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Chancellor's Appeal

Engagement with business, government, other educational institutions and local communities is seen by ECU as vital as enabling the university to play a relevant and contemporary community role and in providing opportunities for an active interchange of ideas  and information. ECU continues to contribute to the social and economic development of the communities and regions in which is operates through a wide variety of community projects such as

The funds raised from the Chancellor Appeal are directed towards a priority area for the university and its engagement with the wider community.

Previous areas of priority have been:

Centre of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

The Centre is a unique collaborative research group of scientists based at ECU's Joondalup campus, from ECU, McCusker Foundation at Hollywood Hospital, University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Murdoch University and Curtin University. This multi disciplinary team of leading clinical researchers, exercise physiologists and state-of-the-art brain imaging specialists are all working together and achieving extraordinary breakthroughs.

ECU School of Indigenous Studies - Kurongkurl Katitjin

Kuringkurl Katijin, ECU's School of Indigenous Studies encourages on several levels with the local indigenous community, providing specific course development and outreach to the Aboriginal community and staging relevant community events.

ECU Fogarty Learning Centre

The Centre is pioneering a new approach to help pre-service teachers to develop professional confidence and competence in teaching literacy and numeracy. "Intensive teaching" allows pre-school teachers to work one on one with children experiencing learning difficulties.

Scholarship & Prizes

As the second largest university in Western Australia, ECU has over 23,000 individuals studying over 300 courses. Through scholarships and prizes we can offer more students the opportunity to followed their desired course of study.

Scholarships provide the extra financial support that some students may need to achieve their degree. Scholarships can be based on equity or academic excellence.

Prizes award academic excellence in a particular field.

There are various reasons why individuals and businesses establish scholarships/prizes:

As a donor of a scholarship or prize you will be informed of the student's progress throughout their course and will have naming rights for the scholarship/prize. By establishing a scholarship you are providing the opportunity for tomorrow's leaders to excel whilst building your own connection to ECU.

Scholarship Testimonials

Erica Muller, 3rd year tourist student, recipient of the 'Mrs Mac’s Rural Scholarship'

“The scholarship I received allowed me to purchase all my textbooks required which resulted in me receiving higher marks and understanding the units with much more ease. In turn this allows me to graduate at the end of the year with good marks to show when seeking my preferred job.”

Richard Howell, Director of Community Services, Bakewell 'Mrs Mac’s Rural Scholarship'
“ At Mrs Mac’s we support a lot of community initiatives but  donating the Rural Scholarships to Edith Cowan University we get to meet the recipients and see the immediate benefit to them. “

Research - inspired by Engagement and Partnerships

Edith Cowan University's goal is to build its research enterprise and generate enhanced research outcomes in selected areas of excellence, particularly those with the potential for high social, economic, environmental and cultural impact.

By donating to our research individuals and businesses will perhaps be contributing to the next biggest breakthrough in Alzheimer's Disease or developing methodologies to support pupils in pre-school developing with literacy and numeracy difficulties.

Extra support from individuals and businesses will allow ECU to deepen it's capabilities. More research leads could be appointed, support staff employed and newer and more modern equipment bought which will led to quicker results and an increase in capacity.

A donation could contribute to specific research project , help initiate research in an area of importance to you or be unspecified and it would go towards a research priority area for the university.

Art Collection

The Edith Cowan University Art Collection is a dynamic, constantly evolving reflection of the best in Australian and Western Australian art. It is built on a strong philosophical commitment to integrating art into the experience of students, staff and the wider community and fostering and promoting local art practice.

The University achieves these aims by: