Monash Underwater Club

Grant Approval Form

Course Title:

Monash Underwater Club Treasurer:

Grant Title:

Name:

Signed:

Photocopy of valid receipt? ..........................
Photocopy of proof of completion? .................

Cheque Number.........................................

(to be issued with reimbursement)

Terms and Conditions

1. Eligibility:
   • You must be a financial MONUC member at the time of applying for a grant
   • For Open Water and Advanced Open Water courses, in the unlikely case that there are far more applications than anticipated, the grant amount will be less (but still uniform).
   • For other courses (Rescue Diver, Divemaster, Boat Handling, etc.), there are limited numbers of grants and these are subject to committee approval and extra conditions (mostly related to how active the applicant is with the club).
   • Applying for grants for several courses in a year is acceptable, but days of diving with the club can only be allocated to one course (see Requirements section)
2. Amount:
   • The amount of reimbursement for course types is determined by the MONUC committee and may (although it is unlikely) change over the course of the year.
3. Requirements (what to hand in - preferably with this form):
   • Course Receipt (as a tax invoice, with the company's ABN on it - you will probably need to either ask especially for this either at the time of payment, or later)
   • Evidence of completion (Certification card - temporary is acceptable)
   • Details of 2 separate days you have been on club dives (for Open water and Advanced Open Water courses - there are additional requirements for other courses) including date, buddy/organiser, dive sites and maximum depth for the sites.
   • This form fully filled out
4. Important dates/DEADLINES:
   • The MONUC Treasurer must have your course receipt (with everything else if possible) by the 1st of October (and preferably earlier) in the grant year (year that the receipt was issued)
   • You must have completed all requirements and submitted all paperwork to the MONUC treasurer by the 1st of February in the year after the grant year.  If you miss this date, your grant will be forfeit.
   • Do not expect to be reimbursed before the 31st of December in the grant year (see next section).  So yes, this does mean you could wait over 11 months for reimbursement if you do a course in January.  Please don't complain!
5. Reimbursement details:
   • Reimbursement is by a cheque from MONUC
   • Reimbursement usually occurs from late December in the grant year, although may occur later - the committee makes it happen as fast as possible.