WELCOME TO APPLY ONLINE
Starting tertiary study next year? StudyLink provides financial support to students.
Find out what kind of help you’re eligible for and apply online to get sussed for
your study.
DURING THIS PROCESS YOU WILL:
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
set up a RealMe login
c omplete the eligibility test to find out
what you can get
apply online for your financial assistance.
LET’S GET STARTED!
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To apply for your financial assistance
you’ll need:
email address
account
bank account number and
holder name
Inland Revenue number
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(contact Inland Revenue if you don
have one)
the name of the education
provider(s) you think you’ll be
studying at (we can change this
later if you need to)
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1
GO TO OUR WEBSITE
WWW.STUDYLINK.GOVT.NZ
You need to create a RealMe login the first time you
use our services.
If you don’t have a RealMe login, click on the
RealMe ‘Create account’ icon under FIRST-TIME
STUDENTS on the right hand side of the screen.
Click on the RealMe ‘Login’ and continue to
‘Create your RealMe login now’.
Find out what else you can do with your RealMe account
at www.realme.govt.nz.
REMEMBER You only need to create one login. Make
sure that you remember your username and password so
you can use them when you login next time.
2
COMPLETE THE ELIGIBILITY TEST
TO FIND OUT WHAT ASSISTANCE
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO GET
Click on ‘Start eligibility test’.
Check
that you’ve answered all the questions
correctly before clicking ‘Next’.
Check out what assistance you may be able
to get and click ‘Continue’.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR FIRST-TIME STUDENTS
PERSONAL DETAILS SECTION
EXPENSE DETAILS SECTION
Study start and end dates
– Enter approximate dates
and we’ll confirm them with
your education provider.
Essential regular and on-going
expenses
– Don’t tick any of the boxes.
Residency status
– Enter ‘Citizen by birth’
if you were born in NZ.
STUDY DETAILS SECTION
Education details
– Select ‘Tertiary’ for
your study level.
– Select ‘No’ to applying for
a postgraduate qualification.
Study break details
– Select ‘No’.
OTHER DETAILS SECTION
Assistance while studying
– Select ‘None of the above’
if you don’t receive payments
from Work and Income.
Assistances receiving currently
– Don’t tick any of the boxes
if you don’t receive payments
from Work and Income.
INCOME SECTION
Personal income while
studying
– If you’ll be working while
studying, enter the income
you’ll receive.
ACCOMMODATION SECTION
Accommodation type while
studying
– Select ‘Parental home’ if
you’re undecided.
PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP SECTION
Circumstances
– Use the help text for more
information.
JOINT PARENTAL DETAILS SECTION
Combined annual income
– Select ‘No’ if you’re unsure.
3
APPLY ONLINE FOR YOUR FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
You need to have your bank account and Inland
Revenue numbers with you.
Select
the whether you want to apply for
Student Allowance, Student Loan or both
and click ‘Apply Online’.
Make
sure you read and understand your
obligations before you click on ‘Agree’.
When
you’re ready, submit your application
and then log out.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR FIRST-TIME STUDENTS
PERSONAL DETAILS SECTION
STUDY DETAILS SECTION
What is your client number?
– Leave this blank as you
won’t have one yet.
Extramural
– Select ‘Yes’ if you plan to
study via correspondence
and not attend class.
Address start date
– Enter today’s date.
What is your tax code?
– Most students need to
use ‘M SL’.
Tax code start date
– Enter today’s date.
STUDENT LOAN SECTION
Alternative contact person
– Enter their first name, last
name, address details and
contact number.
Bank account start date
– Enter today’s date.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
We’ll send you a letter once we’ve processed your
application. Please remember to check, correct and
update any details that we ask you to, and provide the
evidence we need which includes the following:
• your birth certificate or passport
• your passport or citizenship papers (if you weren’t born
in New Zealand)
• a pre-printed deposit slip from your bank
• a pre-printed letter or notice from Inland Revenue.
We may also need more information about your income,
partner’s income, parent(s) income if under 24 and
any accommodation and/or disability costs.
If you’re providing a copy of original documentation,
each page needs to be verified. If you send an original
document we will return it to you by courier. If you
don’t give us all the information we need we can’t
pay you on time.
SLAOG (OCTOBER 2014)