About the Further Education Bursary
The Further Education Bursary is a program that is held annually for Vision Australia clients. It provides an opportunity for students who are completing their studies at University or TAFE throughout the calendar year to be awarded with assistive technology. The main objective of this is to provide students with assistance, to participate and succeed in their education course by having equipment they may not be able to have access to otherwise.
For your application to be eligible, this form must be lodged before the closing date of 30 September 2026.
What you’ll need before you start
To complete your application, you’ll need to provide:
- Details on your eye condition, and how it impacts your daily life and study.
- Information about the technology you have used, and need to use for study.
- Proposed course details, including the institution, course name, start date.
- Your most recent academic results such as an academic transcript or school report.
- A letter from a referee. This can be a representative from school, church or the local community, who has known you for at least 12 months.
Important: This form takes about 60 minutes to complete. Before you begin, make sure you have all the information and documents you need. You can save your progress and return to the form later. However, your saved progress may be lost if your browser history, cache or cookies are cleared, so we recommend completing the form in one session.
Eligibility
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To be eligible, applicants must meet all the following requirements:
- I am legally blind, or have low vision not correctable with glasses.
- I am a Vision Australia client or am willing to become one.
- I am an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- The course I am planning to study is a Certificate IV or higher.
