Income support for Master's Students (Domestic)

If you're enrolled in an approved Master's by coursework program you may be eligible to receive income support, such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, or a Pensioner Education Supplement.

Eligibility

This type of income support is available only to domestic students - international students are not eligible to apply.

To be eligible, the Master's by coursework program must have at least one of the following:

The minimum requirement for entry to a profession and registration with a professional body
The fastest pathway to professional entry offered by La Trobe
The only pathway to professional entry offered by La Trobe

For full details, see the Department of Social Services website.

Programs that do not meet the eligibility criteria are courses that:

are not required for professional entry (research or coursework masters degrees)
are not the shortest pathway to professional entry
extend or deepen existing professionals' knowledge of their field
provide professional knowledge but do not lead to registration with a professional body.