Completion Scholarships empower young people to achieve their goals

23 October 2024

Applications are now open offering scholarships to students living in social housing or out-of-home care studying in high-school, TAFE, or university in 2025.

The Youth Development Scholarships Program is now in its ninth year and has helped thousands of students with funding to go towards school-related expenses, such as laptops, textbooks, uniforms and internet access.

There are 1,500 scholarships available in 2025 with successful applicants receiving $1000 to assist with study costs.

Over the past nine years, 7,610 scholarships have been awarded to support young social housing residents and those in out-of-home care with their studies.

The NSW Government is today announcing:

• The next round of Youth Development Scholarships will be open for applications from 21 October.
• The program is available to young people living in social housing or on the housing register, receiving private rental assistance, or those living in crisis or supported accommodation or out-of-home care.
• Eligible students studying in years 10, 11 and 12 or TAFE equivalent and returning tertiary students (TAFE, university, and apprenticeship/traineeship) are urged to apply for the $1000 scholarships.
• There are two types of applicants in the program, new students who have never received a scholarship and returning students who received a scholarship between 2017 to 2024 and are continuing with their education and are still a social housing client.

More information on how to apply can be found on dcjnsw.info/scholarships.

Homes NSW Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Pinkstone:

“Homes NSW is committed to helping young people in social housing and out-of-home care achieve their academic and employment goals.

“By helping to remove some of the financial burden greater opportunities for employment and further studies are within reach for young people in need.

“The scholarship can be put towards educational materials or can be used to pay for subject or course costs.”