Basic Eligibility and Terms

• For all Student Support Scholarships, a student must be:

  • An Australian citizen, a Permanent Resident of Australia, holder of a Bridging or other Temporary visa or holder of a Permanent Humanitarian Visa, and

  • Enrolled in a course that has been scheduled to run for 6 months or longer in duration (short courses are not eligible).

• Students are only able to hold one scholarship per year from TAFE Gippsland..

• Recipients must agree for their image and story to be used by TAFE Gippsland and our industry partners for marketing and promotional activities.

• All applicants must complete the online scholarship application form to be considered. No hard copy or scanned applications will be accepted.

• Applications must be submitted electronically by the scholarship application due date. No late scholarship applications will be accepted.

• Each scholarship is for the course of study in which the applicant is enrolled and cannot be transferred to another course. Scholarships are for the current study period and cannot be carried forward.

• Applicants under the age of 18 will need to obtain parental/guardian consent before

• TAFE Gippsland staff members are not eligible for TAFE Gippsland scholarships.

Assessment of scholarship applications

• Assessment is not based on academic merit. Applications with the highest levels of disadvantage, clearer career vision, and best proposed use of scholarship funds are ranked higher.

• All eligible applications will be considered by the Scholarship Selection Panel and applicants may be invited to an in interviewed by the Panel.

• Scholarships are offered to the highest ranked applicants, until all scholarships are allocated.

• Some eligible students will miss out if there are more eligible applicants than scholarships available.

• If eligible, you will receive only one scholarship.

• All Scholarship Selection Panel decisions are final.

Payment of Scholarships

Scholarships are generally paid via Bank Transfer. Students must be able to provide relevant bank account details and identification on request.

The Scholarships Office may pay Tuition, Service and Materials fees up to the value of the scholarship and pay the remainder directly to the scholarship holder.

Rules for distribution

• Scholarships are not redeemable for cash.

• Unallocated scholarships will be retained by TAFE Gippsland.

• Your TAFE Gippsland scholarship cannot be transferred to another University or TAFE.

Termination of Scholarship

The Scholarship Selection Panel has discretion to terminate a scholarship and to recover payment in the event of:

• Cancellation of enrolment; or

• The scholarship holder does not resume study at the conclusion of a period of approved leave; or

• The scholarship holder fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress; or

• The behaviour of the recipient on or off campus is considered to bring discredit upon the Scholarship or TAFE Gippsland

• The scholarship holder transfers to another TAFE or university.

• The scholarship holder no longer meets the eligibility criteria; or

• The recipient has breached TAFE Gippsland’s Student Code of Conduct.

TAFE Gippsland Scholarships Assessment Process

• After the scholarships application period has closed all applications are shared with a three-person assessment panel. The panel is made up of TAFE Gippsland staff members from different teams, who haven’t been involved with the applicants.

• The three assessment panel members read each of the scholarship applications, ensure each application meets the terms and conditions, and individually assesses the three main questions focused on career vision, financial and other hardships, and the proposed use of funds.

• The scores are then collated by an administrator and ranked in order of highest to lowest scored per category

• Depending on the circumstances and scoring there may be an interview organised for the students that have applied, or a consensus meeting held between the panel members to determine the final recipients.

• Applications are then re checked to ensure that they meet the terms and conditions prior to the student applicants being notified of successful or unsuccessful applications via email.