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AVCAT Scholarships

Important dates

Opens: 18-08-2021 Closes: 31-10-2021

Applies to

Domestic VET Undergraduate Coursework

At a glance

AVCAT scholarships include Long Tan Bursaries and sponsored scholarships. Sponsored scholarships are for the children and grandchildren of ex-serving veterans. Long Tan Bursaries are for the children and grandchildren of Vietnam Veterans and are available in each state and territory. The Long Tan Bursary is funded by the Australian Government Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

AVCAT sponsored scholarships are funded by ex-service organisations and private donors.
These scholarships are for children and grandchildren of ex-serving veterans.

All bursaries and sponsored scholarships are for tertiary education and are mostly $4000 per year, for three years.

Eligibility

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 or registered training
    organisation.
  • 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.
  • Applicants who are seeking a scholarship for a second degree, Masters or Doctorate
    degrees may be considered for a scholarship but will be treated as a lower priority. If
    an applicant has received a Long Tan Bursary, they cannot be considered for another
    Long Tan Bursary.
  • 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). Stepchildren and foster children
    must have resided with or been financially supported by their veteran stepparent for
    5 of the last 10 years.
  • 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.

People serving in the Reserve Forces are considered to be serving so the applicant is not eligible.

How to apply

For further information or to apply for an AVCAT Scholarship, please visit the web site here

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