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FEE-HELP
Australian citizens and holders of a permanent humanitarian visa enrolled as a fee-paying student in an accredited postgraduate award program may pay their tuition fee in three different ways:
- pay the full tuition fee up front
- receive a FEE-HELP loan for the full tuition fee
- pay some of the tuition fee up front and receive a FEE-HELP loan for the remainder of the tuition fee
You can borrow up to the amount of the tuition fee charged for your unit of study. However, over your lifetime you can borrow only up to the FEE-HELP limit. In 2008, the FEE-HELP limit is A$102,000 for medicine, dentisty and vetinary science students. For all other students the FEE-HELP limit is A$81,600. This amount is indexed each year.
If a student receives a FEE-HELP loan, they begin making repayments on that loan when their annual income reaches the minimum repayment threshold.
Who is eligible?
Australian citizens and holders of a permanent humanitarian visa enrolled in an accredited postgraduate award program are eligible for FEE-HELP assistance.
FEE-HELP is not available to New Zealand citizens and holders of other permanent visas. These students must pay their program fees up front.
More information
For more information regarding FEE-HELP.