Scholarships

Scholarships and Prizes

Current undergraduate students

IMPORTANT INFORMATION - CHANGES TO COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP ARRANGEMENTS FROM 2010

The Federal Government has announced that from 1 January, 2010 that 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

The Federal Government have advised that the Start-Up and Relocation Scholarship will be available to all continuing university students who meet the eligibility criteria set down by Centrelink. As a result of these changes, La Trobe University will no longer be offering any new non-Indigenous Commmonwealth Scholarships.

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

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

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2010 Scholarship Applicationsthrough VTAC are NOW CLOSED
APPLICATIONS for 2010 Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarships are NOW CLOSED. No late applications will be accepted.

2010 Guidelines (pdf 135kb)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)