Housing Grants
These grants are also known as Housing Bursaries.
Student Housing Grants provide financial support to students who live away from their usual home in order to study. The grant aims to assist students from low socio-economic backgrounds and those who need to live away from home in order to attend University. Such students are typically from rural or interstate areas as well as those from outlying areas of Melbourne.
• General Conditions
• Enrolment
• Rental arrangements
• Means test
• Dates of payment
• Payment Arrangements
• Annual Application
• Application
• Change of bank account details
General Conditions
1. Enrolment
Students must be enrolled in an accredited course at the University of Melbourne. Students studying at the University of Melbourne as a complementary enrolment with another institution or as part of a study abroad/exchange program are not eligible to apply.
Both undergraduate and postgraduate students may apply.
2. Rental arrangements
Only students who are paying rent or board are eligible to apply. Students paying mortgages are not eligible.
The grant is not payable to students who are living in the family home or in accommodation owned by their immediate family. The allowance is not payable if the student remains in the family home while parents are temporarily absent interstate or overseas.
3. Means Tests
A personal means test applies to all applicants.
Partnered students will also be means tested against their partners income.
A parental means test applies to all students under the age of 21 unless there is a serious breakdown in the relationship between the student and their parents.
4. Dates of Payment
For successful applications submitted by the closing date payment will be backdated to the start of the semester and continue each fortnight (if the student remains eligible) until the 31 December.
5. Payment Arrangements
All payments will be made by direct deposit through Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) to a nominated bank account. Payments to the nominated bank account will be made fortnightly.
Only successful applicants will be requested to supply bank details.
6. Annual Application
A new application must be lodged by March each year. If exceptional circumstances apply, a late written application can be made to the Student Financial Aid Officer.
The University may terminate any grant if the student’s circumstances change so that they no longer meet the eligibility requirements.
The University may terminate any grant if the student has misrepresented their circumstances and this termination may take place at any stage during the year.
Online application form
Applications for the Housing Grant are now closed. They will re-open in January 2010.
Change of Bank Account Details:
If your bank account details change, you must inform the Financial Aid office as soon as possible. Any change in bank details must be submitted AT LEAST a week before payment is due to avoid any delay in receipt of payment. It is not a good idea to close a bank account until after you have opened a new one AND your payments have been successfully transferred to the new account.
Please contact the Financial Aid office to report any changes.
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