Financial Assistance for students

Support options

Interest free student loans, for study related expenses, are available to students who are in financial need.

• Interest free student loans

Natural disaster grants

A natural disaster grant and support package, is available to students who have been adversely impacted by a natural event such as bushfires, floods, earthquake etc.

• Natural disaster grants

Assistance for placements

• Rural Clinical Support Scheme (Medicine)
• Rural Clinical Support Scheme (Nursing and Allied Health)
• Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Student Support Scheme

Emergency support

For information on community and food assistance visit Community support and food relief.

International Students

If you are an international student not living in Victoria, please use the following form:

• Interest free student loans

If you are an international student currently living in Victoria, please use the following form:

• Assistance for students living in Victoria

Budgeting resources

The following resources can help you plan a budget, provide assistance for your savings and give advice on managing university costs:

• DUSA Financial Counselling
• Managing expenses
• ASIC's MoneySmart - Studying (opens new window)

Tertiary Access Payment

The Tertiary Access Payment is a payment of up to $5,000, designed to help eligible students with the cost of moving to study.

If you've just completed Year 12 and from a regional or remote home location, consider applying for this payment. For information visit Services Australia's Tertiary Access Payment.

Scholarships

Deakin provides a range of scholarships designed to assist students in need.  If you are experiencing financial or other hardship consider applying for a Deakin scholarship. Use the Find a scholarship tool to help find a scholarship for you.

Further assistance

• Centrelink assistance for Deakin postgraduate students - find out if your course is approved
• Centrelink - Managing your money (opens new window)
• Austudy - eligibility requirements, claiming etc (opens new window)
• Student Update Facebook page (opens new window)
• Department of Human Services - RentAssist bond loan (opens new window)
• Budget planner (MoneySmart) (opens new window)
• Support services for students impacted by COVID-19
• Study Melbourne (www.studymelbourne.vic.gov.au)
• Brotherhood of St Laurence Saver Plus

Contact us

Submit an online enquiry

• Current students enquiry form

Phone

• Monday - Thursday 8:30am to 7pm
• Friday 8.30am to 6pm
• Saturday 10am to 2pm