Scholarships

2025 International Undergraduate Scholarship

At a glance

• Applicants must be an international student who receives an offer, a conditional offer, or a packaged pathway offer with a registered pathway partner commencing your ECU course or ECU packaged pathway course before 7th March 2025;
• Students who meet standard course entry from Albania, Andorra, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, French Polynesia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Caledonia, Northern Island, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, United Kingdom, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe are eligible for the International Undergraduate Scholarship;
• Applicants are able to package their ECU undergraduate course with an ELICOS or academic pathway course provided by an ECU registered pathway partner;
• Open to prospective international students (not current ECU Students);
• Scholarship recipients will receive financial assistance amounting to a 20% reduction of their tuition fees for the offered duration of their ECU course.

Eligibility guidelines

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• be a citizen of one of the countries identified above;
• be an international student (not an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen);
• study onshore at ECU Joondalup, ECU Mount Lawley, ECU City Campus or ECU South West (Bunbury) Campus;
• meet ECU’s entry requirements for the course and commence study onshore at ECU, Western Australia in Semester One 2025; or
• be commencing your ECU packaged pathway course with an ECU registered pathway partner leading to an eligible CRICOS registered undergraduate degree before 07 March 2025
• study in an eligible CRICOS registered undergraduate degree (excluding Bachelor of Arts (Acting) (Y93), Bachelor of Arts (Arts and Cultural Management) (T74), Bachelor of Arts (Dance) (T73), Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) (G44), Bachelor of Arts Honours (C34), Bachelor of Counter Terrorism Security and Intelligence (Y14), Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) (Y42), Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Y41), Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Y68), Bachelor of Music (W76), Bachelor of Music Honours (K35), Bachelor of Performing Arts (Y97), Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours (W92), Bachelor of Preclinical Foundations of Imaging Science (T78), Bachelor of Science (Cybercrime, Security and Intelligence) (W87), Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (C33), Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) (Y76), Bachelor of Science (Paramedical) (K89)).

Terms and conditions

The following ongoing conditions apply to this scholarship:

• The recipient must continue to meet the eligibility guidelines and these terms and conditions at the time of applying and the scholarship period.
• The recipient must be in continuous good standing financially and academically (Green status in SIMO).
• The recipient must maintain a full-time enrolment load of 60 credit points each semester or study period, and not defer their studies for more than one semester or study period during their course, unless expressly approved by ECU in its absolute discretion.
• The scholarship may be transferred to another course, as long as it is also eligible to receive said scholarship. (Which may be withheld in ECU’s absolute discretion).
• The scholarship can only be used for tuition fees and cannot be used for any other student expense. The scholarship will be applied directly by ECU on a unit-by-unit basis at the relevant census date.
• The scholarship cannot be transferred to an ECU location or partner outside Western Australia, or to another university.
• The scholarship can be revoked if the recipient does not accept their Letter of Offer or enrol in their course by the relevant date(s) specified.
• Commencement of the scholarship cannot be deferred.
• The recipient must pay their tuition fees within the stipulated payment deadlines. Failure to do so may negate the scholarship and the tuition fee structure may revert to full-fee international tuition.
• Ongoing eligibility for the scholarship is at ECU’s absolute discretion.
• The recipient must comply with all applicable requirements under ECU’s statutes, rules, by-laws, policies, procedures or other similar instruments, and with all applicable visa requirements.
• The recipient must notify ECU of any change of circumstances that may affect their ongoing eligibility to receive the scholarship.
• Not in receipt of the ECU 2025 Australian Qualification International Scholarship.

All scholarships are awarded at ECU’s discretion. ECU reserves the right to revoke the scholarship at any time if a student is found to have provided information that is false misleading, does not meet the scholarship eligibility criteria (including ECU’s admission requirements), or does not comply with the ongoing scholarship conditions.

ECU reserves the right to decline to award scholarships if, in its opinion, there are no suitable applicants. The number of scholarships to be awarded is at ECU’s sole discretion. This scholarship may be withdrawn from offering by ECU at any time.

How to apply

If we approve your ECU course application, you’ll automatically be assessed for this scholarship by our Admissions Office. No separate scholarship application is required.

The Admissions Office will issue a separate letter relating to your scholarship, along with a Letter of Offer for your course, to confirm whether you’ve been successful.

Applying for an ECU course

You’re invited to apply through any one of ECU’s Authorised Agents.
You can also apply online via the ECU Online Application Portal.

How to accept this scholarship

To accept your scholarship, you must:

• meet any conditions listed in your Letter of Offer including any applicable deadlines;
• meet the direct entry Course requirements and any other applicable admission requirements;
• accept your Letter of Offer by following the instructions provided; and
• pay the indicative deposit and Overseas Student Health Cover requested in the Letter of Offer.

For more information

Questions about this scholarship can be directed to enquiries@ecu.edu.au