Veterans SA Tertiary Scholarship Program

Overview

College

Not College specific

Opening date

24-05-2024

Closing date

18-06-2024

Scholarship value

Up to $5,000

Scholarship duration

Payment term

Enrolment status

Commencing, Continuing

Student type

Domestic students

Level of Study

Undergraduate, Honours, Postgrad Coursework, Higher Degrees Research

Description

The South Australian Government recognises the value of a strong, vibrant, well-supported and represented veteran community.

Veterans SA (VSA) recognises the barriers faced by the veteran community in being able to seamlessly engage with training and higher education pathways. One such barrier relates to the costs associated with further education. VSA aims to support eligible veterans and partners to mitigate some of these out-of-pocket costs by offering financial support through the Veterans SA Tertiary Scholarship Program (the Program).

A total of $50,000 (GST inclusive) in grant funding is available for distribution in the 2023-2024 financial year, for study or training undertaken in Semester 2, 2024. There will be one funding round in this period.

The is a pilot program that is administered in partnership with the Public Trustee, which is providing administrative support for this competitive grant process to distribute payments from the Fund.

Benefits

Each applicant can apply for up to 75% of their out-of-pocket training expenses (capped at a maximum of $5,000 (GST inclusive) per applicant), including fees associated with tuition, textbooks, resources and required course equipment.

The scholarship process is competitive, and applications may be funded in full, partially funded or not funded at all.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for funding under the Veterans SA Tertiary Scholarship Program, applicants must:

be South Australian residents
have Australian residency status
be a former permanent serving member of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) or the partner of a current or former serving ADF member.
be enrolled or planning to enrol in a tertiary course of study (recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework) at a university, TAFE or a registered training organisation in Australia.
not be in receipt of any education scholarships at the time of application, including but not limited to scholarships from the Australian Government designed to offset higher degree research fees.

Round one of the Veterans SA Tertiary Scholarship Program will fund study or training undertaken in Semester 2, 2024.

Selection Criteria

Eligible applications will be assessed against the following assessment criteria:

Connection to employment outcomes (40%)

Does the application clearly define the connection between the funded tertiary training and future employment outcome/

Alignment with the Government of South Australia’s priority skill areas (30%)

Is the applicant undertaking training in one of the Government of South Australia’s priority skill areas? (Construction; defence and space; early childhood education and care; health and aged care; IT and cyber security; manufacturing and carbon neutral energy; hospitality and tourism and resources) https://skills.sa.gov.au/outlook