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 8th August 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 Masters Scholarship;
- Applicants are able to package their ECU postgraduate 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;
- Study one of the eligible Master courses listed below.
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, in an eligible postgraduate degree listed as below at ECU, Western Australia in Semester One or Two 2025; or
- be commencing your ECU packaged pathway course with an ECU registered pathway partner leading to an eligible postgraduate degree listed as below before 08 August 2025.
Eligible 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 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
