Guidelines for Applicants
You must provide
1. Your 30 June 2024 ATO Tax Notice of Assessment for each member of the household and any
business or trust accounts
AND
2. Proof of LAFHA and/or AIC Assistance must be included in your application
Background
Our Secondary Rural Boarding Bursary is designed to assist economically disadvantaged and remote students who live in remote regional areas of NSW to attend a NSW State or Independent rural boarding school. It assists by providing a bursary to help bridge the gap between the cost of rural boarding and Government funding received through the AIC allowance (Assistance for Isolated Children – Federal support) and/or the LAFHA (Living Away From Home Allowance – NSW support. Families whose children board, either weekly or full time, at a NSW rural school, boarding facility or live with a family member are eligible to apply. It is for secondary education only.
Value
Our Secondary Rural Boarding Bursary is awarded for one year and is currently available to a maximum of $2,000 depending on need and at the discretion of the Directors of the Foundation. Payment is made in instalments directly to the school.
Our bursary is awarded on the basis of:
- family income
- geographical isolation from an appropriate NSW Government school
- receipt of AIC and/or LAFHA
- any extenuating circumstances, which meet our criteria, but not limited to, for instance impact of environmental events, student educational needs, health issues, family crisis etc
Applicants must reapply each year.
Conditions
The number of bursaries allocated each year, and the amount of each bursary, is governed by the level of donations and boarding fees. The Directors of the Foundation will administer this program at their discretion and will adjust or withdraw a bursary benefit in the event of changed circumstances.
Completed application forms and all required supporting documents to be submitted by
Friday, 28 February 2025
Bush Children’s Education Foundation of NSW Inc.
Postal Address: PO Box 138 LINDFIELD NSW 2070
Email: info@bcef.org.au
Tel: 0492 878 622