Scholarships
We're excited to let you know about scholarships and grants to help you complete your studies.
From time to time local businesses, organisations or government offer scholarships and grants across various learning areas and study departments. They aim to help cover the tuition of your studies. We will list them here when they are open for application.
VIC TAFE Network Hospitality Scholarship Program
Looking to enrol in the SIT30821 Certificate III in Commercial Cookery at GOTAFE? You could be eligible for a scholarship to the value of $10,000 through the Victorian TAFE Network Hospitality Scholarship Program.
The program was introduced to address shortages of skilled labour in the Victorian hospitality industry in both regional and metropolitan Victoria and to support new talent with career opportunities.
You can apply for the program twice a year.
- Scholarships awarded for semester 1 – open between November and January.
- Scholarships awarded for semester 2 – open between May and June.
Real Futures Grant
This grant is offered annually to one person. Applications for the 2024 grant are now open until November 15, 2025.
The value of this grant is AUD $5,000 which is paid as a one-off payment to the winner.
How to apply
All applicants must email the following documentation to grants@greenstone.com.au;
- Proof of identification;
- Proof of enrolment, including course name, tertiary institution name and enrolment status;
- Your response (max word count 700 words); and
- Contact details (including residential address).
Eligibility Criteria
1. To be eligible, you must be enrolled full-time in an accredited Australian Tertiary Education Institution and be studying for a certificate, diploma, degree or traineeship in any of the following areas:
- Business – including any business-related courses from any institution.
- Finance – including actuarial, statistics, accounting and general finance courses.
- Medicine – including medical and health sciences, surgery and medical research.
- Healthcare – including health and fitness-related specialties, sport sciences, health services assistance and international health.
- Specialist healthcare – including nursing, optometry, dentistry and pharmacy.
2. Only citizens or permanent residents of Australia can apply.
3. You must have reached 18 or older to enter.
4. Employees and Immediate family members including the spouse, de-facto spouse, parent, guardian, child, or sibling ("Immediate Family Members") of a Real Insurance employee are ineligible to enter. Employees and Immediate Family Members of Greenstone Financial Services (GFS) are also ineligible to enter.
Youthrive Victoria Rural Chance Scholarships
Youthrive Victoria offers Rural Chance Scholarships to create work and opportunities for young rural Victorians to build their skills every year. Scholarships are valued at $5,000 and assist young people in moving away from their homes or travelling extensively to complete training.
Additionally, smaller scholarships of up to $2,000 are available for supplies to support training such as equipment, course fees, tools, travel costs, materials, etc.
2026 scholarship timeline
Applications open: 16 June, 2025
Applications close: 20 October, 2025
Application assessment period: Early/Mid-November 2025
Scholarship interviews: Mid/Late-December 2025
Scholarship notification of outcome: December 2025
Visit the Youthrive website for more details and to apply