If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place
This means that you pay a contribution amount towards your course and the Commonwealth Government pays the balance to QUT.
To confirm your place in this course you must submit a 'Request for Commonwealth support and HECS-HELP' form (eCAF). This form is available through QUT Virtual. When you first enter the online enrolment portlet in QUT Virtual you will be prompted to complete your eCAF before you can continue. Follow the link to access your form. You must complete this form before you can proceed with unit enrolment for your course. For more information see 'Complete your eCAF' from step 1 of Getting Started.
If you are eligible to defer all, or part, of your student contribution amount, you must provide your Tax File Number on, or before, the census date of the first teaching period. If you are required to pay your student contribution amount up front, you should make payment by the due date. Full payment must be made by the census date of the teaching period.
You must submit this form irrespective of whether you intend to pay your entire contribution amount upfront, pay a partial amount upfront and defer the balance or defer the entire amount through the Australian Taxation Office.
QUT's preference is for you to complete the form online via QUT Virtual. The form must be completed on or before the census date for the first teaching period of your enrolment. If your online submission of the form is successful, you will receive an email confirmation.
Holders of permanent humanitarian visas, permanent resident visas and New Zealand citizens will be requested to provide QUT with documentation, such as their permanent visa, prior to the census date of the first teaching period of enrolment to demonstrate their eligibility for a Commonwealth supported place. For more information regarding Commonwealth Assistance please visit the goingtouni website.
Submitting your electronic Commonwealth assistance form (eCAF)
You must read the information on the Government's goingtouni website before submitting your electronic Commonwealth assistance form.
QUT requires that you submit your Commonwealth assistance form online before you enrol in units for the first teaching period of your course. Paper copies are available from Student Centres on any QUT campus.
You may only need to submit your form once during your time at QUT provided you do not make any changes to your study options, course code or payment option. Your preferred payment option will remain in force until you change it or you change your study options. See below for examples of circumstances that require you to submit a new form.
When completing the form, you must ensure that you select your preferred option for paying your contribution amount eg:
- full upfront
- partial upfront and defer the balance or
- defer the entire amount.
Note: See Types of fees and charges on the Student Services web site to determine your choices depending on the type of student you are eg domestic undergraduate, domestic postgraduate.
If you chose option 2 or 3, you must provide a valid Tax File Number (TFN). QUT does not issue TFNs; you must apply to the Australian Taxation Office.
You must submit a new 'Request for Commonwealth assistance and HECS-HELP' form under the following circumstances:
- when you commence a different course (undergraduate or postgraduate) as a Commonwealth supported student at QUT;
- if you transfer from a double degree to a single degree ;
- if you commence cross-institutional studies at QUT;
- if you have been readmitted to the same course after a period of approved or unapproved absence;
- if you change the course in which you are enrolled (eg when selecting a major for some Engineering courses); or
- if you want to change your payment option.
Failure to submit your 'Request for Commonwealth support and HECS-HELP' form and/or provide a valid TFN by the census date of the teaching period will lead to cancellation of your enrolment.
For Tax File Number information contact the Australian Taxation Office. If you have not received your TFN by 10 days prior to the census date, you may provide QUT with a copy of your Certificate of Application for a TFN.
Next: check the fee timeline for a review of the steps you need to take to meet your fee obligations.
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