Co-op Scholarship (1 Viewer)

[Louiis]

Just wanted to know what happens if after 1 year the coop scholarship is withdrawn or you choose to withdraw from the program. Do you get to keep the money you've been paid? Or do you have to refund a portion of it?

 

[obliviousninja]

Coop scholarships tend to be paid pa.

 

[Louiis]

Coop scholarships tend to be paid pa.

Nah I read in the scholar manual that it's paid fortnightly

 

[obliviousninja]

Nah I read in the scholar manual that it's paid fortnightly

Yea it is that. But for your purposes for being there for a year, you would retain what ever you had upto that point.

 

[hjed]

If you drop out you would have to pay it back, they said that at the seminar thing before the interviews

 

[Louiis]

If you drop out you would have to pay it back, they said that at the seminar thing before the interviews

The whole scholarship money back? or just a portion say for example until your last ITE?

 

[tashe]

or just a portion say for example until your last ITE?

I think I read something along the lines of that before.

EDIT: The 2nd post talks about it. Not sure if its reliable though, maybe someone on BOS can verify.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1861401

Hope that helps.

 

[hjed]

The whole scholarship money back? or just a portion say for example until your last ITE?

They weren't very clear, I suspect that it would be a case by case basis.

 

[D94]

It is up until your last ITE, but you must also give 3 months notice otherwise you will have to pay back double the money you earned from your last ITE as well.

Money is paid fortnightly.

 

[ismeta]

What D94 said You pay back all the money since your last ITE, and you must also give sufficient notice or you have to pay back 6 months worth of scholarship funds. (see: page 7 of http://www.coop.unsw.edu.au/current_scholars/downloads/files/scholarmanual.pdf) i.e. if you drop out after a year and have done no placement, you have to pay back everything that you've been given.

There was more detail in the scholar's agreement, but admittedly I have forgotten what it said.