Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Financial Assistance Grant

Important dates

Applications for Trimester 3 2023 open 18 October 2023.

Applications for Trimester 3 2023 close 16 November 2023 at 5pm.

Limited funding is available and applications will only be open for this short period of time.

Benefits

This grant offers a one-off cash payment of a minimum of $400.

The exact value will be confirmed at the time of offer.

Eligibility criteria

Prospective candidates should ensure they meet all criteria before submitting their application.

To be eligible you must:

be enrolled in your final trimester of a bachelor degree in Trimester 3 2023
be enrolled in an approved WIL unit within Trimester 3 2023 with a confirmed placement arranged with your faculty
not have received any other financial support (scholarship, bursary, grant, support scheme) administered by Deakin University in Trimester 3 2023
be able to demonstrate that the placement will add to financial hardship by way of lost income or additional expenses incurred.

Conditions

As a grant recipient you:

must complete a feedback form which will be emailed to you soon after the completion of your WIL Placement.
will be required to immediately return the WIL Financial Assistance grant payment made to you if you do not undertake the placement detailed in your application.

How to apply

Applications have now closed for Trimester 3 2023.

What happens next?

Your application will be assessed and ranked based on the details you provide and your supporting documentation.

If you are successful, you will be contacted by the email address you nominated within your application portal account, unsuccessful applicants will not be contacted.

You'll find out if you were successful usually within four weeks of the application closing date. If you have not received an offer by this time, you have been unsuccessful. You can view the status of your application via your scholarship application portal account.