La Trobe University
La Trobe University is proud to support care leaver students across its Victorian campuses.
The university provides care leavers with access to support from start to finish, including helping students with applying and enrolling, offering financial assistance and ongoing personal and academic support specifically for care leaver students.
La Trobe has campuses in:
Melbourne (Melbourne City and Bundoora)
Albury-Wodonga
Bendigo
Mildura
Shepparton
There are student clubs, sport teams and events to get involved with throughout the year.
Visit the La Trobe Care Experienced Students support page to find out more
La Trobe Support for Care Experienced Students
This team provides individualised support for your studies at La Trobe such as course-specific advice, scholarship support, and accommodation. Visit the ASK La Trobe page to make an enquiry or request an appointment with a student advisor
La Trobe offers a variety of wellbeing services to support students, including counselling, legal service, financial counselling and more. To access any of these services:
Complete La Trobe’s Wellbeing Self-Referral Form
Make sure to indicate you have an out-of-home care experience by answering “YES” to ‘Are you a care leaver?’ specific question in this form. This will help La Trobe to provide you with the most relevant support and resources.