COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS

If you are a full-time student undertaking an approved scholarship course and are receiving Youth Allowance, Austudy or ABSTUDY Living Allowance, you will receive the Student Start-Up Scholarship. You'll receive this scholarship at the beginning of each semester to help with up-front costs of studying, such as textbooks and specialised equipment. If you are eligible, you'll receive the full amount of the Start-Up Scholarship, even if you are not on the maximum payment from Centrelink. In 2011 the Student Start-Up Scholarship was worth $1,097 for each 6 months of eligible study and it is indexed each year.

The Relocation Scholarship will be paid to eligible dependent Youth Allowance and ABSTUDY (Living Allowance) Centrelink customers to help with the costs of living away from home to study. To qualify for this payment, you must be studying full-time in an approved scholarship course, and be in receipt of ABSTUDY Living Allowance or Youth Allowance as a full-time student, and be a dependent person who has to live away from home to study or be assessed as independent under specific scholarship independence criteria. In 2011 the Relocation Scholarship provided students with a lump sum payment of $1,031 in each year of study. There is one exception - students who are in their first year of eligibility will receive a lump sum payment in that first year. In 2011 the lump sum payment was $4,124. The rate of the Relocation Scholarship will be indexed each year.

For further information about commonwealth scholarships, visit www.centrelink.gov.au.

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

Charles Darwin University
The University has a number of scholarships available each year for undergraduate, postgraduate, international and Indigenous students studying at Charles Darwin University. Scholarships are awarded for academic excellence, research potential and/or support for students in need. Charles Darwin University scholarships are supported and donated by community organisations, businesses, government and individual sponsors. All students are encouraged to apply for scholarships.

Flinders University
Flinders University offers a wide range of scholarships to new and continuing undergraduate students; some are general in nature, while others assist students who are studying specific courses or who come from rural or regional areas. Scholarships are generally awarded on the basis of academic merit and demonstrated (financial) need.

The University of Adelaide
The University provides a range of scholarships for undergraduate students to attract some of the best and brightest students from a wide range of backgrounds who are commencing higher education. Scholarships are also available to assist commencing students who are in financial need, including rural and Indigenous students. A number of privately sponsored scholarships are also available to both commencing and continuing students.

University of South Australia
UniSA provides a range of scholarships to high achieving students as well as those who are most in need of financial assistance. The University offers its own UniSA Study Grants and UniSA Transition Grants for undergraduate students in financial need, UniSA Study Support Grants in the form of book vouchers, as well as many other types of scholarship opportunities. Further scholarships relevant to each of the University's academic Divisions are available to undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further information and scholarship application forms for all universities are available from their respective websites and scholarships offices:

Charles Darwin University Scholarships Officer
Telephone: (08) 8946 6442
Fax: (08) 8946 6642
Email: scholarships@cdu.edu.au
Website: www.cdu.edu.au/scholarships
Location: Casuarina campus, Information Centre

Flinders University Scholarships Office
Telephone: (08) 8201 3115
Fax: (08) 8201 5175
Email: scholarships@flinders.edu.au
Website: www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships

The University of Adelaide Student Centre
Telephone: (08) 8303 7335
Fax: (08) 8303 4401
Email: student.centre@adelaide.edu.au
Website: www.adelaide.edu.au/scholarships 

UniSA Future Student Enquiries
Telephone: (08) 8302 2376 or 1300 UNINOW (local call cost)
Fax: (08) 8302 9150
Email: SAS-scholarships@unisa.edu.au
Website: www.unisa.edu.au/scholarship