Postgraduate Fee Support

Get up to 25% postgraduate fee support on eligible full fee-paying postgraduate award courses. Eligibility T&Cs apply.

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What is the postgraduate fee support?

Postgraduate Fee Support is available to eligible domestic full-fee-paying students commencing selected La Trobe postgraduate award courses in 2026. You do not need to apply separately. La Trobe will assess you when you enrol in an eligible course. La Trobe alumni may be eligible for 25% fee reduction, while new students may be eligible for 20%. Your Postgraduate Fee Support, and any eligible alumni support, will apply from your first teaching period for the duration of your course, subject to eligibility and terms and conditions.

NO ADDITIONAL APPLICATION

When you enrol in an eligible postgraduate award course, La Trobe will automatically assess you for Postgraduate Fee Support.

Wide range of courses

Postgraduate Fee Support is available across selected business, information technology, health, law and engineering courses.

Courses with Postgraduate Fee Support

Who is eligible?

To qualify for the Postgraduate Fee Support, you will need to meet the following criteria:

Postgraduate students studying together

  • Be enrolled as a domestic student

    To be considered a domestic student, you must be a citizen of Australia or New Zealand, or a humanitarian or other permanent visa holder.

  • Have a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 60 or above

    You will also be required to meet any eligibility and entry requirements for the course you are enrolled in and as outlined in your Letter of Offer.

  • Be enrolled in an eligible full fee-paying postgraduate course in 2026

    This means you must enrol in your course at La Trobe by the date listed on your Letter of Offer to secure the Postgraduate Fee Support.

Frequently asked questions

A WAM is an average mark that takes into account the credit point value of the subjects that you have completed. It is based on the actual mark of all subjects completed in your course at any given time. You’ll need to provide your WAM from your successfully completed undergraduate (or postgraduate) degree to be considered.

If you have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at La Trobe but are not eligible for Postgraduate Fee Support based on your WAM, you may still be eligible for the existing 10% Alumni fee support.

To be eligible for the Postgraduate Fee Support, you must be offered, enrolled and commencing your studies on the date listed in your Letter of Offer in 2026.

The fee support cannot be deferred to an intake in a later academic year and will only apply for the duration of the course as long as you remain enrolled in a fee-paying place for your course.

No, the Postgraduate Fee Support is not transferable to another course or fee type unless La Trobe initiates a course transition to a new version of the eligible course you are enrolled into.

No. As long as you are approved to change campus or mode in the same course and fee type, your Postgraduate Fee Support will be transferred.

No, if you receive a Commonwealth Supported Place then this is already heavily subsidised by the Australian Government. You will not be eligible to receive the Postgraduate Fee Support.

Yes. If you receive the Postgraduate Fee Support, you can still apply to defer your payments through FEE-HELP, the Australian Government loan program, as long as you meet all FEE-HELP entry requirements and criteria.

For more information about FEE-HELP, visit Costs, fees and scholarships.

No. If you fail a subject, then you won’t lose your Postgraduate Fee Support but you will be responsible for any costs associated to repeating the subject.

However, if you are excluded from the course for academic progression or misconduct, your fee support will also expire.

The Postgraduate Fee Support and any eligible Alumni Fee Support will be applied to your Statement of Account once you have enrolled in your offered intake.

Please keep in mind it can take up to seven days for your fee support to be processed and displayed on your Statement of Account.

No. If you enrol into a course that is not listed as an eligible postgraduate course, you will not be assessed for Postgraduate Fee Support.

When you apply for an eligible postgraduate award course, you will automatically be considered for Postgraduate Fee Support.

You don’t need to fill out any separate applications or forms. Your Letter of Offer will outline your offer type and whether your application has been successful for Postgraduate Fee Support.

If you are eligible for a donor or a La Trobe funded cash scholarship, then you’ll be eligible to receive both.

The Postgraduate Fee Support and Alumni Fee Support will be applied from the first teaching period of study at La Trobe University for your duration of course and will be applied against your tuition fees listed on your Statement of Account. Any eligible scholarships will be paid as per the T&Cs listed in your Scholarship Letter of Offer for the stated duration.

For more information on scholarships, visit University scholarships and bursaries.

Eligibility and terms and conditions

To be eligible to apply for the Postgraduate Fee Support, applicants must:

  • Be a domestic student and meet the entry requirements for the eligible postgraduate award courses.
  • Be offered, enrol and commence studies in an eligible full fee-paying postgraduate award course in 2026.
  • Be applying to one of the eligible postgraduate award courses listed here.
  • Only domestic students who met the entry requirements and have a course WAM of 60% or equivalent for eligible postgraduate award courses will be offered a 20% fee reduction (Postgraduate Fee Support).
  • Students who are eligible for Postgraduate Fee Support who are also a La Trobe award alumni, will be eligible for an additional 5% fee reduction, bringing the overall total fee reduction to 25%.
  • Students who are not eligible for Postgraduate Fee Support based on their WAM but are La Trobe award alumni will still be eligible for the existing 10% Alumni fee reduction.
  • The Postgraduate Fee Support applies only to students who commence their eligible postgraduate award course (Course) in the intake specified in their Letter of Offer. The Postgraduate Fee Support cannot be deferred to a later intake or academic year. The Postgraduate Fee Support will be applied to tuition fees for the duration of the Course, provided the student:
    • remains enrolled in the original eligible Course; and
    • remains in an eligible full fee-paying place (fee-type)
  • The Postgraduate Fee Support will cease if the student:
    • withdraws from the Course;
    • is excluded from the Course due to unsatisfactory academic progress or misconduct; or otherwise ceases to meet eligibility requirements for the offer.
  • The Postgraduate Fee Support:
    • does not apply to Commonwealth Supported Places;
    • is not transferable to another course or program; and
    • is not transferable to another fee-type (including Commonwealth Supported Places).

La Trobe considers you a local domestic student if you are:

  • a citizen of Australia, or
  • a New Zealand citizen, or
  • a humanitarian or other permanent visa holder.

*A WAM is an average mark that takes into account the credit point value of the subjects that you have completed. It is based on the actual mark of all subjects completed in your course at any given time.

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