Placement Grant

Grants of $1000 to $1500 will be available to help support students attending compulsory placements in Spring 2024 who can demonstrate a financial or educational disadvantage. 

Grant details

If you meet the grant eligibility criteria, you may be eligible to receive a grant payment based on the following parameters: 

Grants will be awarded based on whether you demonstrate disadvantage and how early you apply – the sooner you apply, the greater chance you will have of receiving a grant. Grants will be awarded until the budget for Spring 2024 session is exhausted.  

Eligibility criteria

You are eligible to apply for the grants if: 

• You are an Australian or New Zealand Citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident or permanent humanitarian visa. 
• You can demonstrate one or more of the following criteria: 
  • Financial need and/or educational disadvantage
    • Receiving Centrelink income support payments, for one or more of the following 

a) ABSTUDY 

b) Austudy 

c) Youth Allowance 

d) JobSeeker Payment 

e) Disability Support Pension 

f) Parenting Payment (Single) and/or  

g) the Carer Payment 

• • Applicant attributes 
    • First Nations person 
• You are enrolled in one of the following subjects in Spring session 2024: 
  • SMAH: SNUG192, SNUG208, SNUG308, EXSC423/990, DIET454/954
  • EIS: ENGG454, ECTE399
  • BAL: LLB397, LLB3397, LLB3396
  • ASSH: EDPS201, EDPS402, EYPD102, EYLL302, EDPD202, EDPD402, SOWK410, HAS347, EDMT910, EDMT909, SOWK916, SOWK924

*Please note, priority will be given to undergraduate students.

Frequently asked questions

How do I apply? 

To apply, submit an application form, which will be available from 20 May until 7 June 2024 at 11:59pm. Documentation demonstrating your disadvantages and/or applicant attribute must be provided in your application.  

What documentation do I need to provide?  

Documentation demonstrating one or more of the following: 

• Financial Need and/or educational disadvantage 
  • A copy of your Centrelink Income Support Statement showing you are receiving Centrelink income support payments for: 
    •  ABSTUDY 
    • Austudy 
    • Youth Allowance 
    • JobSeeker Payment  
    • Disability Support Pension  
    • Parenting Payment (Single) and/or  
    • the Carer Payment  
  • Applicant attributes 
    • Indigenous Australian – Confirmation of Aboriginality signed by the chairperson of an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander incorporated organisation in which the applicant has previously lived, or a WIC Statutory Declaration of Aboriginality signed by a Justice of the Peace from Woolyungah Indigenous Centre (WIC). 

When will I receive my grant payment? 

For placements commencing in July – September, payment will be processed in July/August 

For placements commencing in October – December, payment will be processed in September 

Questions?

Any questions, please contact Fees and Scholarships on scholarships@uow.edu.au.