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Program Guidelines for the Tertiary Access Payment (TAP). 

To be eligible for the TAP you must:

·       be from an inner regional, outer regional, remote, or very remote area as defined by the Australian Statistical Geography Standard - Remoteness Area classification

• be undertaking a qualifying tertiary education course in the year following completion of Year 12 or equivalent level of education
• have relocated to study at an education provider or Regional University Centre located at least 90 minutes by public transport from your family home
• be enrolled in a Certificate IV or above qualification, with a minimum course duration of one academic year
• be enrolled in at least 75 per cent of your course’s normal full-time study load, or an approved concessional study load
• be studying face to face, or in dual delivery method, for at least part of the course,
• show that parent(s) or guardian(s) have a combined income of $250,000 or below in the relevant tax year or be exempt from providing parental income; and
• meet Australian citizenship or residency requirements.

$33,000,000.00

From $3,000.00 to $5,000.00

Instructions for applying for the Tertiary Access Payment are at Section 6 of the Tertiary Access Payment Program Guidelines 2022-2024.

Services Australia also publish instructions at:

How to claim Tertiary Access Payment - Tertiary Access Payment - Services Australia