Australian Veterans' Children Assistance Trust (AVCAT)

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility for a scholarship include the following: * Australian residency status * Planning to enrol or enrolled in an undergraduate degree in Australia of one or more academic year’s duration in a university, TAFE college or RTO * Be studying or planning to study full time online or face to face. Priority is given to those who have not previously undertaken tertiary education * In receipt of or eligible to receive Centrelink payments including Youth Allowance, ABSTUDY, Austudy or an accepted means tested Commonwealth government payment. * Be a child or a grandchild of an ex-serving veteran as defined by AVCATs Constitution (adopted children, foster children, stepchildren and grandchildren). * The veteran must be an Australian ex-serving veteran with operational service including eligible war service, war-like service and peacekeeping/peacemaking service OR 3 or more continuous years of full-time other service, as a member of the Australia Navy, Army or Air Force. The same application form is used for all scholarships. Applicants will be considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible.