Grants

Discover the invaluable assistance provided to current and prospective students experiencing financial hardship through grants.

  • Category Foundation
    Description Available for students who identify as woman / female who are undertaking an engineering (preferred) or science degree at the Gippsland campus annually for the first three years of their studies, and indigenous students who are undertaking studies in Business, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Engineering, or Information Technology at the Gippsland campus annually for the first three years of their studies.  Applicants must reside in and have attended secondary school in the Gippsland region.
    Locations Gippsland
    Status Open
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    Value $3,000
  • Category Foundation
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    Status Open
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  • Category Government Funded Scholarships
    Description The 2024 Care Experience Scholarships aim to support eligible Higher Education and TAFE students, who have been in foster care, kinship care or residential care by acknowledging their resilience and potential and breaking barriers to education.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online; Wimmera
    Status Open
    Opens 15/04/2024
    Closes 31/05/2024
    Value Up to $1,000
  • Category Deadly
    Description The Deadly Relocation/Accommodation Costs Scholarship (ICACS) aims to improve higher education access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’, particularly for those who need to relocate from regional and remote areas in order to access study.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online
    Status Open
    Opens 08/01/2024
    Closes 06/12/2024
    Value Up to $7,000
  • Category Deadly
    Description The Deadly Education Costs Scholarship (ICECS) aims to improve higher education access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online
    Status Open
    Opens 08/01/2024
    Closes 06/12/2024
    Value $4,000
  • Category Grant
    Description The FedSuccess Book Grant provides financial support to purchase text books and other materials. Eligible students are provided with a $200 credit to assist with the cost of textbooks. 
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online
    Status Open
    Opens 12/02/2024
    Closes 06/12/2024
    Value Up to $200
  • Category Grant
    Description The FedSuccess Hardship Support Grant aims to provide assistance to students facing significant financial hardship which is impacting their program participation and progression.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online; Wimmera
    Status Open
    Opens 08/01/2024
    Closes 06/12/2024
    Value Up to $1,200
  • Category Grant
    Description The FedSuccess Placement Grant supports eligible Domestic Undergraduate students who otherwise would not be able to complete required placement and prevent program progression.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online
    Status Open
    Opens 08/01/2024
    Closes 06/12/2024
    Value Up to $1,000
  • Category External
    Description AVCAT scholarships are tertiary scholarships for the children and grandchildren of Australian ex-serving veterans. Scholarships are $4000–$6000 per year, for up to three years. Apply online at avcat.org.au from 18 August 2024, Vietnam Veterans' Day. Applications close at midnight AEDT on 31 October 2024. Applicants Must Be: • Enrolled, or planning to enrol, in a full-time course for one or more academic year’s duration at a university, TAFE, or RTO in 2025 • The child, stepchild, foster child, or grandchild of an Australian ex-serving veteran • An Australian citizen or permanent resident • In receipt of, or eligible to receive in 2025, a means-tested Commonwealth educational payment – Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, Austudy or Veterans' Children Education Scheme (VCES), or Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act Education and Training Scheme (MRCAETS). The Long Tan Bursary is sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs. View the complete list of AVCAT Scholarship sponsors here. Find information about scholarships, the application process or scholarship eligibility at avcat.org.au.
    Locations
    Status Upcoming
    Opens 18/08/2024
    Closes 31/10/2024
    Value Up to $6,000
  • Category External
    Description Commonwealth Teaching Scholarships support new undergraduate and postgraduate teaching students to meet the costs of their study in exchange for teaching in government schools or government-run early learning settings for a period of time after graduating from their degree. Scholarships of $40,000 per student are available for full-time undergraduate initial teacher education (ITE) students ($10,000 per year for a four-year qualification) and $20,000 for full-time postgraduate ITE students ($10,000 per year for a two‑year qualification).
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland; Online
    Status Open
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    Value Up to $40,000
  • Category External
    Description The Going Rural - Student Placement Support Scheme has been developed to assist students with the associated costs of accommodation and travel when completing a clinical placement in a rural setting across Hume, Ovens, Murray, Goulburn, Ballarat and Grampians region
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland
    Status Open
    Opens 20/01/2022
    Closes
    Value Up to $2,500
  • Category External
    Description The Masters of Psychology – Rural Placement Program was established in 2016. The program aims to grow the rural workforce by supporting students to undertake rural placements and building the capacity of host sites and supervisors to support students. This program is funded by the Australian Government Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program. Support provided can include financial assistance/bursary (eligibility criteria applies), education support, mentoring assistance, cultural training, support to supervisors, placement matching & placement development.
    Locations Ballarat
    Status Open
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    Value Up to $2,000
  • Category External
    Description This June in celebration of Pride Month, a month dedicated to the recognition and celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community. We wanted to give back to the community that has influenced so much of fashion and take this opportunity to demonstrate our values in action.  At DISSH, we celebrate diversity in all facets and acknowledge the continued work and achievements of the LGBTQIA+ community in making this industry what it is today. Our mission is to ensure the industry we know, and love continues to diversify at the hands of those who bring new perspectives, new sources of inspiration, and new voices to creativity. Applications now open To show our support and invest in the future of fashion, we are proud to share the return of our Pride Scholarship in 2024. This is an Australian wide initiative to contribute $15,000 to the tuition of one LGBTQIA+ creative fashion student. Funding the future of fashion. Clothing is stitched together with the LGBTQIA+ community, and we’re proud to continue that thread. That’s why we’re upping the anti from last year’s $10,000 scholarship value and investing in the future of fashion by contributing this year’s $15,000 to the tuition of one LGBTQIA+ creative industry student.
    Locations
    Status Open
    Opens 03/05/2024
    Closes 27/05/2024
    Value Up to
  • Category Government Funded Scholarships
    Description This scholarship supports students who choose to live in University accommodation in Victoria and is valued at $1000 per semester for two semesters (total annual value $2000 AUD).
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland
    Status Open
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    Value Up to $2,000
  • Category Government Funded Scholarships
    Description The Federation Excellence Scholarship is offered to eligible high achieving international students applying for undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. This scholarship is the equivalent of 20% of your annual tuition fees for the duration of your course. To maintain the scholarship an awardee must maintain a GPA of at least 5 while studying.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland
    Status Open
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    Value Up to 20% of annual tuition fees
  • Category Government Funded Scholarships
    Description Federation University Australia is pleased to offer a Pathways Scholarship to international students who commence in a Federation University pathway course in 2024. The Federation Pathways Scholarship is equivalent to 20% of the annual tuition fees of a pathway course such as Foundation or Higher Education Diploma.
    Locations Ballarat; Berwick; Gippsland
    Status Open
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    Value Up to 20% of annual tuition fees