| AGBAU |
Association of Governing Bodies of Australian
Universities |
| AIMS |
Australian Institute of Marine Science |
| AIRC |
Australian Industrial Relations Commission |
| ANSTO |
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation |
| APA |
Australian Postgraduate Awards |
| ARC |
Australian Research Council |
| AUQA |
Australian Universities Quality Agency |
| AUTC |
Australian Universities Teaching Committee |
| BOTPLS |
Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme |
| CAS |
Commonwealth Accommodation Scholarships |
| CASR |
Collaboration and Structural Reform Fund |
| CECS |
Commonwealth Education Costs Scholarships |
| CEQ |
Course Experience Questionnaire |
| CGS |
Commonwealth Grant Scheme |
| CHESSN |
Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number |
| CSIRO |
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation |
| DEST |
Department of Education, Science and Training |
| DSTO |
Defence Science and Technology Organisation |
| FEE-HELP |
Fee Paying-Higher Education Loan Programme |
| GSA |
Graduate Skills Assessment |
| HECS |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HECS-HELP |
Higher Education Contribution Scheme-Higher Education
Loan Programme |
| HEEP |
Higher Education Equity Programme |
| HEIMS |
Higher Education Information Management System |
| HEIP |
Higher Education Innovation Programme |
| HELP |
Higher Education Loan Programme |
| ICT |
Information and Communications Technology |
| IHEAC |
Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council |
| ISF |
Indigenous Support Fund |
| JCU |
James Cook University |
| MCEETYA |
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training
and Youth Affairs |
| OLA |
Open Universities Australia |
| OLDPS |
Open Learning Deferred Payment Scheme |
| OS-HELP |
Overseas Study-Higher Education Loan Programme |
| PELS |
Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme |
| PFRAs |
Publicly Funded Research Agencies |
| SES |
Socio-economic status |