Scholarship applications & assessments

To increase your chances of getting a scholarship, make sure you follow the application instructions and provide the required supporting documents.

The more information you provide on your application form, the better your chances of receiving a scholarship.

Eligibility requirements

Depending on the scholarship you apply for, you may be assessed on your academic performance or personal financial situation.

Most scholarships are only available to students who are enrolled full-time.

: There are limited circumstances in which a scholarship may be granted to a part-time student, such as illness or other exceptional circumstances.

You will need to submit a statement with supporting documentation demonstrating exceptional circumstances to be considered for a scholarship.

If you are enrolled part-time and registered with Accessibility Services, you are eligible for scholarships.
: Once you have been awarded a scholarship, your eligibility will checked before each payment.

See payments and ongoing eligibility for more information.

Applying for scholarships

Please see the individual scholarship pages for more information on how to apply:

: You can apply for multiple scholarships and may be eligible to receive more than one. However, you will only be granted one scholarship. This is normally the scholarship that is likely to benefit you the most.

If you’re already receiving a scholarship and apply for another of higher value or longer duration, you’ll be asked to give up the scholarship of lesser value (if your application is successful).

If you’re awarded an equity scholarship by VU, you may also be able to receive an externally-funded scholarship based on academic success. However, if the external scholarship significantly alters your financial position you may be asked to declare your income, including the value of the external scholarship.

If you apply for an equity scholarship, please notify us of any other scholarships you receive because these may impact your eligibility. Please also tell us if you are receiving an equity scholarship and are then granted another scholarship.

You are not eligible for a VU Access scholarship if you:

already have a Commonwealth scholarship or

are receiving a Start-up Loan from Centrelink.
: To improve your chance of receiving a scholarship, you must complete your application in full (including any required supporting documentation).

All supporting documentation must be received within five days of the application closing date.

Incomplete applications will be disadvantaged in the assessment process, as they may receive fewer points when they are scored. Late applications, or applications with no supporting documentation, will not be assessed.

You can contact us for help with your application, including:

any mistakes you’ve made with your application

obtaining the required documents

answering any application questions

confirming we have received your documents

an extension on your submission.
: Scholarship applications are open during specific times throughout the year.

Most VU scholarships (TAFE, undergraduate and graduate research) are open for applications between August and October for study in the following year. Sometimes there may also be a mid-year application round in June and July.

Externally-funded scholarships are offered throughout the year.

Please see individual scholarship pages for more information on when applications open.
: There are many reasons why your scholarship application may have been unsuccessful.

You may have been ineligible at the time of application, or we received a large number of applications in comparison to the number of scholarships we had available.

We encourage you to apply again for the next available round of scholarships.

Scholarship assessment

At Victoria University, we offer both equity and merit based scholarships.

: Merit scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic performance.

The criteria vary for each scholarship and you should check individual scholarship pages for details.
: Equity scholarships are offered to applicants who demonstrate the most severe disadvantage or greatest need. They are awarded and scored on a range of factors such as:

low income or financial disadvantage

educational disadvantage

caring for others

disability

language background

indigenous background

any other demonstrated hardship.

Equity scholarships do not use your school, TAFE or university academic results as part of the assessment process.

If there are more applicants than equity scholarships available, then applicants will be ranked based on these hardship factors. Applicants ranked highest on these measures will be offered a scholarship. To improve your chances of being ranked correctly make sure you:

include all the relevant information about your circumstances in your application

provide all required supporting documentation.

Accepting your scholarship offer

Successful TAFE (certificate and diploma) and undergraduate (degree-level) scholarship offers are sent in late January and February. Recipients will receive a scholarship offer pack in the mail.

If you are successful you must return the acceptance documents by the required date or your scholarship will be allocated to someone else.

After accepting a scholarship you must maintain satisfactory academic progress to continue receiving the scholarship.

Scholarship payments

Scholarships are paid several months after scholarship assessments.

Payments for successful scholarship applications will usually be made by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to your nominated bank account in late April (and/or September if applicable). This is after we have checked your enrolment status at Census.

See payments and ongoing eligibility for more information on scholarship payments and eligibility requirements.

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