Returning application in MyStudyLink

If it's been less than a year since you last applied, you can complete a returning application in MyStudyLink. This is the easiest way to apply for your Student Loan and Student Allowance.

You need to complete a new application if:

it's been more than a year since you received Student Loan or Allowance payments, or
you're applying for other payments, e.g. Jobseeker Support Student Hardship.

Things to check before you apply

There's a limit to how long you can get a Student Allowance for and how many Student Loans you can get in your lifetime. Log in to MyStudyLink to check you haven't reached these limits.
Check you meet the passing requirements for a Student Allowance and passing requirements for a Student Loan.
If you're doing postgraduate study, you may not qualify for a Student Allowance. Use the eligibility test to find out if you qualify and what other payments you could get. You can apply at the end of the eligibility test.
If your study circumstances have changed, use the eligibility test to find out what payments you qualify for. You can apply at the end of the eligibility test.

Information you need for the application

Make sure you know your RealMe login that you used when you applied online before.
You’ve forgotten your RealMe username and/or password
You need your course details handy, eg:
- course start and end dates (you can estimate the dates and update this detail in MyStudyLink after you submit your application)
- education provider or campus.

MyStudyLink

Once you've logged in to MyStudyLink:

Select ‘Returning application’ and what you’re applying for.
Your application will be pre-filled with most of the information you provided last time. If something's changed update it here. Then you can tick the ‘confirmed’ box for each section.
For the Student Loan application, make sure your alternative contact person is still the same and update if you need to.

Once you submit your application

You'll get a confirmation page.
Allow up to 24 hours for us to process it and then you can check your application status in MyStudyLink.

In most cases you won't need to send us any documents we've already seen. If you need to provide anything else, eg, evidence of income, we'll let you know. Anything you send us must be a verified copy, not an original.

We can't approve your application or make any payments until we've seen your supporting documents. You need to send these to us: