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Financial assistance

Financial support is available to full time students at Tocal on the same basis as students at any other college or university. Support includes Youth allowance and Abstudy. Contact Centrelink for more information.

A large number of scholarships are also available for full time Tocal students. They include:

Scholarship donor	Value	Details
Australian Bushmens Campdraft and Rodeo Association	$1000	1 scholarship available.
Australian Stockhorse Society	$2000	1 scholarship available to a student in the Certificate III in Horse Husbandry.
Australian Wool Education Trust	$3000	3 scholarships available to students wishing to work in the wool industry.
Bill Bannister Scholarship Trust	$2000	3 scholarships available.
BBM Ltd	$1000-$3000	Up to 20 of scholarships may be available. Applications are accepted from current students during the year.
Case IH	$2500	2 scholarships available.
CB Alexander Foundation	$2000	1 scholarship available to a Certificate IV student.
Country Education Foundation of Australia	varies	More information
Dairy Farmers Co-operative	$1000	2 scholarships are available to Certificate III Dairy Trainees. More details are available on the information sheet, you can also download the application form here.
Descendents of William and Sussanah Gill	$1000	1 scholarship provided by the descendants of the Gill family who worked at Tocal in the 1800s.
Friends of Tocal Inc.	$2000	2 scholarships available.
Gardiner Family Scholarship	$2000	1 scholarship available.
GRDC	$3000	12 scholarships are available annually for students interested in cropping and studying at any recognised vocational education and training institution.
Holiday Coast Credit Union	$1000	2 scholarships available for students from the area serviced by Holiday Coast Credit Union. This extends from Coffs harbour to Maitland. Applications close in early February, forms are available from branches of Holiday Coast Credit Union or from Tocal.
Hunt Family	$2000	1 scholarship provided by David and Judy Hunt.
Hunter Water	$1000-$2000	3 scholarships available
Jean Wilson Alexander Memorial Scholarship		The Jean Wilson Alexander Memorial Scholarship provides support for ex-students wishing to undertake further training or other activities to assist them to achieve their career goals. See the CB Alexander Foundation website for more information or download the application form.
Jeff Stevenson Memorial Trust	$2000	1 scholarship available.
Norco Co-operative	$1500	Up to 5 scholarships may be available to Certificate III and IV Dairy Trainees. More details are available on the information sheet, you can also download the application form here.
North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCo)	$2000	1 scholarship available to a Certificate IV student interested in working in North Queensland or the Northern Territory.
NSW Department of Primary Industries Youth Scholarship	$2000	3 scholarships available.
NSW Farmers´ Association		Scholarships may be available for Certificate IV in Agriculture (second year) students whose parents are members of NSW Farmers Association. Application forms are available from the NSW Farmers´ Association.
Paspaley	$2000	1 scholarship available.
Rosemary Dunlop Memorial Trust	$2000	1 scholarship available About the scholarship donor...
Sandy and Amanda Brooks Scholarship	$2000	1 scholarship available
Tocal Ex-students Association Inc	$1000	1 or 2 scholarships available.
Tocal Students Association Inc	$1500	2 scholarships available.
The University of Newcastle	$2000	1 scholarship available to a student who has achieved sound results at school and who may be interested in studying at University in the future.
Western Division/Riverina Award	$2000	Available to students who live in the Western Division or Riverina to assist with the cost of travel to Tocal.
Widden Thoroughbred Stud	$2000	2 scholarships available for students in the Horse Husbandry course who plan to work in the thoroughbred industry.

Unless otherwise stated applications for the above scholarships close at the end of November and successful applicants are notified in December/January. The form in the College prospectus applies to most scholarships. A covering letter providing information on the financial position of the applicant and their family (including taxable income) is recommended.

A scholarship application form is available in pdf format (print, fill out and fax or post ), or contact the college to have one mailed to you.