Regional Benefits Program

Amount

$5000
up to $5000

Opening date

15/06/2022

Closing date

06/03/2023

Status

Open

Amount conditions

An ATAR of 80 - 94.95 will guarantee you an automatic scholarship of $2000 annually*. An ATAR of 95+ will guarantee you an automatic scholarship of $5000 annually*.

Who is it for?

Future undergraduates, Australian Citizen

Where is it available?

Albury-Wodonga Campus, Bendigo Campus, Mildura Campus, Shepparton Campus

How is it paid?

annually

Background
La Trobe's Regional Benefits Program empowers high achieving students from regional communities to live, study and thrive in regional Victoria. This program is available to students commencing their undergraduate studies from 2023 onwards who have applied via the 2022-2023 VTAC/UAC (or state Tertiary Admissions Centre) intake.

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Are you eligible to apply?
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:

• have completed Years 11 and 12 at a school in an area classified by the Australian Standard Geographical Classification Remoteness Area (ASGC-RA) as RA2 to RA5 (check the 2016 box next the "ASGS Remoteness Areas")
• have applied for a La Trobe University course via the 2022-2023 VTAC/UAC (or state Tertiary Admissions Centre) intake
• have completed year 12 within the last 3 years with no more than 2 gap years. To reiterate: recipients must have applied for a La Trobe University course via the 2022-2023 VTAC/UAC (or state Tertiary Admissions Centre) intake.
• have scored an ATAR of 80 or higher (85 for Physio - Regional Entry and Dentistry) - not including adjustment factors
• have met all the subject-specific prerequisites and enrol at one of La Trobe's regional campuses.

There is no application process for this scholarship.

How to apply

There is no application process for this scholarship.

To be automatically considered you must list a regional La Trobe University course on your VTAC/UAC (or state Tertiary Admissions Centre) course preference list and achieve an ATAR of 80 or higher (85 for Physio - Regional Entry and Dentistry).

Offers will be made via email from late December.

The Terms and Conditions of the scholarship will be clearly stated in the offer email.

*Please note: Guaranteed place subject to meeting ALL course requirements, and availability of places: some courses have limited places; offers for the Regional Benefits Program may not be available in those instances.
Who to contact for further information

Scholarships Office, [email protected]