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title: "ABSTUDY, Australia-wide · unclaimd"
description: "Payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices, from school to uni. A group of payments for the costs of study. Check the conditions and apply on servicesaustralia.gov.au."
url: "https://unclaimd.org/support/national-abstudy/"
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# ABSTUDY

Payments for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and apprentices, from school to uni.

- Support available: A group of payments for the costs of study
- Type of support: Regular payment

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/abstudy)

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## What you need to check

It includes help with school fees, boarding, living costs, travel and school materials. You must be an Australian citizen who normally lives in Australia, be studying an approved course or doing an apprenticeship, and not get other help to study. When you claim one payment, Centrelink checks what else you can get.

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## About this source

We last reviewed this listing on 5 Nov 2026. We last checked the official page on 5 Nov 2026.

Our automatic check only sees whether the page is there or has changed. It is not a check of the rules.

## How to apply

Phone the ABSTUDY line on 1800 132 317 (Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm). A parent calls for a child 15 or younger; students 16 or older call themselves.

[Visit official site](https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/abstudy)

www.servicesaustralia.gov.au

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