The information and forms provided here are for the use of Tasmanian students and their families when applying for student financial assistance.

Guidelines, Procedures and Forms

Accommodation Allowance for Tertiary Students (AATS)
Information on eligibility, benefits, income testing and closing dates for assistance with accommodation expenses of tertiary students who must live away from home. Accommodation Allowance for Tertiary Students (AATS) - Application Form [PDF 192KB]

Other Financial Assistance Schemes
General information and contacts for a variety of other bursaries, concessions, allowances and assistance schemes offered to Tasmanian students. Includes links to Commonwealth, ABSTUDY, Centrelink and Veteran's Affairs information.

Spectacles Assistance Scheme
Information on eligibility, benefits, income testing and closing dates for assistance in the purchase of standard frames and lenses for full-time students from Kindergarten through to Senior Secondary level. Spectacles Assistance Scheme - Application Form [PDF 227KB]

Student Accommodation Allowance (SAA)
Information on eligibility, benefits and closing dates for assistance with accommodation expenses of Senior Secondary students (eg. year 11, 12 or 13) who must live away from home is on the Student Accommodation Allowance (SAA) - Application Form [PDF 158KB].

Student Assistance Scheme (STAS)
Information on eligibility, benefits, income testing and closing dates for assistance to low-income families towards the cost of school levies. Student Assistance Scheme (STAS) 2010 - Application Form [PDF 251KB]

ABSTUDY (School Fees Allowance)
A Commonwealth Funded Allowance paid to schools to assist Indigenous families to meet the cost of school fees levied by an approved education institution for the student.