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Commonwealth assistance

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place (CSP) is a place at university where the Government pays part of your tuition fees and you cover the remaining amount. This remaining cost is known as your student contribution amount.

The student contribution amount must be paid or, if you are eligible, deferred to a HECS-HELP loan on or before the census date.

The following courses are Commonwealth supported at ECU:

All students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported course are required to complete the 'Request for a Commonwealth supported place and HECS-HELP loan' form on our Student Information Management Online (SIMO) system.

Help loans

There are four different types of HELP loans available to students.

Your eligibility for each type of loan depends on what it is being used for and your citizenship and residency status.

If you are enrolled in a CSP, HECS-HELP allows you to defer the payment of your student contribution amount, which is the portion of the fees that you are required to pay.

If you aren't enrolled in a CSP, you are enrolled in a fee-paying place refer to FEE-HELP.

To request a HECS-HELP loan you will need to complete the 'Request for a Commonwealth supported place and HECS-HELP loan' form on our Student Information Management Online (SIMO) system on or before the census date.

For more information refer to Study Assist HECS-HELP.

If you are enrolled in a fee-paying place, FEE-HELP allows you to defer the payment of your fees.

To request a FEE-HELP loan you will need to complete the 'Request for a FEE-HELP loan’ form on our Student Information Management Online (SIMO) system on or before the census date.

For more information refer to Study Assist FEE-HELP.

SA-HELP allows you to defer payment of your Student Services and Amenities Fee.

To request an SA-HELP loan you will need to complete the 'Request for a SA-HELP loan’ form on our Student Information Management Online (SIMO) system on or before the census date.

For more information refer to Study Assist SA-HELP.

OS-HELP is a loan scheme to assist eligible undergraduate students to undertake some of their Australian course of study overseas.

To apply for an OS-HELP loan you will need to complete and submit an OS-HELP Loan Application form.

For more information refer to Study Assist OS-HELP.

Eligibility

You can determine what Commonwealth assistance you may eligible for by answering a few questions here What am I eligible for?.

For detailed eligibility requirements refer to StudyAssist:

 

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