Mick Young Scholarship: T&Cs

Terms and Conditions:

Eligibility:

The applicant must be a prospective domestic student with with temporary Australian Visas, or non-Australian residents. Not valid for International students.
Applicants must be experiencing severe financial hardship at the time of submitting a scholarship application and must be able to evidence this.
Applications are accepted anytime from January to December.
Applicants must have received a formal letter of acceptance into their chosen course, before applying for a Mick Young Scholarship.
Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of receiving completed scholarship application and all supporting documentation.

Other Terms and Conditions:

The scholarship can provide up to $500 towards tuition cost, to assist with reducing course related expenses, for the year of study at Bendigo TAFE. The scholarship will not cover stationary, laptop/internet, travel, accommodation, police and WWC checks, or any other external purchases required for study). Scholarships will be awarded based on available funding, individual needs, capacity to complete, and acceptance into the course, through extensive case by case assessment.
Applying for a scholarship does not mean the applicant will automatically be awarded funding. Submission of any Scholarship does not guarantee you a place in your selected course, this must be done prior.
Deferring the course will make the scholarship void.
The scholarship is to be used for one course and cannot be transferred to another course.
Scholarships are not redeemable for cash, and cannot be used to pay a deposit on a Payment Plan.
If a student fails a unit of competency from the course, they will incur any enrolment or other fees associated with resitting that unit. If a scholarships has been granted and a withdrawal is requested and granted, all scholarship money previously awarded for the relevant course, will be returned to BKI’s scholarship fund, not the applicant/student.
If the successful student is under the age of 18, the applicant must have permission from their parent/guardian before accepting the terms and conditions of the scholarship.
Successful outcomes will rely on the applicant providing legitimate written evidence/documentation, to help verify an applicants claim of severe financial hardship and/or personal disadvantage. Applicants can be asked to share and provide copy of sensitive information pertaining to financial and personal records.

Further information/documentation can be requested to help demonstrate that the applicant has thoroughly investigated all other eligible resources/funding prior to submitting a scholarship application, and as a result has been declined or deemed ineligible. e i.e Institute payment plans/ or other external payment plan/loan schemes, personal savings, external resources, i.e funding/grants, Centrelink advances etc. Applicants must prove that they have exhausted all other eligible options, prior to submission to be successful.

Mick Young Scholarship Application Form

First name*

Last name*

Gender*

Date of birth*

Email address*

Postal address*

Mobile number*

Home number

Course*

Campus/Location*

Have you previously completed or have an Australian recognised post-secondary qualifications?

Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander? *

Country of Birth

Main language spoken at home

1. Briefly outline your circumstances of financial hardship that you believe fit under “Mick Young Scholarships”

2. Are there other factors, in addition to financial hardship, that disadvantages you or act as obstacles in pursuing your studies (eg: personal/family circumstances, disability, ethnicity, resource access, cultural elements, etc).

3. Explain your motivation for wanting to undertake this qualification, and how you intend to apply your training upon completion of the course.

4. Please provide information about the cost of your educational related expenses and what amount of scholarship you are seeking assistance for. Please identify personal contributions you are able to make.

Please complete this income and expenditure template below to assist us to assess your situation

1. Austudy / Youth Allowance as a student

2. Employment

2. Meals

3. From parents/ family/ spouse

3. Dependents (e.g. Children school costs)

4. Investment/ business enterprise

5. Rent assistance

6. Family payment

4. Services (e.g. electricity / gas)

7. Sole parent pension

5. Transport/ car loan/ running costs

8. Other (please specify below):

6. Insurance (e.g. health/ house)

7. Hire/ purchase

8. Health/ medical costs

9. Other (please specify below)

10. Telephone/ Internet

11. Cigarettes / Alcohol

12. Mortgage / Rent/ Board

13. Fines/ Penalties

TOTAL INCOME

Money Coming- In (Weekly / Monthly/ Fortnightly)

TOTAL COSTS

Expenditure (Weekly / Monthly/ Fortnightly)

*Please submit supporting evidence to assist your application (eg: evidence receiving Centrelink payments, Concession card, Pay Slip, Bank statement)

Please make sure you have completed the check list and understood all the terms and conditions

I understand and accept all the terms and conditions*

I am not currently a recipient of another financial grant or study assistance*

I understand that if I am under the age of 18 that I need to obtain parental consent*

I've emailed supporting documentation to the Welfare team: welfare@bendigotafe.edu.au*

Before your application can be processed you will need to explore whether or not the Payment Plan can assist you; if you believe the Payment Plan cannot assist you, we require a detailed explanation to proceed

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