The scholarship program aims to financially support disadvantaged, community minded students from a rural or regional area, who have been offered a full-time place at an Australian TAFE.

The scholarship program supports the following study related expenses - accommodation costs, course costs, study-related materials/equipment, textbooks, tutoring and/or education related travel (within Australia).  

Eligible courses include:

• Full-time or competency-based completion (apprenticeships).
• Certificate I, II, III or IV, Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate degree.

Fast facts

• How much? The scholarship award value is $5,000 per year for a maximum of 2 years/or for the duration of the successful recipient’s course (up to a maximum of 2 years, whichever is the lesser).
• Accommodation? Yes, it's covered. This scholarship supports accommodation costs, reducing the financial burden of paying rent.
• Study resources? Books and computers are a must for you to get through your studies, so it makes sense for these must-have items to be covered.
• Course fee? Yes, this scholarship can be used to cover course fees.
• Deferring? Scholarship funds cannot be put on lay-by so if you're planning a gap year you'll have to wait to apply.

Criteria

• This scholarship is for students living in rural and regional Australia.
• You must be aged 16 to 25 – students under the age of 18 years will require parental/guardian consent to accept this scholarship.
• You must have left secondary school (having completed Year 10 as a minimum).
• You have been offered a place or enrolled to commence study at an approved Australian TAFE institute campus in an approved Australian course.
• You can be studying on campus and/or off campus (including online).
• You can be studying on a full-time basis.
• Course must be of at least a minimum of 26 weeks’ duration for full-time study.
• You can demonstrate your passion and desire to supporting rural communities both now and into the future.
• You can demonstrate community involvement.

Applications are encouraged from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTQA+.

• Phone: 1300 304 541