You are eligible for FEE-HELP or VET Student Loan if:

• you meet the citizenship and residency requirements:
• you are an Australian citizen or a New Zealand Special Category Visa holder who meets the long-term residency criteria and who will undertake, in Australia, at least one unit of study contributing to your course; OR
• you are a permanent humanitarian visa holder who will be resident in Australia for the duration of your unit; OR
• you are a permanent visa holder who is undertaking bridging study for overseas-trained professionals, and will be resident in Australia for the duration of the study;

You must also be enrolled in an eligible unit of study by the census date for that unit and must not have exceeded the FEE-HELP or VET Student Loan limit.

The first Census Date is the date by which you will need to submit your application for FEE-HELP or VET Student Loan. This is the date by which you can also withdraw from a Unit of Study without penalty or incurring any fees or a FEE-HELP or VET Student Loan debt. All vocational courses offered by AIT and its partners have 3 study periods and census dates.

If you are aged under 18 at the time of applying for a VET Student Loan you must complete the Parental Consent Form and submit to AIT before we can provide you with an eCAF (Student loan Application form).

VET Student Loans is a Government loan program that helps students pay for their tuition fees up to a set amount (known as a loan cap). As the difference between the loan cap and course price varies by study mode, please speak to your Course & Careers Adviser about what this means for you.

The government directly pays AIT the amount of the loan, and students (that is you) pay it back through the Australian taxation system once their annual income reaches the minimum repayment threshold.

This amount is subject to change annually, you may view the threshold here. From 1 July 2019 the threshold at which you begin to pay back your loan is $45,881.

Eligible students can apply for a loan to pay for their fees up to capped amounts through the Commonwealth Government’s VET Student Loans scheme. The loan applies to eligible courses at the Diploma level or above. Academy of Information Technology is an approved VET Student Loans provider. For more information, read the Vet Student Loan Booklet.

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• an Australian citizen; or
• hold a permanent humanitarian visa and usually reside in Australia; or
• be a qualifying New Zealand citizen.

Further information about VET Student Loans, and to download the current VET Student Loans Information Booklet, visit the Australian Government website: https://www.employment.gov.au/information-vet-student-loans-students.

2021 Fee-Help Statement of Tuition Assurance: Click here

2021 VSL - Statement of Tuition Assurance: Click here

2021 VSL - VSL Provider Obligations: Click here

For students utilising either of the Commonwealth governments student loan schemes (FEE-HELP or VET Student Loan) information provided as part of the application process will upon submission automatically be copied to Services Australia.

Commonwealth supported places (CSP) are available for some undergraduate certificates offered at AIT. CSP provides funding to the provider toward the cost of tuition. Students are liable for the component not covered byCSP. For eligible students FEE-HELP may be used to cover his cost.

Click here for further information on Commonwealth Supported Places or the Commonwealth Supported Places and HECS-HELP information booklet.

AIT is an approved provider of FEE HELP & VETStudent Loan courses for higher education Diplomas and Bachelors & VET Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas.

Students are advised that in accordance with government reporting requirements students details in relation to the loan will automatically be reported to Services Australia.

For helpful links, see below:

* VET Student Loans

* VET Student Loans Information Booklet

* FEE-HELP

* FEE-HELP Information Booklet

* Commonwealth Supported Places

* Commonwealth Supported Places & HECS-HELP information

* HELP video