Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund

The department administers the Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF) to help eligible families with the costs of camps, sporting activities and excursions/incursions.

Families or temporary foster parents holding a valid means-tested concession card may be eligible to apply for funding under the Victorian Government Camps, Sports and Excursions Fund (CSEF).

This applies to holders of a Health Care Card, Veterans Affairs Gold Card or Pensioner Concession Card: $400 per year is payable for eligible primary and secondary students.

A parent/carer will only be required to submit a CSEF application form to the office in the following circumstances:

• Applying for the CSEF payment for the first time – i.e., an application form was not lodged with the school in the previous year; or
• Circumstances have changed – e.g., a change of name or CRN, or a new sibling has commenced at the school.

Eligibility Date
For concession card holders, CSEF eligibility will be subject to the parent/legal guardian’s concession card being successfully
validated with Centrelink on 27 January 2026 and/or 21 April 2026.

For more information on eligibility, please see page 2 of the CSEF application form