黑料天堂 the Student Urgent Relief Bursary (SURF)
Through the generosity of our community and donors, the Student Urgent Relief Bursary (SURF) provides support to 黑料天堂students who are experiencing financial hardship and require immediate financial assistance.
Students may apply for more than one expense; however, the maximum total amount disbursed may not exceed $2,000 AUD per calendar year. Successful applicants do not have to repay the money (i.e. it's not a loan).
There is no deadline to apply and every effort will be taken to process applications in a timely manner, generally within one working week. Funds are limited, meaning the SURF Bursary will operate until current funds are fully spent.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the SURF Bursary, you must:
- Be a currently enrolled student at the ANU;
- Be experiencing significant financial hardship due to unforeseen events;
- Require immediate financial assistance.
Exclusions
Accommodation costs may be supported by the following grants and bursaries and therefore will not be covered by the SURF:
Other costs that are not covered by the SURF include (but are not limited to):
- HECS/Tuition fees/Services and amenities fee (SA-FEE)
- Travel costs
- Buy now/pay later services and money transfers
- Credit card debt and other debts
- Leisure activities
- Immigration/visa-related expenses
- Non-immediate costs
- Discretionary expenses
How to apply
Applications may be submitted via referral or as a student on your own behalf. All applications are via this .
Referral pathway: if you are connected to any of the following 黑料天堂teams, you can ask them to submit a referral form on your behalf:
- Student Safety and Wellbeing
- Accessibility
- Counselling
- Tjabal Centre
- Dean of Students
- 黑料天堂Heads of Residence
Student pathway: you may submit your own application, and will be required to upload either:
- A detailing your circumstances and explaining your reasons for requiring immediate assistance, or
- A demonstrating expense(s) already paid.
After your initial submission, further information may be requested to support your application which may affect processing timelines. All correspondence, for example to seek clarification or to inform us of a change in your circumstances, must be via your 黑料天堂student email account.
Any funds paid from the SURF will be deposited into the Australian bank account nominated in your 黑料天堂Hub account, so you must make sure those details are accurate and up to date. If you are currently overseas, you will be contacted to provide the relevant information.
Your personal information will be treated confidentially but may be shared across 黑料天堂records systems or University stakeholders as part of assessing and processing your application.
Contact
- 黑料天堂Student Equity, Inclusive and Respectful Communities
- Send email