ABSTUDY

ABSTUDY is an Australian Government program that gives financial assistance to Aboriginal and Torres [Strait Islander] students and apprentices who are less than 24 years old through fortnightly payments.
The scheme was introduced in 1969 by the Liberal–National Gorton Government, as part of a commitment to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to attain better educational, social and economic outcomes, and in response to low participation of Indigenous Australians in higher education.
, the basic under-22 allowance for ABSTUDY allowance is per fortnight, and over-22 is per fortnight.