Financial assistance

CSP tuition fees for 2019.pdf

Your electronic Commonwealth Assistance Form (eCAF) is a request for government assistance for your tuition fees. If you are studying in Australia, you must submit an eCAF before the due date of the study period if you wish to:

• Accept a Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
• Apply for a HELP loan to pay your tuition fees

Once you have submitted a valid eCAF, it will remain valid for the duration of your course. If you change courses, you must submit a new eCAF before the due date of the first study period of the new course.

You can access and complete your eCAF on the My eCAFs tab in eStudent, via OASIS.

Commonwealth supported place is a subsidy provided by the Government so that you only pay a ‘student contribution‘ rather than the tuition fees towards your unit(s) of study. All Australian students studying an undergraduate degree are automatically awarded a Commonwealth supported place.

You can calculate your approximate course or unit fees as a Commonwealth supported student by checking the full list published. You will need to accept your offer before applying for a Commonwealth supported place. You can then submit your CAF (Commonwealth Assistance Form application via OASIS either on or before the census date.

You are an Australian citizen and meet the residency requirements (you must study at least part of your course in Australia) or you are a New Zealand Special Category Visa (SCV) holder or permanent humanitarian visa holder and meet the residency requirements.

A place in a course which is not a Commonwealth supported place (i.e. not subsidised by the Australian Government) and for which you are required to pay tuition fees.

When you attend a university or higher education provider they charge you a fee each year called the student services and amenities fee (SSAF).

This fee is to cover things at your campus like childcare, food services, financial advice, sporting and recreational activities or employment and career advice.

To apply for SA-HELP, you will need a tax file number (TFN) and Request for SA-HELP assistance form, which your provider will give you.

Your form must be filled in and submitted to your provider before their due date.

You only need to apply for SA-HELP assistance once, but if you change providers, you will need to re-apply for SA-HELP.

If you are enrolled at two different providers, you will need to submit a form for each provider.

To get a FEE-HELP loan, you will need a tax file number (TFN) and a Request for FEE-HELP assistance form, which your provider will give you.

Your form must be filled in and submitted to your provider.

To get an OS-HELP loan, you must:

• have been selected by your provider to receive an OS‑HELP loan;
• be an Australian citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder or a New Zealand Special Category Visa holder who meets the residency requirements;
• have not received an OS‑HELP loan on more than one other occasion;
• be enrolled with an Australian provider in a Commonwealth supported place and have completed one equivalent full-time student load (EFTSL) – usually one year of full-time study;
• be studying full-time overseas and this study will count towards the course requirements for the Australian course you are enrolled in;
• have at least 0.125 EFTSL of your course left to complete once you have finished your overseas study – usually one unit of study;
• have a valid tax file number (TFN) at the time of applying
• have submitted an OS-HELP debt confirmation form to your provider; and
• have read the OS-HELP Statement of terms and conditions.