Scholarships and Incentives
Teaching Scholarships - Scholarship offer and conditions
If you are successful you are sent a Scholarship Agreement by the principal together with a letter of offer to participate in the Teaching Scholarship Scheme at their school.
Your employment is subject to:
- a satisfactory police records check
- satisfying pre-employment medical requirements
- gaining Provisional Teacher Registration from the Victorian Institute of Teaching
- a probationary period.
You can accept the offer of a scholarship by signing and returning the Scholarship Agreement, which includes acceptance of the terms and conditions relating to the Teaching Scholarship Scheme, as follows:
- An obligation to commence employment at the designated school from the prescribed commencement date
- An obligation to teach in a Victorian government school for a period of not less than two years from the date of commencement of employment
- The standard employment conditions that apply to all Teaching Service staff employed by the Department.
You are placed on the payroll by the school from 1 January 2010 if selected to a vacancy commencing at the start of the 2010 school year, or otherwise from your commencement date in the school.
Scholarship payment
If you are successful, scholarship payments are paid as a lump sum payment conditional on signing the Scholarship Agreement. Payment is generally made within six weeks of receipt of the necessary documentation by the Schools Recruitment Unit.
Retention bonus
If you are awarded a Category 1 or Category 2 scholarship you will receive your Retention Bonus after completing three years and two months of employment (excluding unpaid leave) at the school to which you were originally appointed.
Taxation
The initial scholarship payment and any subsequent retention bonus would contribute to your taxable income in the tax year in which it is received. It is your responsibility to seek advice from the Australian Taxation Office.
Revocation of the scholarship
You will be required to refund the initial scholarship payment of up to $5000 pro rata if you do not complete at least two years employment as a teacher with the Department (excluding periods of unpaid leave as defined in the agreement).
A scholarship may be revoked or cancelled at the discretion of the Department if you:
- fail to meet pre-employment requirements
- are convicted of a criminal offence
- fail to satisfactorily complete the relevant teaching education course or provide formal evidence of academic record/s
- refuse to commence or do not complete, the two-year employment commitment which is a condition of participation in the Teaching Scholarship Scheme and formalised in the Scholarship Agreement.
- are refused registration by the Victorian Institute of Teaching.
More information
Contact
Schools Recruitment Unit
Phone 1800 641 943 - selecting option 1
Email scholarship@edumail.vic.gov.au