Tertiary Access Payment (TAP)

This payment is for students from regional and remote areas – it is to help with the cost of moving for tertiary study.
 

Scholarship details

Value: $5,000 approx. total

Duration: 1 Semester

Application dates

Open all year round

Options


This scholarship is for:

Financial equity
Remote/rural students
High school leavers

Areas of study:

  • Any Area of Study

At Institution:

  • Charles Darwin University

Study level:

  • Undergraduate
  • VET courses

Study Load:

  • Full Time

Location:

  • NT

Eligibility Criteria

To get this payment, you must meet all the following:
 
– an Australian resident meeting residence rules
– from an inner regional, outer regional or remote area
– moving to study at a tertiary education provider that’s at least 90 minutes away from your family home location by public education
– have completed year 12 or equivalent
– studying a tertiary course at certificate IV or above in the 12 months immediately after completing year 12
– 22 or younger on the day you start your tertiary course
– have parents or guardians whose income is under the current combined parental income limit of $250,000.

How to Apply

Apply through Services Australia here.

Further Information

If you’re from an inner regional area, you’ll get a $3,000 in one instalment after you start your course.
If you’re from an outer regional or remote area, you’ll get $5,000 paid in 2 instalments. Services Australia pay $3,000 shortly after you start your course, and $2,000 in your next semester.