Higher Education Support (Other Grants) Guidelines 2022
52CExtra conditions of eligibility
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52C Extra conditions of eligibility
Provider must be eligible for Commonwealth Grant Scheme
(1) A higher education provider is only eligible for a grant under the Needs-Based Funding program if it is eligible to receive grants under Part 2-2 of the Act for 2026.
Provider must enrol certain cohorts of students
(2) A higher education provider is only eligible for a grant under the Needs-Based Funding program for 2026 if, using the most recent Commonwealth supported student load data for 2024 as verified by the provider through the HESDC, and as accepted by the Department, the provider enrolled at least one of the following types of students:
(a) students from low socioeconomic backgrounds;
(b) Indigenous persons; and
(c) students enrolled at campuses located in regional and remote areas of Australia.