Merit based equity scholarships
20 Merit based equity scholarships
A student who:
before the commencement of the new Act, was awarded a merit‑based equity scholarship referred to in subsection 35(7) of the old Act for a course of study at an institution (as defined for the purposes of Chapter 4 of the old Act); and
continues to undertake that course at the institution after that commencement;
is taken, for the purposes of the new Act, to be an exempt student for all of the units of study that he or she undertakes as part of that course at that institution.
However, this item does not apply if the institution is not a higher education provider.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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