9.5.7.2 Relocation Scholarship

The Relocation Scholarship is intended to assist students with the costs of establishing accommodation in their new place of study.

A student does not need to make a claim to receive the Scholarship. The Repatriation Commission may grant a Scholarship to a student where they are satisfied that:

1. the student is receiving tertiary education allowance at the living away from home, homeless or double orphan rate;
2. the student is undertaking an approved scholarship course;
3. the student intends to start or continue their course of study within the 35-day cut-off period; and
4. the student is not likely to receive the Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (CAS) in the period of 12 months starting immediately after the qualification time.

A student is not eligible to receive a Relocation Scholarship if, in the 12 months ending immediately before the student’s qualification time:

1. the student already qualified to receive a Relocation Scholarship payment; or
2. the student qualified to receive a Relocation Scholarship payment under ABSTUDY or Part 2.11B of the SSA; or
3. the student already qualified to receive a Relocation Scholarship payment under MRCAETS (for VCES students); or
4. the student has received the amount or value of a Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarship (CAS) or the person was entitled to the amount or value of such a scholarship but has not received the full entitlement only because the scholarship was suspended.

The Repatriation Commission has the discretion to determine a period in relation to a student that is between 3 and 12 months in which the student may be paid the Scholarship if this would enable payment to be made on or near the day 1 January in a year. 

This is consistent with the intention of the Scholarships to provide financial support to students who move locations to undertake study. The Repatriation Commission must not make a determination, in this regard if it results in a student being paid more than 2 Student Relocation Scholarship payments in a period of 2 successive calendar years.