Scholarships

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP CHANGES FROM 2010

The Federal Government has announced that from 1 January, 2010 the existing Commonwealth Scholarships: Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship (CECS), Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (CAS), National Priority Scholarship (NPS), and National Accommodation Scholarship (NAS) will be replaced by two new Commonwealth Scholarships, which will be administered by Centrelink:

• Student Start-Up Scholarship; and
• Relocation Scholarship

For further information please visit:

http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/individuals/budget_students.htm  and:
http://home.deewr.gov.au/NewsItem_Budget200910_initiatives_HigherEd.htm#student

Under the proposed new arrangements, Indigenous Commonweatlh Scholarships will continue to be administered and awarded by Universities, please see the 2010 Scholarships Guidelines for further information on the application process.

The information provided above in relation to Commonwealth Scholarships is subject to the passage of legislation through the Commonwealth Parliament in 2009 (and as such may be subject to amendment).

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR CURRENT COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP RECIPENTS:
Existing recipients of CECS, CAS, NPS and NAS, awarded by La Trobe University prior to 2010, will continue to retain their scholarship and have their scholarship payments paid directly by La Trobe University until such time as their scholarship entitlement is consumed.