HEPPP Before 2021

Prior to 2021, HEPPP grants were made to eligible higher education providers each calendar year based on the provider’s respective share of domestic undergraduate students from a low socioeconomic status (low SES) background.

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The program also had two components:

  • Participation component: to increase the participation of current and prospective domestic students from low SES backgrounds in accredited undergraduate qualifications at eligible providers.
  • Partnerships component: to increase the total number of people from low SES backgrounds who access and participate in higher education through effective outreach and related activities with appropriate stakeholders. 

Access and Participation Plans (2015-2020)

HEPPP Access and Participation Plans for 2020 outline the institution's suite of strategies for increasing access, participation and success for people from low SES backgrounds.

The 2020 Access and Participation Plans provide brief descriptions under the following topics:

  1. Equity outcomes: the achievements the university has planned for students from a low socioeconomic status background.
  2. Strategies: the strategies the university will undertake to support attainment of the equity outcomes.
  3. Key activities: which will deliver an increase in the access, participation and success of people from a low SES background.
  4. Evaluation: how the university plans to evaluate the effectiveness of the equity strategies.
  5. Partnerships and collaboration: who the university will partner and collaborate with and how this will improve equity performance.

Access and Participation Plans for each university are available at the following links:

Competitive Grant Rounds (2011–2014)

From 2011 to 2014, Partnerships funding was allocated through competitive grants rounds.

Projects funded through this component are available at the following links:

For further information, please email equity@education.gov.au