Tertiary fares reimbursement scheme - interstate

The tertiary fares reimbursement scheme provides financial assistance for the cost of travel for NT students who are living away from home and studying in an interstate tertiary institution.

Eligibility

The applicant and student must be NT residents.

The applicant may also be a student living independently.

To be eligible:

• the student must have moved from their home in the NT in order to do full-time interstate tertiary studies
• the course must be considered to be a priority field of study and be in the NT skilled occupation priority list
• the course must not be available at Charles Darwin University or any other registered training authority within the NT.

How to apply

Complete the Tertiary fares reimbursement application form by 30 September in the year that you will be making a claim.

You can complete the form through GrantsNT.

You must provide:

• proof of the student’s full-time enrolment, including proposed units
• evidence of your primary residential address.

How to claim

Travel costs will only be reimbursed if your application is approved and you’ve submitted the claim form by 31 March of the following year,

Step 1. Download and complete the Tertiary fares reimbursement claim form from GrantsNT.

Step 2. Upload the completed form into GrantsNT with a copy of the student’s:

• academic results for the relevant claim period
• regular passenger flight tax invoice and boarding pass.

If the student loses their boarding pass, you must submit a statutory declaration with their name, flight number, date and time of travel and departure and arrival location.

If a student cannot show academic progress, the applicant may approach the Department of Education and Training for a review by providing details of any extenuating circumstances, which caused unsatisfactory progress.

Payment information

A maximum of 2 return trips per academic year may be reimbursed.

These will be based on the cost of the most direct and economical fare available from your primary residential address to where the institution is located.

The reimbursed cost of a regular passenger flight includes the base cost, GST, booking fee and credit card surcharge. The cost of changing booked flights will not be reimbursed.

Charter flights will not be reimbursed.

More information and contact

For further information on eligibility and conditions, read the Student assistance schemes - policy, application and claim procedures PDF (699.4 KB).