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Higher education award course students
Students undertaking bridging study for overseas-trained professionals
Open Universities Australia students
Overview
If you are eligible for FEE-HELP assistance and would like to obtain a FEE-HELP loan, you should obtain a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form from your provider.
| You must complete and sign the form and return it to the appropriate officer of your provider on or before the census date (or the earlier date set by your provider) for the first unit of study for which you wish to obtain FEE-HELP assistance. If you have not submitted a completed Request for FEE-HELP assistance form on or before the census date for the unit, you will not be entitled to FEE-HELP assistance for that unit and the Australian Government will not pay your tuition fee for that unit. |
Copies or facsimiles of the Request for FEE-HELP assistance form are not acceptable.
Some providers allow students to submit their form electronically. You will need to contact your provider to confirm whether this method of submitting the form is available to you.
When completing the form, you must tick all relevant boxes and sign the Declaration. You should contact your provider if you are unsure how to complete the form.
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Higher education award course students
When you fill out the form, you will indicate the course of study for which you would like to obtain a FEE-HELP loan. The form covers all of the units of study that you undertake with your provider as part of that course. You must fill out a form for each course of study for which you would like to obtain FEE-HELP. You must fill out a new form if you change to a new course of study or change providers.
You are entitled to receive FEE-HELP only for any units of study that have a census date on or after the day on which your form is returned to the appropriate officer of your provider.
If you are a pre-2005 PELS student (see Fee-paying students who commenced study before 2005) and you have not previously filled out a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form for your course, you must do so to be entitled to FEE-HELP.
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Students undertaking bridging study for overseas-trained professionals
When you fill out your Request for FEE-HELP assistance form, you must indicate that the course of study you are undertaking is ‘bridging study for overseas-trained professionals’. You do not need to list each unit/programme that is part of your course.
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Open Universities Australia students
Students who are undertaking their studies through Open Universities Australia must complete a Request for FEE-HELP assistance Open Universities Australia form. This form is available from Open Universities Australia
, and when completed and signed, must be returned to Open Universities Australia.
Students undertaking units of study through Open Universities Australia need to indicate the units they are intending to take as part of their study programme. The form covers only those units of study that are specified in it. There is sufficient space to identify all the units you are planning to undertake in a year, if you wish to do so. You will need to complete a new form for any additional Open Universities Australia units of study for which you would like to receive FEE-HELP assistance.
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