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Graduate Women WA Scholarships and Bursaries

Graduate Women WA is offering a number of scholarships and bursaries for high achieving women to enhance the quality of their higher degree education.


Important dates

Opens: 17-05-2023 Closes: 30-06-2023

Applies to

Postgraduate Research

At a glance

Graduate Women WA has established these awards to assist women enrolled in higher degrees by research to enhance the quality of their research and project. The scholarship is offered annually, for 2023 GWWA is proud to announce six awards - Graduate Women WA Inc Awards 2023

  • You must be a current ECU student to apply for this scholarship.
  • Please see the information sheet for a list of awards available, full eligibility criteria, and general conditions.

Eligibility guidelines

To be eligible for an award you:

  • must be a woman currently enrolled in a higher degree by research at ECU. Awards are not open to candidates enrolled in honours, coursework masters or diploma courses.
  • must have had their research proposal approved formally at ECU.
  • must not be in full-time employment.
  • may only ever hold one award bearing the name Graduate Women WA however designated.

To be eligible for a scholarship you:

  • must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident within the meaning of the Australian Citizenship Act 2007. (Documentary evidence will be required in the form of a copy of a Birth Certificate, Passport or Visa Document)

To be eligible for a bursary:

  • all women of any nationality are eligible.

Selection criteria

Awards will be made on the grounds of:

  • demonstrated academic achievement
  • the purpose for which the money is to be used, in particular, the extent to which the award will assist the applicant to enhance the quality of the higher degree for which she is enrolled.

Applicants are advised to apply only after completing at least one year’s full-time equivalent of their candidature to be competitive.

How to apply

Please go to Graduate Women WA Scholarships and Bursaries for further information on the application procedure.

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