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Financial Support

HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, SA-HELP and OS-HELP

HECS-HELP is available to assist eligible students pay their student contribution.

FEE-HELP is available to assist eligible students pay their tuition fees.

OS-HELP is available to assist eligible students with the costs associated with overseas study.

SA-HELP is available to assist eligible students pay their Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

Further information on HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, SA-HELP and OS-HELP

If you have read relevant sections of the ACU website and the booklet(s) relating to HECS-HELP, FEE-HELP, SA-HELP or OS-HELP, and require further information, please contact:
  • Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations
    Telephone: 1300 363 079
    Web: Study Assist
    or
  • Australian Taxation Office
    Telephone: 13 28 61

Student Loan Scheme

Student loans are available to students who demonstrate a genuine need for assistance.

Study Abroad

Financial assistance to study overseas is available to eligible students who are successful in obtaining a place.

Scholarships and Bursaries

ACU offers a wide range of scholarships and bursaries to commencing and continuing undergraduate and postgraduate students across all fields of study. Many of these scholarships and bursaries recognise outstanding academic achievement and acknowledge the University's responsibility to provide access to students who might otherwise be excluded, or disadvantaged, by socio-economic, cultural, geographic and/or other disadvantages.

Further information on scholarships and bursaries offered through the University is available on the Scholarships website.

Austudy, Abstudy and Youth Allowance

For each study period, the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations (DEEWR) cross-check students' enrolment details against their files to ascertain their eligibility to receive Austudy, Abstudy or Youth Allowance entitlements.

Where discrepancies occur, Centrelink will contact students requiring repayment of benefits. Students must ensure that their enrolment is recorded correctly.

For Centrelink purposes, a student must enrol in 75% of their course full-time load for the year, ie a study load of 0.375 EFTSL or greater in a standard study period. A student's load for the study period is printed on the Invoice/Receipt in Student Connect.

Further information on Austudy, Abstudy and the Youth Allowance is available from Centrelink.