Industry Placement Bursary
Background
La Trobe University is supporting students who are experiencing disadvantage and undertaking an internship/work placement by offering the opportunity to apply for an Industry Placement Bursary. Work-based learning (WBL) is a great opportunity to explore areas of interest in a professional setting and gain industry experience. Plus, if you’re successful in securing a bursary, you’ll receive a one-off payment of $1100.
All students undertaking a WBL placement, placement subject or a clinical placement and experiencing disadvantage are strongly encouraged to apply.
If you are undertaking a placement in a location 120kms or more (one way) from your semester/term address and for the duration of 10 days or more, you may be eligible for the Placement Travel Bursary.
Placement dates and bursary payments
The bursary application form is open all year but assessments are conducted three times a year. To ensure timely payment, apply during the bursary round that your placement is due to begin.
Assessment periods:
- 11 May: For placements starting from 1 January to 30 April (PG applicants can apply for placements already completed in 2025).
- 7 September: For placements starting from 1 May to 31 August
- 30 November: For placements starting from 1 September to 31 December
Applications submitted after conclusion of assessment period will not be assessed for the Industry Placement Bursary.
Note: students are eligible for only one placement related payment per year.
Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
- be a La Trobe student studying at a La Trobe campus note: partner institution enrolled students are not eligible for this payment
- be enrolled in a placement subject and commencing an internship/work placement during one of the above assessment periods. PLEASE NOTE: The placement needs to have commenced anytime during one of the three assessment periods but does not have to be completed in that period.
- meet criteria for any or all of these: financial, medical and/or educational disadvantage. Ensure you include evidence to support these claims in your application. For more information on the types of supporting evidence required refer to "Eligibility Criteria Definitions".
- have a confirmed placement listed in InPlace.
- minimum 70 hours in duration for a single placement - multiple placements less than 70 hours will not be considered.
- Note: 8 hours is considered 1 day.
Not eligible:
Students enrolled with partner institutions.
Students that have received a placement related payment in 2025.
Recipients of the scholarship shall be selected by the University based on their:
- application addressing the eligibility criteria
- a confirmed single placement with a minimum duration of 70 hours (8 hours is 1 day) recorded in InPlace
- evidence provided to support claims of disadvantage (please note you will not be contacted regarding missing or incomplete supporting documentation and all supporting documentation must be provided by the closing date)
- supporting evidence must be in English
- applications will be assessed based on financial and educational disadvantage criteria outlined in VTAC SEAS and equity scholarships
- other indicators will be considered such as low SES status, first in family, regional status, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
How to apply
Apply during the assessment period which your WBL placement is due to begin.
Please note, bursaries are limited.
Submit the online application form.
Who to contact for further information
Scholarships Office, scholarships@latrobe.edu.au