About the program
Victoria’s food and beverage industry showcases and is known for world-class food and drinks to local and global audiences. The Victorian TAFE Hospitality Scholarships program was introduced to address shortages of skilled labour in the Victorian hospitality industry in both regional and metropolitan Victoria and to support new talent with career opportunities.
Scholarship value
The value of the scholarship is $10,000 per successful applicant.
Timing of scholarship payment instalments
- $3,300 following course commencement, after the course census date/or within 11 weeks of course commencement and satisfactory (80%) attendance
- $3,300 at approximately mid-way point in their course
- $3,400 upon course completion, statement of attainment and a post-course survey completed
When you can apply
You can apply for the Hospitality Scholarship program twice a year.
- Scholarships awarded for semester 1 – open between November and January.
- Scholarships awarded for semester 2 – open between May and June.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you must meet the application criteria:
- Have an intention to enrol and complete the eligible course
- Certificate IV in Kitchen Management*^
- Certificate III in Commercial Cookery*^
- Demonstrate ambition and willingness to work or have worked in the hospitality sector.
- Have not previously received a Victorian TAFE Hospitality Scholarship.
- Are an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia or hold a permanent Humanitarian visa and have the legal right to work in Australia.
*Free TAFE course in 2024
^Apprenticeship
How to apply
Visit TAFE Victoria Scholarship Application page to apply online.
Scholarships offered may be awarded based on merit or equity considerations.
Merit
Demonstrated academic excellence via results achieved during previous studies and/or hospitality workplace employee excellence over a significant period of time as indicated by the following:
- Demonstrated academic excellence via results achieved during previous and current studies (ATAR, Year10/11 or VETis results, other TAFE study results)
- Demonstrated hospitality workplace excellence, recommendation from employer (no longer than 200 words) outlining how you excel in the Hospitality workplace environment and how the proposed training would benefit the candidate in the workplace
Equity
Demonstrated financial and/or educational disadvantage as evidenced by the following:
- A disadvantaged financial background
- Are from or intending to move from or to a rural or regional area
- Are an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander
- Have a disability, long term medical illness or mental health condition
- Experiencing difficult circumstances
- Evidence may include Centrelink documentation, bank statements, wages slips, letter from case worker/medical practitioner or other documentation as relevant to the equity consideration.
