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OS-HELP

OS-HELP is a new Commonwealth Government loan program that will provide financial assistance to eligible students wishing to undertake part of their undergraduate degree program overseas.

In 2008 students may receive up to A$5,299 per six-month study period for one or two overseas study periods, to assist with a range of expenses such as airfares and accommodation. Students will not be eligible to apply for a loan until they have successfully completed the first year of their program and the loan will not cover overseas study undertaken during the final semester (equivalent full-time) of a program.

There are a number of criteria that a student must meet to be eligible for an OS-HELP loan. The main criteria are that a student must be:

• an Australian citizen or the holder of a permanent humanitarian visa
• a Commonwealth supported student enrolled in an undergraduate course of study at an Australian public higher education provider
• selected by their Australian higher education provider to receive an OS-HELP loan

USC is allocated annually a number of loans and has developed the USC Guidelines for OS-HELP Assistance (Application and Selection Procedures) in accordance with section 118-1 of the Higher Education Support Act 2003 (the Act) and the associated DEEWR Guidelines for OS-HELP and Administrative Information for Providers.

The University determines the eligibility of students applying for OS-HELP Assistance according to the USC Guidelines for OS-HELP Assistance (Application and Selection Procedures).

More information

1. Applications for OS-HELP Assistance for overseas study in Semester 2, 2008 are now closed. Information for Semester 1, 2009 applications will published in September 2008.
2. For all enquiries please contact the GO (Global Opportunities) Program Coordinator.
3. Students will be required to complete the OS-HELP debt confirmation form when accepting an offer.
4. For further information about the OS-HELP program please refer to DEEWR's Going to Uni website.

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