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Selection Criteria
Applications for the RRES Program and the Creative Arts Scholarships are assessed on the following selection criteria:

Criterion 1: Financial need
You must provide evidence to demonstrate your financial need.
You are considered to be experiencing financial need if you satisfy any one of the following four conditions listed in the table below. The documents which can be used as evidence of financial need are listed for each category.
Applications without the required evidence are not considered.
If your application is successful, you must continue to demonstrate financial need, by satisfying one of the conditions below, for the duration of your scholarship program.
Financial need
Category | Evidence |
1. A person currently receiving an eligible Centrelink benefit. | A copy of Centrelink letter or current Income Statement showing receipt of any one of the following benefits:
Note:
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2. A person expecting to receive an eligible Centrelink benefit on commencing their eligible course of study. | You must indicate on your application form the Centrelink benefit or concession card that you have applied for. The benefit or concession card must be on the above Financial Hardship Category 1 list. Note:
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3. A Dependent whose parent or guardian is in receipt of: a) A Health Care Card with the student’s name on it; OR b) A payment listed in Financial Need Category 1. | For 3 a) a copy of a Centrelink Healthcare Card showing the names of the parent or guardian and the dependent (both sides of the card); OR For 3 b) both
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4. A person whose income documents demonstrate financial hardship. | Financial Hardship is assessed based on your total gross household income. The information you need to provide depends on your personal circumstances and should include:
Please note a Notice of Assessment as issued by the ATO does not show your gross income and cannot be used to assess your financial hardship under this category. If your current circumstances are substantially affected by natural disasters such as drought or bushfire and are different from the previous year, please supply additional supporting information which will be taken into account. |
Criterion 2: Capability
You must provide a written statement (maximum 300 words) that describes an achievement that you are proud of. This can include:
- a past educational achievement, and/or
- a work achievement, and/or
- other achievement that helps to demonstrate your ability to undertake your Eligible Course of Study.
Please note that educational and/or work achievements need not specifically relate to the Eligible Course of Study.