{"id":558,"date":"2021-10-27T16:21:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T08:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/?page_id=558"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:46:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:46:06","slug":"curtin-emergency-student-loans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/personal-support\/financial-advice\/curtin-emergency-student-loans\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin Emergency Student Loans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/DSC_3619_1500-1000x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/DSC_3619_1500-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/11\/DSC_3619_1500-740x370.jpg 740w, 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     role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Accordion content\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n                \n\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Eligibility-criteria\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Eligibility-criteria\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Eligibility-criteria\">Eligibility criteria<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Eligibility-criteria\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>To be eligible to apply for an Emergency Student Loan you must:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>be enrolled in an Curtin award course within Australia<\/li>\n<li>have no outstanding debt to Curtin, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/12\/Incidentalfees2019-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fines, charges, tuition fees [.pdf 411kB]<\/a> and payment plans<\/li>\n<li>have a satisfactory academic record<\/li>\n<li>be able to demonstrate temporary, unexpected financial need and provide documentation to support your claim<\/li>\n<li>provide documented evidence to demonstrate capability to repay the loan<\/li>\n<li>demonstrate that the circumstances that have led to the need for a loan was unavoidable and not due to-\u00a0 your inappropriate behaviour<\/li>\n<li>have not been found guilty of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/rights\/\" rel=\"noopener\">student misconduct<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have a history of late payment of fees and charges, this may be taken into consideration when assessing your application.<\/p>\n<p>Some examples of sudden and unforeseen circumstances may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Unexpected expenses arising from illness or death of a family member<\/li>\n<li>Urgent accommodation and living expenses resulting from an unexpected change in normal circumstances<\/li>\n<li>Urgent and unexpected medical expenses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Loan-limit\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Loan-limit\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Loan-limit\">Loan limit<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Loan-limit\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>Successful recipients may\u00a0borrow up to $2000.<\/p>\n<p>The amount will be provided via electronic bank transfer.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Application\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Application\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Application\">Application<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Application\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>To apply for a Curtin Emergency Student Loan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.curtin.edu.au\/contact\/\">Scholarships Office<\/a> with an explanation as to why you require the loan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To be considered for a loan you may be requested to provide:<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Details of personal income, expenditure and assets<\/li>\n<li>Identification to prove age of dependants<\/li>\n<li>Written statement explaining the reasons for the loan request<\/li>\n<li>Copy of invoice or quote that needs to be paid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Terms-and-conditions\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Terms-and-conditions\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Terms-and-conditions\">Terms and conditions<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Terms-and-conditions\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>The terms and conditions for\u00a0Emergency Student Loan repayments are included in the formal loan agreement that must be signed by the applicant.<\/p>\n<p>The terms and conditions contained in the\u00a0Emergency Student Loan agreement are legally enforceable and legal channels of recourse are available to both parties.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n                    <div class=\"accordion\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-title-Repayments\">\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"accordion__heading\" aria-controls=\"Repayments\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n            <div class=\"title\" id=\"accordion-title-Repayments\">Repayments<\/div>\n            <div class=\"icon\"><\/div>\n        <\/button>\n        <div class=\"accordion__content\" id=\"Repayments\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n                    <p>You will be expected to repay the loan within six months from the time it is approved according to the agreed repayment schedule.<\/p>\n<p>If you are unable to make your repayments, you should contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarships.curtin.edu.au\/contact\/\">Scholarships Office<\/a> for advice. Failure to make a payment may incur a financial penalty.<\/p>\n\n        \n                            \n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n        \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scholarships Office<br>Drop in: Curtin Connect Building 102, Curtin University Perth Campus WA<br>Phone: 1300 222 888<\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"button\"\n        \n        data-align=\"left\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Button block\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/students.connect.curtin.edu.au\/app\/ask\"\n    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