2.3.7 Effect of other assistance on eligibility

A student is not to be paid benefits under the Schemes if they receive a financial benefit from any other Commonwealth Department of agency in the nature of educational assistance or income support.

A student who receives a financial benefit from the Commonwealth may be paid a benefit under the Scheme only if the educational assistance or income support:

(a)is provided (whether directly or indirectly) by the Department or the Commission; or

(b)is provided under a scholarship from the Commonwealth known as the Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarship; or

(c)is provided under a scholarship from the Commonwealth known as the Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship.

A student may choose to transfer to VCES or MRCAETS from another Commonwealth benefits scheme.

Note: The Student Start-up and Relocation Scholarships introduced in 2010 do not affect a student's payments, as they are paid directly by the Department.