2025 Australian Qualification International Scholarship

About the program

The Australian Qualification International Scholarship 2025 recognises a connection international students have to Australian study. It is open to students from all nationalities who have previously completed an Australian education program within or outside of Australia. The scholarship offers a 20 percent reduction in your tuition fees for the offered duration of your course at ECU.

At a glance

Each applicant must be an international student who, at the time of applying, has completed, or is currently enrolled and is due to complete prior to their ECU course commencement one of the qualifying programs listed below, and receives an offer to study a course at ECU commencing in Semester One 2025;
Open to prospective international students, who have completed their original Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualification and receive an offer to enrol in Semester One 2025;
Available for entry into selected undergraduate and postgraduate courses as listed in the eligibility guidelines below.
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:

have completed, or are due to complete prior -to your ECU course commencement, one of the following qualifying Australian programs onshore or offshore:
- a Study Abroad or Student Exchange program delivered by an Australian university;
- an ECU recognised University Foundation program delivered by an Australian university;
- Secondary Schooling delivered through an Australian curriculum with an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate of Education (e.g. WACE, SACE, VCE, HSC, QCE, ACT, SSC, TCE and NTCET);
- an AQF Certificate, Diploma, Advanced Diploma, Associate degree, Undergraduate or Postgraduate qualification degree at any Australian Registered Training provider (RTO);
- an equivalent of ECU’s 60 Credit Points in an undergraduate or postgraduate course from another Australian institution where the previous attainment meets the requisite level of academic achievement as determined by ECU.
be an international student (not an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen);
meet ECU’s entry requirements for the course and commence study onshore, in an eligible undergraduate degree or postgraduate degree at ECU, Western Australia in Semester One 2025;
be entering into one of the eligible courses below:

Eligible Courses

Undergraduate Courses

All undergraduate degrees 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)

Postgraduate Courses

Arts and Humanities

Master of Communication (C88).

Business and Law

Master of Business Administration (J52), Master of Business Administration International (L94), Master of Business Analytics (T79), Master of Finance and Banking (L98), Master of Human Resource Management (L75), Master of International Hospitality Management (L89), Master of Management Information Systems (L71), Master of Marketing and Innovation Management (L42), Master of Professional Accounting (L97), Master of Project Management (L99), Master of Supply Chain & Logistics Management (I78).

Education

Master of Education (Advanced) (J89), Master of Education (H08), Master of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) (I81). Master of Teaching (Primary) (I83), Master of Teaching (Secondary) (I91).

Engineering

Master of Engineering (I59); Master of Technology (T59).

Science

Master of Bioinformatics (I77); Master of Computer Science (I45); Master of Cyber Security (L33); Master of Data Science (I97); Master of Environmental Science (J48); Master of Environmental Studies (H22); Master of Horticultural Science (T66).

Medical and Health Science

Master of Nutrition and Dietetics (I49); Master of Public Health (I62).

Nursing and Midwifery

Master of Nursing (J88).

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 throughout 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 during the first year of 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 International Masters Scholarship 2025 or the ECU International Undergraduate Scholarship 2025.

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.