Student Start-up Loan periods and payments
There are 2 loan periods each calendar year.
Paying back the Student Start-up Loan
You pay back the Student Start-up Loan through the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) when your income is more than the minimum repayment threshold.
Changing your circumstances when you get a Student Start up Loan
It’s important to tell us if your circumstances change when you get a Student Start-up Loan.
Relocation Scholarship for independent students
To get a Relocation Scholarship as an independent student you must have a special reason.
Family home location for a Relocation Scholarship
Where your family home is determines if you can get a Relocation Scholarship and your payment rate in your second and third years of study.
Study rules for a Relocation Scholarship
You must be studying in a full time approved scholarship course.
Relocation Scholarship after you turn 22
Most people won’t qualify for a Relocation Scholarship after they turn 22.
Approved scholarship courses for Relocation Scholarship
Your course must be an approved scholarship course to get Relocation Scholarship.
Relocation Scholarship for practical placements
You can get a Relocation Scholarship if you need to move away from home for a practical placement.
Tell us about changes if you get Relocation Scholarship
We need to know about changes that could stop your Relocation Scholarship.