Applying for FEE-HELP
Information booklet for FEE-HELP
Forms for FEE-HELP
Forms for students already receiving PELS
Census Date, what is the census date?
Importance of the census date
Provider sets census dates
Census date: your responsibility
Census date and your FEE-HELP debt
Applying for FEE-HELP
If you are eligible for FEE-HELP and wish to obtain a FEE-HELP loan for your tuition fees, you should follow the steps set out in the table below:
| Step |
Description |
| 1 |
You must do these things by the census date for your unit(s) of study to be entitled to FEE-HELP.
It is important to be aware that a provider may set an earlier date for finalising enrolment and FEE-HELP arrangements. You should check this date with your provider.
Note: You can pay a portion of your tuition fee directly to your provider. The balance of your tuition fee can then be obtained through a FEE-HELP loan. The Commonwealth will advance this unpaid amount directly to your provider on your behalf.
See also: How do I apply for FEE-HELP assistance?
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| 2 |
If you have received a FEE-HELP loan you can check your enrolment and payment details on your Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN). Your provider will send you the CAN after the census date for your units of study.
See also: Your Commonwealth Assistance Notice
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Information booklet for FEE-HELP
Your provider will give you a copy of the FEE-HELP information booklet. The booklet contains essential information for students who wish to obtain FEE-HELP. You must read and understand this booklet before you sign your Request for FEE-HELP assistance form.
See also:
FEE-HELP information 2008 booklet (1038 KB) PDF 
FEE-HELP information 2008 booklet (43 MB) RTF 
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Forms for FEE-HELP
You must complete a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form, if you are eligible for FEE-HELP and wish to obtain a loan to cover your tuition fees.
The Request for FEE-HELP assistance form is only available from your provider. Your provider may allow you to complete the form electronically when you enrol, and they can advise you of whether they offer this facility.
These forms are produced in triplicate. One copy is for the Tax Office and the second is held by your provider. You should retain the third copy for your records.
Which form should I complete?
| If you are studying … |
Then you must complete the… |
| with a higher education provider |
Request for FEE-HELP assistance form
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| through Open Universities Australia (formerly OLA) |
Request for FEE-HELP assistance - Open Universities Australia form
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See also: How do I apply for FEE-HELP assistance?
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Forms for students already receiving PELS
If you are a pre-2005-Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme (PELS) student and you wish to obtain FEE-HELP in 2005, you must fill in a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form. This will replace your PELS Loan Request Form.
See also: Pre-2005 PELS students
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Census Dates, what is the census date?
The census date for a unit of study is the closing date to apply for FEE-HELP assistance.
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Importance of the census date
The following table outlines the impact of missing the census deadline.
| If, by the census date, you fail to... |
Then... |
| complete and submit your Request for FEE-HELP assistance form. |
you will not receive a FEE-HELP loan. |
submit your:
- Tax File Number (TFN), or
- Certificate of application for TFN.
See also: FEE-HELP payment options |
you will not receive a FEE-HELP loan.
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Provider sets census dates
Your provider will set the census date for each unit of study and publish the dates by 1 December of the year prior to the commencement of that unit. You should check the census dates for your units with your provider.
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Census date: your responsibility
You are responsible for meeting your provider’s census deadline. You must be aware of your provider’s census dates.
You may be enrolling in units of study which have different census dates. You will need to ensure that you meet the requirements for each unit of study by the census date for that unit.
You should check that all your enrolment and payment details are correct prior to the census date.
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Census date and your FEE-HELP debt
If you have requested a FEE-HELP loan for your units of study then you will incur a debt for any unpaid tuition fees for those units on the census date.
You will not incur a FEE-HELP debt for your units of study if, before the census date, you:
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