Government Education Portal - Australia

ABSTUDY Payment  

URL:  http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...internet.nsf/payments/abstudy.htm

Category:  Financial Assistance  Financial Assistance 

This site outlines the ABSTUDY claim forms and gives information about the questions and documentary requirements for customers claiming ABSTUDY.

ASG - Australian Scholarships Group  

URL:  http://www.asg.com.au/

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The Australian Scholarships Group is a unique not-for-profit co-operative of parents established in 1974. It provides educational benefits designed to encourage children to gain a complete education. Its programs assist children through the arduous years of secondary education and provide educational grants, scholarship allowances or fee assistance to students who undertake full-time post-secondary or tertiary courses. In addition ASC has a Professional development and Training Grant Scheme.

Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme  

URL:  http://www.dest.gov.au/...children_scheme_policy_guidelines/2007/

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme helps the families of under 16 year old students who are unable to attend an appropriate government school on a daily basis because of geographic isolation. The policy outlines eligibility, allowances and income tests.

Assistance for Isolated Children Scheme  

URL:  http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...sf/payments/isolated_children.htm

Category:  Financial assistance  Financial Assistance 

The Assistance for Isolated Children (AIC) Scheme helps if a family has a primary, secondary or under 16 year old tertiary student who cannot go to an appropriate government school because of living too far away. An appropriate school is a government school offering the student's level of study or, if the student has special health-related or educational needs, one providing the facilities, programs, and/or environment needed.

Centrelink: Indigenous Australians Index  

URL:  http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...internet.nsf/indigenous/index.htm

Category:  Financial Assistance 

Centrelink provides a handy list of the links that have information just for Indigenous Australian customers. Indigenous payments include ABSTUDY to help Indigenous students who are studying. Indigenous programmes include the Centrelink Indigenous Cadetship Programme, Community Development Employment Project, Indigenous Ambassadors Programme, Wage Assistance Card. Indigenous publications include ABSTUDY factsheets and other guides. Indigenous specialist services include Indigenous call centres and Indigenous Specialist Officers.

Centrelink - AUSTUDY  

URL:  http://www.centrelink.gov.au/...internet.nsf/payments/austudy.htm

Category:  Financial Assistance  Financial Assistance  Financial Assistance 

Information about Austudy - the income support payment for students aged 25 years and over and studying or undertaking an Australian Apprenticeship full-time.

Max e Grants: An initiative of Barnardos and OfficeMax  

URL:  http://www.bmaxe.com.au/html/

Category:  Education and Your Child  Financial Assistance 

The Barnardos OfficeMax Max e Grants program provides small grants to community groups, schools, kindergartens and long day care centres in Australia who apply on behalf of a disadvantaged child or young person to further their education prospects. Whilst Barnardos provides comprehensive and integrated child and family support programs, sometimes it just takes something small to help kids on their way. This could be assistance with school books or uniforms, school fees or equipment, special tuition or excursions.

Robert Riley Scholarship Program  

URL:  http://www.youngaustralians.org/fund/ya_fund_scholarships.asp

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The aim of the Robert Riley Scholarship Program is to promote the pursuit of justice and human rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through the education of young Indigenous people in these fields.

Rural Education Fund (REF)  

URL:  http://www.frrr.org.au/

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The foundation supports the development of regional community foundations, and uses seed funding and challenge grants to move regional development project funding into a more dynamic context. The Rural Education Fund (REF) seeks to ensure that quality education remains accessible to children in rural and remote communities regardless of climatic and economic conditions. Through collaboration with local agencies and sponsored partnerships with individuals and corporations, the REF will be able to extend the educational recourses and individualised learning support that rural students require.

Student Scholarships  

URL:  https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/scholarships/

Category:  Financial Assistance 

The Department of Education and Training Victoria administers a range of scholarships for students (primary, secondary and tertiary) who are studying in Victoria and who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia.