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Wellbeing Services Student Financial Aid

Students With a Disability

University of Melbourne

Student Financial Aid	www.services.unimelb.edu.au/finaid
Trust fund grants	Non-repayable grants to assist with course and living costs.
Robertson Scholarship	Grant for a student with a physical disability. Applications are made through either the general, MBBS or postgraduate grants application form.
Tom Benson Bursary Fund	Grants for students with a physical disability. Applications are made through the general, MBBS or postgraduate grants application form.
St. Vincent De Paul Grant	Grants for students with a disability. Applications are made through the general, MBBS or postgraduate grants application form.
Housing Bursary Program	Rent assistance for students in need.
Postgraduate grants	Grants/Bursaries to assist with course and living costs for postgraduate students.
Student Loans	Short-term and long-term loans for students in financial need. Designed to help meet emergency situations and unexpected costs.

Student Housing Services
Student Housing Access Program (SHAP)	Transitional share-house accommodation in university owned properties.

Melbourne Scholarships	www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships
Melbourne Access Scholarships	Access Melbourne enhances opportunities for selection into a course as it provides prospective students with the opportunity to explain the ongoing circumstances that have affected their chance of gaining a place at the University of Melbourne.
Commonwealth Learning Scholarships	Scholarships introduced to assist students from low socio-economic backgrounds, particularly those from regional and remote areas.
Fay Marles Scholarships	The scholarships - previously known as Postgraduate Equity Scholarships - provide support for students with disabilities. Academic performance is taken into account in the assessment of an application.
Frederick Blake Shepherd Scholarship	Scholarship available to candidates undertaking research higher degree studies on a full- or part-time basis, with preference given to disadvantaged candidates.

Traffic Office and Student Financial Aid
University Parking Fee exemption	Parking permit at the University.
Parking Concessions	Parking Concessions for Students with a Disability.
Formal Rules	Parking and Traffic Rules.

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Government

Australian Government- Centrelink	www.services.unimelb.edu.au/finaid/establish/govt/index.html
Disability Support Pension	Are you someone who is ill, injured or has a disability?
Rent Assistance	Accommodation and Renting Issues.
Pensioner Education Supplement	The Pensioner Education Supplement (PES) helps you undertake full-time or part-time study.
Carer's Allowance	Carer Allowance (adult) is a supplementary payment for carers who provide daily care and attention for adults with a disability, severe medical condition or who is frail aged at home.
Mobility Allowance	Mobility Allowance provides assistance to people with disabilities who are unable to use public transport without substantial assistance.
Health Care Card	A Health Care Card entitles you to reduced cost medicines as well as a limited number of other concessions.
Commonwealth Learning Scholarships	The Commonwealth Learning Scholarships (CLS) programme provides financial support to eligible undergraduate students to assist with the costs associated with higher education.
Student Scholarships	Scholarships for students who are studying in Victoria (Australia) and who are citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
Other Government Assistance	List of government services and programs that are available.

Victorian Government
Bond Loans Scheme	The Victorian government can provide low-income earners a loan for the bond when starting a tenancy. Applications can be made to the Department of Human Services.
Department of Justice Disability Scholarship Scheme	Scholarships for young people with disabilities in justice related areas of study. See the guidelines and application form for further information.

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Community and Other Organisations

Community and Other Organisations
Geoff Fethers Fund	The Geoff Fethers Education Fund was established in 1985 to 'assist in the tertiary education of Deaf people'.
Post-Secondary Scholarships	Deafness Forum provide educational scholarships to facilitate the participation of people who are Deaf or people who have a hearing impairment in post secondary education.
Welfare Grants	The Cancer Council Victoria Welfare Grants program offers one-off financial assistance to cancer patients in the form of a cash grant for those in need.
Further Education Bursary Awards	Vision Australia (Formerly Royal Victorian Institute for Blind). The Further Education Bursary aims to assist clients, who for financial reasons would not otherwise be able to participate in further education.
Robert Rose Foundation	Assistance to those with Spinal Cord Injuries wanting to acquire new skills & qualification and to function more independently in society.
The June Opie Scholarship	The award, available to citizens and permanent residents of Australia , Canada and New Zealand , is designed as an incentive for students of high academic achievement who have a severe disability.
Learning for Life Grants / Tertiary Scholarships	Learning for Life provides children and their families with access to personal and financial support through qualified staff and volunteer mentors and access to additional programs, advocacy, emotional guidance and referrals to specialist services.
Trust Fund	Arthur Marsden Whiting Sympathy Fund - To provide assistance to individuals of the Protestant faith with a primary physical disability who are in need of financial assistance.

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