The University of South Australia Placement Grant provides financial assistance to students typically in their final year of an undergraduate or postgraduate program which requires a placement for a continuous block duration of 110 hours (19 days) or more. This grant supports students who relocate to undertake a program required placement in a remote or rural location or students from a remote or rural location required to relocate to a metropolitan placement. The grant provides students with an opportunity to experience the unique demands and challenges of engaging with various communities and will help meet the costs associated with undertaking a placement, including travel, accommodation and living expenses.
The grant will open for online application four times per year (Jan, Apr, Jul, Sep) to allow for students to apply within their relevant placement period. Placements must be confirmed, and students are eligible if they nominate and are subsequently selected for targeted placements in my Placements on the student portal. Students must be able to demonstrate financial disadvantage. Recipients may not be in receipt of any placement grants offered at UniSA and students can receive the UniSA Placement Grant only once.
Where the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of grants available, the grants will be awarded in order of application submission.
Value:
For more information contact:
Campus Central
Tel: 1300 301 703
Email: askcampuscentral@unisa.edu.au
Students are eligible to apply for a University of South Australia Placement Grant if they meet all the following criteria:
Rural and remote areas classification
In determining if a student is eligible for a University of South Australia Placement Grant, UniSA will verify the rural/remote or regional area with the Australian Bureau of Statistic's ASGC Remoteness Areas classification. The classifications are:
Check the classification of your home postcode
In determining if an education student is eligible for a University of South Australia Placement Grant, UniSA will also verify if the confirmed placement is listed in the below document.
Eligible education placements - Check eligible schools
Education students allocated to placements that do not appear in this listing will be deemed ineligible for a University of South Australia Placement Grant.
The exception to this is a student relocating from a rural/remote location to a metropolitan placement or vice versa.
Applications open for Round 4 on 16 September 2024 until 16 December 2024.
The UniSA Placement Grant will be open for applications four times throughout the year. Please apply prior to commencement of your placement and only when confirmed in the InPlace system.
Applicants should review the following table to see when their placement commences and apply from the application open date for that round.
Round |
Placement Commencing Date |
Application Open Date |
Application Closing Date |
|
1 |
January – March |
1 January |
11 March |
|
2 |
March – June |
18 March |
10 June |
|
3 |
June – September |
17 June |
9 September |
|
4 |
September - December |
16 September |
16 December |
Applications can be lodged via my Scholarships in the student portal.
my Scholarships can be accessed by:
Please note: Scholarships and Grants are subject to change and are awarded based on conditions current at the time of award.