Eligibility requirements
FEE-HELP eligibility: previous higher education studies
FEE-HELP eligibility: existing debts, income & assets
Changes to fee paying places
Eligibility requirements
FEE-HELP is a loan available to eligible fee paying students to cover all or part of their tuition fees.
See also: the FEE-HELP information booklet on the Publications page.
To be eligible for a FEE-HELP loan for a unit of study you must meet all the requirements and conditions given in the table.
| Requirement |
Eligibility Conditions |
| Fee paying student |
You must be a domestic student studying in a non-Commonwealth supported place.
See also:
The Glossary for:
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| Citizenship and residency |
You must be:
- an Australian citizen
- the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa who will be resident in Australia for the duration of the unit or
- the holder of a permanent visa enrolled in a bridging course for overseas-trained professionals who will be resident in Australia for the duration of your course.
See also:
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| Course and unit |
Your unit of study is a subject or unit which is:
- part of a course of study leading to a higher education award
- made available by a higher education provider, access to which is provided through Open Universities Australia (OUA) or
- part of a bridging course for overseas-trained professionals.
Note: You may also be eligible for FEE-HELP if you are undertaking a course to enable you to meet the requirements for entry into a course of study leading to a higher education award. Your provider can advise you if your enabling course is eligible for FEE-HELP.
See also:
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| FEE-HELP limit |
You must not have exceeded the FEE-HELP limit. The amount you still have left to borrow is your FEE-HELP balance. If your tuition fee exceeds your FEE-HELP balance you can only get a loan equal to your balance. You will need to pay the rest.
See also: Full fees and FEE-HELP for the FEE-HELP limit.
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Enrolment conditions
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You must be enrolled in the unit of study on the census date.
See also:
The Glossary for:
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| Request for FEE-HELP assistance form |
You must:
- provide your Tax File Number (TFN) or Certificate of application for a TFN form and
- complete, sign and submit a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form.
You must do these things by the census date to be entitled to FEE-HELP.
See also: Applying and important dates: census dates
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FEE-HELP eligibility: previous higher education studies
Any previous higher education study you have undertaken does not affect your eligibility for FEE-HELP.
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FEE-HELP eligibility: existing debts, income and assets
Your eligibility for FEE-HELP is not affected by your income and assets. However once your income is above the minimum repayment threshold you will have to commence repayments of your FEE-HELP debt.
See also: Compulsory and voluntary repayments for the minimum repayment threshold.
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Changes to fee paying places
From 1 January 2009, public universities no longer offer full fee paying places to commencing domestic undergraduate students except in certain circumstances.
Fee paying students who were enrolled in a fee paying place prior to January 2009 will be able to continue in their course on a fee paying basis.
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