Merit International Postgraduate Scholarship

The Merit International Postgraduate Scholarship is offered to international students who can demonstrate high levels of academic achievement and English competency in their previous studies and who wish to study a postgraduate course offered by ECU. The scholarship offers a 10% reduction in your tuition fees for the duration of your course at ECU. To be eligible you will need to pre-apply for the scholarship before applying for your course.


Important dates

Opens: 31-08-2016 Closes: 31-12-2018

Applies to

International Postgraduate Coursework

At a glance

  • You must not be a current ECU student to apply for this scholarship.
  • In order to apply for this scholarship, you must not have a course application in the ECU system.
  • Questions about this scholarship can be directed to studyecu@ecu.edu.au.

Eligibility guidelines

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • be an international student who can demonstrate a high level of academic performance in prior studies and a high level of English competency;
  • intend to study a postgraduate coursework degree;
  • be commencing study at ECU in the next intake;
  • meet ECU’s English and academic direct entry requirements for the course of your choice;
  • not be in receipt of a government scholarship or industry sponsorship;
  • not have a pending course application with ECU;
  • not currently be enrolled in another ECU course;
  • be an International student and not an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen; and
  • be studying at ECU Joondalup, ECU Mount Lawley, ECU South West (Bunbury) or online (if applicable).

Terms and conditions

To receive this scholarship you will need to meet the following ongoing conditions:

  • The scholarship recipient may be ineligible for a scholarship if they are in receipt of a government scholarship or industry sponsorship during the term of the scholarship. This is at the discretion of ECU
  • The scholarship recipient must comply with any applicable visa requirements.
  • Pre-approved scholarship applicants must apply and accept their course offer within the time periods specified by ECU (if the course offer is not accepted within the stipulated deadline the scholarship offer will lapse).
  • The scholarship recipient must be continuously enrolled in their original course of application and be in continuous good standing academically and financially to maintain their scholarship.
  • Course transfers are not permitted without ECU’s permission (permission may be withheld by ECU in its absolute discretion).
  • The scholarship recipient must consent to their image being used by ECU for marketing and communication purposes and sign a talent release form to facilitate this.
  • The scholarship recipient must be reasonably available to support ECU’s marketing and communications endeavours through attendance at key marketing events nominated by ECU.
  • The scholarship recipient must pay their tuition fees within the stipulated payment deadlines, failure to do so will negate the scholarship and the tuition fee structure will revert to full-fee international tuition.

All scholarships are awarded at the discretion of ECU based on the information submitted by the student in the Scholarship Pre-Approval form and in their course application. ECU reserves the right to revoke the scholarship at any stage if a student is found to have provided information that is misleading,  does not meet the scholarship eligibility criteria (including ECU’s standard and specific admission requirements), or does not comply with the ongoing conditions of the scholarship. 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 shall be at the sole discretion of ECU

How to apply

  • If you believe you are eligible, click the 'Pre-Apply Now' button below to demonstrate you meet the scholarship eligibility criteria.
  • ECU will contact you to pre-approve or decline your scholarship eligibility. This will be within one week after you’ve completed the Scholarship Pre-approval form.
  • If successful, you will be provided with specific instructions about how to apply for your course and redeem your scholarship.
  • If you are made an offer for an ECU course, your fees will be adjusted automatically.

IMPORTANT: This scholarship requires pre-approval BEFORE you apply for a course. Please wait until you hear from us before applying for a course. If you apply for a course before this step, you’ll be automatically declined for the scholarship.

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