The Destination Australia Scholarship is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment. The program is designed to provide scholarships for domestic and international students, to study and live, in regional Australia.
In 2023, TAFE SA is offering eight scholarships to eligible students wishing to study the Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management (099074G/CRS1400588) over three years, commencing in Semester 2, 2023.
Scholarship recipients are required to study full-time at the TAFE SA campus in Nuriootpa and to reside in the Barossa Valley. The scholarships are also open to people already living in the Barossa Valley or surrounding region.
The value of each scholarship is $45,000 ($7,500 per semester). This is to cover the total fees for full-time study over three years.
The scholarships are open to applicants who are:
Applicants must meet the Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management (099074G/CRS1400588) course admission requirements to be eligible for scholarship. Admission requirements include:
Priority cohorts for domestic applicants include applicants from first nations families, applicants from low-socio-economic circumstances, applicants living with a disability and applicants who are first from family to undertake a degree.
Please ensure you meet all criteria before submitting an application.
Before applying, please read the Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management course page carefully.
If there are more applications for this course and associated scholarships than places available, applicants will be ranked by date of application.
If you have a verified disability/medical condition and require additional support to demonstrate satisfactory reading, writing and numeracy skills please contact Student Services prior to applying to discuss your needs. To be eligible for support you must provide medical documentation to verify your disability/medical condition.
Scholarship value: AU$45,000 (AU$7,500 per semester) Length of scholarship: 3 years Number of scholarships available:8Closing Date: Friday 28 April 2023 (close of business)
Course: Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management (099074G/CRS1400588)Course duration: 3 yearsIntake: July 2023Study mode: Full-time, face-to-faceLocations: TAFE SA Barossa Campus,Old Kapunda Road, Nuriootpa.
You must be:
No. The scholarship is only offered for the one nominated course.
Applicants do not need to apply through SATAC for their nominated course (Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management (099074G/CRS1400588)) in addition to submitting their application for the scholarship.
Once the scholarship application is submitted, TAFE SA will contact you about completing the Core Skills Profile for Adults (CSPA), which much be completed to assess course and scholarship eligibility
As per the eligibility criteria, you must reside in the region for the entire duration of your study which commences in July 2023 in order to be eligible to continue to receive the scholarship. Failure to do so will see your lose access to the scholarship. You can live outside Barossa Valley in an alternative regional area as defined by the Australian Statistical Standard Remoteness Structure (2016) from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Yes, you are eligible to apply for this scholarship as you are intending to move to the nominated regional area. You will need to maintain ongoing residency in the nominated regional area for the duration of the study period commencing July 2023 to receive the scholarship entitlement and provide proof of your residency.
No. You need to be living permanently in the Barossa Valley at the commencement of the course in July 2023 and provide TAFE SA with evidence of your residency to receive the scholarship payment. You can live outside the Barossa Valley in an alternative regional area as defined by the Australian Statistical Standard Remoteness Structure (2016) from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Yes, you are eligible to apply as you live in and around the Barossa Valley in a regional area as defined by the Australian Statistical Standard Remoteness Structure (2016) from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
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