WA’s international students encouraged to apply for financial assistance

Freya Lucas

Mar 20, 2023

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Applications now open for the third round of the Western Australian Government's International Student Accommodation Subsidy (ISAS) and International Student ELICOS Bursary (ISEB), which provide one-off payments of $1,500 to offset accommodation and ELICOS course fees expenses.

The funding is available for international students studying full-time in Western Australia and is designed to provide financial assistance to cover costs in Semester 1, 2023.

In total, $6,750,000 in program funds are available through the ISAS and ISEB, broken down as follows:

The International Student Accommodation Subsidy – a $1,500 payment to eligible students to offset accommodation expenses while studying full-time; and
The International Student ELICOS Bursary a $1,500 payment to eligible international students to offset fees when undertaking an approved English Language Intensive Course for Overseas Students (ELICOS) in WA.

The two programs are funded through the WA Government's $41.2 million investment in initiatives to support the State's international education sector and grow the number of international students studying in WA.

Applications for ISAS opened on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 and close at 4:00 pm (AWST) on Monday, 17 April 2023, or when program funds have been exhausted, whichever date is earliest.

Applications for ISEB opened on Wednesday, 8 March 2023 and close at 4:00 pm (AWST) on Monday, 26 June 2023, or when program funds have been exhausted, whichever date is earliest.

For more information on either program, please see here.

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