Round 1 Recipients

Information on this page is only relevant to Round 1 scholarship recipients.

On this page:

Recipient responsibilities and obligations

As a scholarship recipient, you are responsible for adhering to the requirements outlined in your Scholarship Agreement and the Round 1 Scholarship Guidelines.

Please note, your Scholarship Agreement is a legal contract between you and the Australian Government. You should carefully consider the impact on your scholarship before you make decisions about your studies or employment.

If you have any questions or concerns about your scholarship, you can email the Round 1 recipient email address, found in your Scholarship Agreement. Please be sure to include your CTS ID in your email.

Reporting

You are required to confirm your continued full-time enrolment in your accredited teaching degree on an annual basis, until the completion of your studies. 

You will be contacted by the Department of Education requesting this information at the beginning of each year of your accredited teaching degree. Please don’t send this information until requested.  

Confirmation of enrolment evidence must be in the form of an official document or letter issued by a higher education provider that includes: 

  • your full name
  • name of the higher education provider
  • accredited teaching degree name
  • enrolment and study load for the full academic year (you must be full-time to remain eligible for the scholarship). 

Note: If the official enrolment confirmation only includes enrolment for the first semester, you will need to request a letter from your higher education provider confirming full-year enrolment.

Notifiable events

If there is a change to your personal circumstances or study details, you will need to complete a Notifiable Events form. 

In some cases, you may be required to upload documents to support this change. The Department may contact you by email if further information or clarification is required. 

Please review your Scholarship Agreement and the Round 1 Scholarship Guidelines for information on your responsibilities when it comes to reporting a change of circumstance. 

It is important to note that some notifiable events may directly impact your eligibility to continue to receive a scholarship. If your scholarship is withdrawn, you may need to pay back the amount of scholarship funding you have received.

Notifiable events may include: 

  • change of legal name
  • change of email address or phone number
  • change of residential and/or postal address
  • update to bank account details
  • change to a different university or teaching degree
  • any change to ITE program study load (noting scholarship recipients must be full-time)
  • application/granting of recognised prior learning (RPL)
  • change to teaching degree completion date
  • notification of participation in an overseas exchange opportunity

Complete a Notifiable Events form

Deferrals

If you are thinking about deferring your studies, you will need to seek agreement from your higher education provider before submitting a request to the Department to defer your scholarship obligations.

Requests to defer the scholarship will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will only be granted in exceptional circumstances. There is no guarantee that requests will be granted even if deferral of your teaching degree is supported by your higher education provider. 

If your request to defer the scholarship is not granted, this may impact your eligibility to continue to receive the scholarship and you may be required to repay your scholarship funding.

Complete a Deferral Request

Withdrawal

If you decide to permanently withdraw from your teaching degree, or do not meet your commitment to teach obligation and an exemption is not approved by the Department, your scholarship will be withdrawn and you may be required to pay back all, or part, of your scholarship funding. 

If you have decided to withdraw, please email the Department as soon as possible, but no later than 28 days from the change.

Exemptions

Exemptions from completing the scholarship or the commitment to teach requirement will be considered by the Department on a case-by-case basis in accordance with the Exemption Policy. Exemptions may be granted based on extenuating circumstances such as medical or compassionate reasons.

Please review the Exemption Policy to see if your circumstances may be deemed exceptional. After reviewing the policy and your Scholarship Agreement, please email the Department for more information.

You may be required to provide supporting documents to support your request. The Department may contact you if further information or clarification is required.

Resources

If you would like to review any of the policy or supporting documents, please visit the Resources page for more information.

If you have questions about the Program, your scholarship or circumstances that cannot be answered on this page, you can email the Round 1 recipient email address, found in your Scholarship Agreement. Please be sure to include your CTS ID in your email.