Schedule Sch Schedule 1 - Commonwealth Scholarships Guidelines (Education) 2010

Schedule 1 of the Act (see above)continuing scholarship holder means a student in their second or subsequent scholarship periodcourse of study has the same meaning given by Schedule 1 of the Act (see above)course start date means for students commencing study at a tertiary institution, the start of the orientation period, or if students do not attend the orientation period, the actual day the course starts i.e. the first day of classes (see above)cross-institutional programs A student is enrolled in a cross‑institutional program if all of the following criteria are met: a program of study comprising a unit or a set of units of study is being undertaken with one provider (the host provider) as part of a course of study for which the student is enrolled with another provider (the home provider); and there is an arrangement for recognition between the two providers; and the cost of providing the program of study at the host provider is met by the host provider; and the home provider is not being funded for the program of study through student contributions or tuition fees paid by the student, through the CGS in the case of Commonwealth supported students, or through funding provided by an employer, an Australian Government, State or Territory department or agency, or any other individual or bodyCS means a Commonwealth Scholarship of the various categories specified in paragraphs 2.1.1 and 2.30.1 of these GuidelinesDepartment or DEEWR means the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace RelationsDIAC means the Australian Government Department of Immigration and CitizenshipEFTSL <a id="OLE_LINK36">has the same meaning given by Schedule 1 of </a>the Act<a id="OLE_LINK12"></a><a id="OLE_LINK17"></a>eligible enabling course has the same meaning as “enabling course” as defined in Schedule 1 of the Act; with the additional provisions that it must be the equivalent of at least 10 weeks full-time in duration; provide a pathway into an undergraduate course; and not be a course aimed at fast-tracking an undergraduate degreeeligible graduate or postgraduate a graduate diploma (or equivalent graduate or course postgraduate course of study) in an area of National Priority required for initial registration to practice in the chosen National Priority areafull-time student load in respect of a scholarship, is at least 75% of an EFTSL in the scholarship period for which the scholarship is being paidHEIMS means the Higher Education Information Management SystemIAS Indigenous Access ScholarshipsIndigenous for the purposes of Chapter 2 of these Guidelines, means a person who is of Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent; identifies as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; and is accepted as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander in the community in which he/she lives or has livedIndigenous Access Scholarships is a one-off payment for Indigenous students when undertaking an eligible enabling course, undergraduate course or eligible graduate or post graduate course. This also referred to as an Indigenous Access PaymentIndigenous Education Unit A unit located in a provider dedicated to the support of Indigenous studentsIHEAC means the Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Councilinternal student means a student who, for the majority of units of study in which they are enrolled in the scholarship period, is required to attend, on a regular basis, the campus of the provider or the campus of a host provider approved by the provider through a cross-institutional arrangementISS means an Indigenous Staff Scholarship as outlined in Chapter 3 of these GuidelinesMCTEE means the Ministerial Council for Tertiary Education and Employmentmixed-mode means a course delivered through a combination of distance education and face-to-face teaching (see above)National Accommodation has the same meaning as CAS-Specialist. CASScholarship (NAS) –Specialist and will not be available for new offers from 2010 as specified in paragraph 2.30 and will be “grandfathered” until entitlement is consumed.National Priority has the meaning given by section 30-20 of the ActNational Priority Discipline as defined in Schedule 1 of these GuidelinesNational Priority Scholarship (NPS) has the same meaning as CECS-Priority Discipline and will not be available for new offers from 2010 as specified in paragraph 2.30.1 and will be “grandfathered” until entitlement is consumedNational Priority Student means a Commonwealth supported student undertaking a course of National Priority as defined in section 30-20 of the ActRelocation scholarship means those accommodation scholarships administered by Centrelinkscholarship period in respect of a CS, means a six-month period from either 1 January to 30 June or 1 July to 31 DecemberStart-up scholarship means those education scholarships administered by Centrelinkthe Minister means the Minister for Educationthe Secretary means the Secretary of the Departmentspecialist courses means courses identified by the providers through a competitive bidding process and for which the Department has allocated CAS-Specialist scholarships no change but being “grandfathered”suspension in respect of a scholarship, means a period of time during which a scholarship holder is not receiving scholarship paymentsTable A provider has the same meaning given by Schedule 1 of the Actundergraduate course of study has the same meaning given by Schedule 1 of the Act1.5.10 Any reference to a part, division or section of the Act is a reference to that part, division or section as in force from time to time.1.5.15 Terms used in these Guidelines that are in italics have the meaning stated in paragraph 1.5.5 of these Guidelines.<a id="_Toc255297235"></a><a id="_Toc111969793"></a><a id="_Toc234751609">

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