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5. Scholarship value and payments
5.1 Scholarship value
The total value of your scholarship is outlined in your offer letter.
5.2 Scholarship payment
The scholarship is paid to cover course fees and other course-related charges.
Your scholarship offer letter will detail all information about payment of your scholarship. You must accept your scholarship offer by the due date, as instructed in your offer letter, to be eligible to receive payment.
You will be required to nominate your personal Australian bank account to which your scholarship money will be transferred in instalments, by direct debit, each semester.
If you do not provide the Sydney TAFE Scholarship Coordinator with these details by the required date, your scholarship may be ceased.
Scholarships will not be paid to cover the fee where there is a need for you to repeat units of competency and additional fees and charges may apply.
6. Retention and academic performance
6.1 Retaining your scholarship
To retain your scholarship, you must:
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advise the Sydney TAFE Scholarship Coordinator of any change to your enrolment, such as (but not limited to) cancellation of enrolment, change of program, etc.
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maintain enrolment in and satisfactorily attend an approved course at Sydney TAFE in 2016, either full-time
or part-time
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adhere to the Sydney TAFE’s academic and administrative policies including policies regarding student discipline
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adhere to the terms and conditions within this document
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meet any additional criteria as outlined in your offer letter and listed on the Sydney TAFE scholarship web page (sydneytafe.edu.au/courses/scholarships).
6.2 Course progress
Your attendance and course progress will be reviewed each semester to assess your eligibility for your scholarship. Students who are in receipt of a scholarship may have their scholarship discontinued if they fail to meet satisfactory course progress.
7. Centrelink and taxation
Sydney TAFE cannot provide you with financial advice on taxation or Centrelink matters. You are responsible for seeking taxation advice regarding your own personal circumstances.
8. Scholarship duration
Your scholarship will end once you have been paid the total scholarship value or your scholarship is terminated under these Terms and Conditions.
If your scholarship is ceased, you will not receive any further payments. You may be required to repay some or all of the scholarship monies paid to you if
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you have failed to provide complete, true and correct information in respect of your application
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you have failed to satisfactorily attend the course or maintain your enrolment without reasonable excuse
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scholarship monies are used for a purpose other than payment of course fees and other related charges.
9. Assignment
You may not assign any rights you have under the scholarship.
10. Appeals
There are no appeals for unsuccessful scholarship applications.