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ABSTUDY Fares Allowance (FAA) 010-02100000

Claiming options - Secondary/Primary

Table 1

Student's circumstances	Before travel	After Travel	Operational Blueprint
Boarding at school/Hostel Start and end of year travel School vacation travel Special Purpose Visit travel Orientation Visit travel Compassionate travel Emergency and disaster travel	Applicant to discuss travel with school or hostel. School or hostel will lodge the travel request with ABSTUDY	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Private Boarder Start and end of year travel School vacation travel Special Purpose Visit travel Orientation Visit travel Compassionate travel Emergency and disaster travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Third-Party organisation Start and end of year travel School vacation travel Special Purpose Visit travel Orientation Visit travel Compassionate travel Emergency and disaster travel	Applicant to discuss travel with third-party organisation. The third-party organisation will lodge the travel request with ABSTUDY	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Away from Base Assistance	Submit a letter from the institution, then applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange funding	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Approval of ABSTUDY Away from Base activities
Testing and assessment	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange funding	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	ABSTUDY eligibility and requirements

Claiming options - Tertiary

Table 2

Student's circumstances	Before travel	After Travel	Operational Blueprint
Travel at commencement and end of study period	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Tertiary or secondary non-schooling semester travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Away from Base Assistance - Educational provider	Applicant must lodge ABSTUDY Submission for Away from Base Activity Funding (SY034) form before the activity to get Approval in Principle	Email ABSTUDY Travel-Reimbursement-form-AFB spreadsheet to ABSTUDY.AFB. It must contain a breakdown of costs they are claiming with invoices, receipts, and attendance.	Approval of ABSTUDY Away from Base activities
Away from Base Assistance - Student	Submit a letter from the institution, then applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange funding	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Approval of ABSTUDY Away from Base activities
Testing and assessment	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange funding	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	ABSTUDY eligibility and requirements
Masters and Doctorate Travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Examination Travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Graduation Travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Compassionate Travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY
Emergency and disaster Travel	Applicant to verbally contact ABSTUDY to arrange travel	ABSTUDY Fares Allowance Claim (SY032) form	Assessing eligibility for Fares Allowance (FAA) for ABSTUDY