Important dates
Applications for Trimester/Semester 2 2023 open 29 August 2023 at 10am.
Applications for Trimester/Semester 2 2023 close 31 August 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 full time in your final trimester/semester of a bachelor degree in Trimester/Semester 2 2023
- be enrolled in one of the following WIL units in Trimester/Semester 2 2023
- ECP228 Professional Practice 2 (3-5 Years)
- EPP405 Professional Identity and Curriculum Work
- HMI205 Medical Imaging Practice 4
- HMI304 Medical Imaging Practice 6
- HMI403 Medical Imaging Practice 8
- HNM330 Quality and Safety: Midwifery Practice 1
- HNN325 Quality and Safety: Comprehensive Nursing Practice
- HSO304 Professional Practice Education A
- HSW404 Social Work Field Education B Research Focused
- HSW415 Social Work Field Education B
- SEL703 Professional Practice
- SIT344 Professional Practice
- not have received any other financial support (scholarship, bursary, grant, support scheme) administered by Deakin University in Trimester/Semester 2 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
You can apply for this grant directly to Deakin through our Scholarship Application Portal.
Limited funding is available and applications will only be open for a short period of time.
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.
Next offering period
This grant is yet to be confirmed for any future offering periods. Please check back at this page at a later date for any updates.