The Tertiary Access Payment (TAP) is a one-off $5000 scholarship provided by the Australian Government to help reduce the financial pressure of moving away from home to start full time tertiary studies. It is designed to assist with the costs of travel, transport, accommodation etc.
Eligible students completed year 12 in 2020, and are relocating from an outer-regional, remote, or very remote area, more than 90 minutes away from the location of their course at UOW. You can check your eligibility by using the Student Regional Area Search tool.
TAP recipients will receive a total of $5000, which will be paid in two instalments over the year. $3000 will be paid upon confirmation of enrolment for session 1 at the end of March 2021, followed by $2000 paid upon confirmation of enrolment for session 2 at the end of August 2021.
Open from 25/Jan/2021 to 30/Apr/2021
Value
$5000
Duration
One (1) year
Level of Enrolment
First Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Year of Scholarship
2021
Degree
Any undergraduate degree at UOW
Offer Type
Grant
Category
Grant
Broad Study Area
Arts & International Studies, Business, Creative Arts, Education, Engineering, Graduate Medicine, Health & Medicine, Information & Communications Technology, Law, Mathematics & Statistics, Media, Communications & Journalism, Physics, Psychology, Science
Faculty
Division of Business, UOW HK, Faculty of Business, Faculty of Business and Law, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
Application Criteria
You are eligible for this scholarship if you: Are an Australian Citizen or resident currently residing in Australia;
completed Year 12 or equivalent in 2020;
are commencing an Undergraduate Program (certificate 4 and above) at UOW in Session 1, 2021;
Be under 22 years of age on Monday 1 March, 2021,
will be enrolled full-time in this program as a full time student,
be studying face to face, or in dual delivery method, for at least part of the course, and
are from an outer regional, remote or very remote area to study at UOW as per the Student Regional Area Search tool.