confirmed by Charles Sturt University.
2. The value of this grant is based on an allocated amount per day with a maximum value of $3,000 or 6 full-time working weeks per session:
   
   a. $100 is allocated per day of placement regardless of where the placement will be and how far from hometown
   e.g. if the placement goes for two weeks or 10 days than successful students will be allocated $1,000
   
   b. the maximum value of this scholarship is $3,000 per session.
3. The grant is payable in cash (EFT) to the personal bank account that you have registered with Charles Sturt University. Payment will be processed within 7 business days of offer acceptance and can be made in advance or retrospectively for the previous session only. If you apply for your placement in advance your application will be processed in the offer round prior to your placement.
4. In university session address will be used for assessment of placements during session.  Home origin address will be used for assessment of placements out of session.
5. To be eligible for this grant, applicants must have met all of the eligibility criteria by the closing date. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered. Grants cannot be deferred.
6. The University receives a high volume of applications for grants; meeting the eligibility criteria may not guarantee applicants a grant offer.
7. The University reserves the right to recoup grant payments if your circumstances change and you no longer meet the eligibility criteria.
8. The Scholarships Office will be responsible for the assessment, allocation and administration of this grant.
9. To show financial need student must be in receipt of a means tested Centrelink benefit within the last 45 days (see table below for eligible Centrelink benefits) and be able to show a Centrelink Income Statement on application.
10. If student does not receive a Centrelink benefit then they must supply a Supporting Financial Declaration form and three recent consecutive payslips or last two ATO Notice of Assessment.
    If student is under 22 years of age than they must also supply their parent's last three consecutive payslips or last two ATO Notice of Assessment.
    If student is in a relationship and lives together as a couple either married or de facto then they must also supply their partners last three payslips or last two ATO Notice of Assessment

Terms and Conditions

By accepting the grant offer you agree to:

1. fulfil all requirements as set out in these guidelines;
2. consent to Charles Sturt University accessing your student records for the purposes of assessing and administering the grant;
3. provide any change of individual circumstances in writing to the Scholarships Office scholarships@csu.edu.au;
4. provide information and participate in surveys for promotional purposes and review of this grant;
5. accept the terms and conditions of this grant.

The University reserves the right to undertake audits of individual student’s records to ensure adherence to these guidelines.

Policy

Charles Sturt University will treat any information provided by the applicant within the terms of relevant privacy legislation. See Charles Sturt University’s privacy policy for further information

Due to privacy laws, any discussion of a grant application or recipient will only take place with the grant applicant/recipient.

The information collected will be used by authorised University staff to assess eligibility and administer the scholarship program. The information may also be used for assessment purposes for other scholarships, grants and equity programs across the University. Recipient names and email addresses may be made available to departments within the University for marketing and research purposes. No details will be used externally for any reason without the recipient’s consent. Students should be aware that they provide information of their own free will.

Personal and health information provided by the applicant will not be made available to any person within the University or external organisation for any other purpose without the applicant’s consent, except where it may be a legal requirement of the University to provide information.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to submit the PPEG or UDRH Placement form if I have confirmed my placement in InPlace?

No, you do not need to provide a form if your details are correct and confirmed in InPlace.

How to Apply

Forms and Documents

Download and save any forms you require for your application.

• Supporting Financial Declaration
• Statutory Declaration
• Professional Placement Equity Grant Form

Application

• Complete an online application form, noting the following:
• Attach a completed placement form/s signed by your workplace learning officer OR have your placement confirmed in 'InPlace' by your workplace learning officer
• Attach evidence of being in financial need (as outlined in the eligibility criteria)
• Applications will be assessed in accordance with the eligibility criteria and supporting documentation.
• Applications with incorrect or no supporting documentation will be deemed ineligible.
• You may be assessed as eligible but not receive an offer due to quota restrictions.
• There are no interviews required.

Outcome

• All applicants will be informed in writing of the outcome of their application.

Acceptance

• Successful applicants are required to accept their grant/scholarship offer.
• Offers not accepted by the offer expiry date will be withdrawn.