Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01482:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2023L01482
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 6378–8018

8  Principles and procedures that a higher education provider must follow in selecting students for receipt of STARTUP-HELP assistance
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 128B-35(1) of the Act, the higher education provider must follow the following principles and procedures in selecting students for receipt of STARTUP-HELP assistance:
 (a) the higher education provider must maintain a STARTUP-HELP policy, and select students for STARTUP-HELP assistance in accordance with that STARTUP-HELP policy; and
 (b) the higher education provider's STARTUP-HELP policy must facilitate the open, fair and transparent selection of students; and
 (c) the higher education provider's STARTUP-HELP policy must facilitate the participation of groups that are underrepresented (as listed in subsection 7(4)) in the startup ecosystem; and
 (d) the higher education provider must be responsible for its own application and selection process, and must be the first point of contact for students interested in applying for STARTUP-HELP assistance; and
 (e) the higher education provider must make information about the application, selection and offer processes, selection policy and conditions of STARTUP-HELP assistance available to all students who may be interested in applying for STARTUP-HELP assistance; and
 (f) the higher education provider must ensure that the student will not receive FEE-HELP assistance for the accelerator program course.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), the STARTUP-HELP policy maintained by the provider must be:
 (a) publicly available; and
 (b) consistent with these guidelines and Subdivision 19-D of the Act.