The Basic Level

This is one of the major changes. Under the existing system the basic weekly rate is $30 with a fourth year rate of $33.50 which is abated by $11 for those students whose parents live in the same centre.

In the new system there is only one (not four) rate which is $23. In a strict technical sense the abatement has been abolished but in reality all bursary holders are abated.

The normal period for which the grant is payable is from the beginning of the week when the first class for the course is held to the end of the last week of classes or the final examination. However, the period may be extended to include time when a student is engaged on research or other unpaid work essential to the course.