Information for current La Trobe University scholarship holders

Your scholarship is awarded on the condition that you maintain enrolment in your course at La Trobe University. The scholarship is awarded for the normal full-time duration of the course you are enrolled in at the time you accept the scholarship.

Your scholarship offer is based on your enrolment in the course and campus stated in your offer letter. Any changes to either your course and/or campus may result in immediate termination of your scholarship.

If your scholarship has additional terms that are specific to that scholarship, they will be listed in your scholarship offer.

The yearly value of your scholarship is outlined in your scholarship offer. Scholarships are paid for the normal full-time duration of the course in which you are first enrolled.

Your scholarship yearly payment is split between Semester 1 and Semester 2 instalments. These payments are processed following confirmation of your continued eligibility after the semester census dates.

Payments will be processed into your nominated bank account up to 10 business days from your eligibility being confirmed for the payment period.

For most scholarships (exceptions listed below), your first payment will be paid in two parts. You will receive 50% of your first payment as an early payment at the start of your first semester, with the remaining 50% to be paid within 10 working days after Semester 1 census date, provided you have a full-time study load.

Scholarships that do not offer an early payment include:

• Destination Australia Scholarship
• Hume Multiversity Scholarship
• Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Nursing Scholarships Program

It is your responsibility to contact the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and Centrelink for advice regarding the taxation and social security payment implications of the scholarship. We encourage you to check whether the payments you are receiving are classified as taxable income. Please visit ATO’s Is My Scholarship Taxable? page for further information.

Your yearly scholarship payments as indicated in your scholarship offer are calculated on the basis that you are a full-time student in your La Trobe course.

If you enrol as a part-time student, you will be paid at a 50% pro-rata rate for each semester that you are enrolled part-time. You can check our definitions of study load to determine if you are a full-time or part-time student.

Your rate of scholarship payments will be determined by the amount of credit points you are enrolled in after Semester 1 & 2 census dates.

If your course allows deferral, most scholarships can be also deferred. You must submit a request for deferral before your scholarship offer lapse date. Refer to the deferral page to confirm if your course allows deferral. If your scholarship is not able to be deferred, this will be outlined in your offer letter.

If your course allows you to take a Leave of Absence (LoA), you can do this and retain your scholarship. Your scholarship payments will be placed on hold while you are on leave and then resume in the study period in which you return to your studies. We recommend speaking with a Student Advisor to explore your options if you are considering taking LoA.

The Destination Australia Scholarship does not allow Leave of Absence.

Bursaries and other one-off payments cannot be deferred for reasons of taking Leave of Absence or deferral from your studies prior to receiving the payment.

Scholarships that are attached to a particular course, discipline, or campus are not transferable to a different course or discipline. Your scholarship offer will list any specific course, discipline, or campus eligibility requirements.

If the scholarship is not attached to a particular course, discipline, or campus, a transfer may be possible. Please contact the Scholarships Team if you would like to confirm that your scholarship can be transferred.

If transferring to a different course extends the duration of your studies, your scholarship will only be paid for the duration of the original course.

Scholarships awarded by La Trobe University are not transferrable to a different institution.

If your scholarship offer is based on merit and/or lists a requirement for you to have a level of Weighted Average Mark (WAM) or maintain satisfactory academic progress and you do not meet the requirement during a study period, you will be contacted to discuss your academic progress. Failure to engage with supports and repeated unsatisfactory progress may lead to your scholarship being suspended or terminated.

We recommend accessing Academic Recovery supports if you feel that you may be at risk of not making satisfactory progress.

Scholarships may be suspended or terminated if you are found to be in breach of any of the terms and conditions of your scholarship.

Termination reasons include:

• If you do not resume study at the conclusion of a period of Leave of Absence or do not meet all of the University and Government administrative requirements
• You are found to have committed serious academic misconduct or general misconduct
• If you have been made an incorrect scholarship offer as determined by La Trobe in its sole discretion

If you do not wish to accept your scholarship offer, please contact the Scholarships Office at scholarships@latrobe.edu.au