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Pinnacle Scholarships

Currently, a scholarship is offered to participants upon successful completion of the program.

There is no obligation to work attached to the scholarship, nor any promise of future employment. The scholarship is entirely for educational purposes.

Tax free status
According to the web site of the Australian Taxation Office, the scholarship payment is tax free if these conditions hold:

• you are a full-time student at ANU
• you are not required to become an employee of ANU under the terms of the scholarship
• the scholarship terms do not amount to a contract for your labour or personal services
• the scholarship is provided principally for educational purposes.

The above cannot be taken as definitive. Check for yourself at the ATO website. Start at www.ato.gov.au/individuals/, select "Your situation", "Study", "Study essentials" from the left side navigation bar, then "Work, study and scholarships", then "Scholarships".