Published: 01 Jul 2025 2 views
The Office of the Provost is offering support to help students undertaking placement with the costs involved in travelling long distances and finding suitable accommodation.
You are eligible for this grant if you are undertaking a university sourced placement in a location 120 kms or more (one way) from your semester/term address and for the duration of 10 days or more and have not received a placement related payment in 2025.
The program is open to all currently enrolled undergraduate and entry-level to practice courses students who meet the eligibility criteria below.
A single payment will be awarded dependant on the length of your placement (1 day is considered 8 hours)
Placement dates and bursary payments:
Assessment periods:
Applications submitted after the last day to submit for the assessment period corresponding to your placement start date are ineligible and will not be assessed.
Applicants can expect to receive an outcome within 10 business days following the submission deadline for your assessment period.
If eligible, you will receive funding towards your travel and accommodation costs up to a maximum amount as set out below.
Extra $300 for La Trobe Rural Health School students undertaking a regional or remote placement**
**La Trobe recognises the unique challenges faced by students living in remote and underserved communities and is committed to supporting rural health education. La Trobe is offering La Trobe Rural Health School students an extra $300 payment to attend placement in an MMM 3-7 region.
Find out if your placement is eligible
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, applicants must:
Recipients of the scholarship shall be selected by the University based on their:
If you do not meet the eligibility criteria above and are experiencing significant financial and educational disadvantage you could be eligible for the Industry Placement Bursary.
The Industry Placement Bursary is open to domestic and international, undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking a placement of 70 hours or more in duration. Note: students can only receive one placement related payment in a calendar year.
Complete the online application form.
For more information, kindly visit La Trobe University Bursary webpage.
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