Mick Young Scholarship

Term and Conditions:

Eligibility:

The applicant must be a prospective domestic student with non- Australian residency, (temporary visas accepted) to apply.
Applicants must be experiencing severe financial hardship at the time of submitting a scholarship application and must be able to evidence this.
Applications are accepted anytime from January to December.
Applicants must have received a formal letter of acceptance into their chosen course, before applying for a Mick Young Scholarship.
Successful applicants will be notified within two weeks of receiving completed scholarship application and all supporting documentation.

Other Terms and Conditions:

The scholarship can provide up to$500 towards tuition cost, to assist with reducing course related expenses, for the year of study at Kangan Institute. The scholarship will notcover stationary, laptop/internet, travel, accommodation, police and WWC checks, or any other external purchases required for study). Scholarships will be awarded based on available funding, individual needs, capacity to complete, and acceptance into the course, through extensive case by case assessment.
Applying for a scholarship does not mean the applicant will automatically be awarded funding.Submission of any Scholarship does not guarantee the applicant $500, this amount will vary up to $500 as the maximum amount.
Applicants must have a formal letter offer into their chosen course, before applying for a Scholarship.
Deferring the course will make the scholarship void.
The scholarship is to be used for one course and cannot be transferred to another course.
Scholarship awarded are not redeemable for cash and cannot be used to pay a deposit on a Payment Plan.
If a student fails a unit of competency from the course, they will incur any enrolment or other fees associated with resitting that unit. If a scholarship has been granted and a withdrawal is granted, allscholarship money previously awarded for the relevant course,will be returned to Bendigo Kangan Institute’s scholarship fund, not the applicant/student.
If the successful student is under the age of 18, the applicant must have permission from their parent/guardian before accepting the terms and conditions of the scholarship.
Successful outcomes will rely on the applicant providing legitimate written evidence/documentation, to help verify an applicant’s claim of severe financial hardship and/or personal disadvantage. Applicants can be asked to share and provide copy of sensitive information pertaining to financial and personal records.

Further information/documentation can be requested to help demonstrate that the applicant has thoroughly investigated all other eligible resources/funding prior to submitting a scholarship application, and as a result has been declined or deemed ineligible. e i.e Institute payment plans/ or other external payment plan/loan schemes, personal savings, external resources, i.e funding/grants, Centrelink advances etc. Applicants must prove that they have exhausted all other eligible options, prior to submission to be successful.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Student First Name *

Student Last Name *

Email Address *

Date of birth (DD-MM-YYYY) *

Contact number - Mobile *

Contact number - Home

Gender *

MaleFemaleIndeterminate/Intersex/UnspecifiedPrefer not to say

Name of the course currently enrolled *

Campus *

Total cost of your course (this includes tuition fees, material and consumable fees) *

Postal address *

Street address *

City *

State *

Postcode *

Have you previously completed or have an Australian recognised post-secondary qualifications? *

Are you Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander *

Country of Birth *

Main language spoken at home *

1. Briefly outline your circumstances of financial hardship that you believe fit under “Educational Support Scholarships” *

2. Are there other factors, in addition to financial hardship, that disadvantages you or act as obstacles in pursuing your studies (eg: personal/family circumstances, disability, ethnicity, resource access, cultural elements, etc). *

3. Explain your motivation for wanting to undertake this qualification through the Educational Support Scholarship Program, and how you intend to apply your training upon completion of the course. *

4. Please provide information about the cost of your educational related expenses and what amount of scholarship you are seeking assistance for. Please identify personal contributions you are able to make. *

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

Please complete the income and expenditure template below to assist us to assess your situation. Please calculate your income and expenses per fortnight for the household (includes to parents/guardians, spouse de facto and or shared living arrangements).

INCOME

1. Austudy / Youth Allowance as a student/ Centrelink Benefit

2. Employment- Salary/Wage

3. From parents/ family/ spouse

4. Investment/ business enterprise

5. Rent assistance

6. Family payment

7. Sole parent pension

8. Other (please specify below):

TOTAL INCOME (Fortnightly) *

EXPENDITURE

1. Rent/ Board/Mortgage

2. Meals/Food

3. Dependents (e.g. Children school costs)

4. Services (eg, electricity/gas)

5. Transport Costs- Public, Petrol, Car running costs

6. Insurance (e.g. health/ house, car, life)

7. Hire - purchase

8. Credit Card/Loan repayments

9. Health/ medical costs

10. Fines/ Penalties

11. Telephone/ Internet

12. Cigarettes / Alcohol

13. Other (please specify below):

TOTAL EXPENDITURE (Fortnightly) *

DOCUMENT CHECKLIST

Please submit the following supporting documents to your application.

Most recent financial evidence (Bank statement) *

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Most recent income statement * (payslip, Centrelink statement)

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Concession card (Health Care Card) (if applicable)

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Parental Consent Form (only applicable for under 18 year applicants)

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Download the Parental Consent Form

DECLARATION

By submitting your application you are confirming that:

All of the information provided is true and complete *

Have read and completed the Document Checklist *

Have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions *

You are not currently a recipient of another financial grant or study assistance *

Have completed and uploaded the Parental Consent Form if you are under 18 years of age *

Have uploaded all supporting documentation to your application *

Before your application can be processed you will need to explore whether or not the Payment Plan can assist you; if you believe the Payment Plan cannot assist you, we require a detailed explanation to proceed

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