Scholarships

2026 ECU City Campus Welcome Bursary

Eligibility guidelines

To be eligible for this bursary you must:

• be an international student (not an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen);
• be studying an undergraduate or masters by coursework program on-campus for the first time, at ECU City Campus in Semester One, 2026, or Semester Two, 2026 (excluding Bachelor of Science (Nursing) C33 and Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) J46);
• not be in receipt of a government scholarship or industry sponsorship for your studies; and
• enrolled to study in 60 credit points each Semester or study period in 2026 and remain enrolled in 60 credit points post census date of the commencing semester.

Terms and Conditions

The recipient must continue to meet the eligibility guidelines and these terms and conditions at the time of applying and throughout 2025 and 2026 (as applicable).

• The recipient must be enrolled to study in 60 credit points each Semester or study period in 2026 on ECU City Campus and remain enrolled in 60 credit points post census date.
• ECU is open to prospective international students including ECU Alumni, who have completed their original degree and received an offer to enrol in Semester One, 2026 or Semester Two, 2026 into a new degree (for example those progressing from Bachelors to Masters courses).
• ECU may, in its absolute discretion, cancel the bursary if the recipient does not enrol in their units of study or pay their tuition fees by the relevant date(s) published by ECU.
• The recipient may become ineligible for the bursary if they receive a government scholarship or industry sponsorship or another grant during the term of the bursary.
• The recipient must comply with ECU’s statutes, rules, by-laws, policies, procedures, or other similar instruments, and with all applicable visa requirements.
• The recipient agrees to promptly notify ECU of any change of circumstances that my affect their ongoing eligibility.
• The bursary includes a $2,500 payment to the student's nominated Australian bank account after the census date of their first two semesters at ECU City campus.
• The student will be required to reimburse ECU for any unused portion of the bursary, including where the student becomes ineligible, or the bursary is cancelled in accordance with these terms.
• The bursary cannot be used for any other student expense. The bursary will be applied on full-time loading enrolment (60 Credit Points) at the relevant census date.
• The bursary cannot be transferred to any other ECU campus or partner, or to another university.
• The bursary can be revoked if the recipient does not accept their Letter of Offer or enrol in their course by the date specified.
• The recipient must comply with any applicable visa requirements.
• The recipient is ineligible if they have also received any other bursaries from ECU for their studies.
• The recipient must pay their tuition fees within the stipulated payment deadlines, failure to do so may negate the bursary.
• The bursary is only available for full fee-paying international students who commence study at ECU in 2026 and have enrolled in the courses delivered on ECU City Campus with a minimum of 60 Credit Points per semester.

All bursaries are awarded at ECU’s absolute discretion. ECU reserves the right to revoke the bursary at any stage if a student is found to have provided information that is false or misleading, does not meet the bursary eligibility criteria (including ECU’s standard and specific admission requirements), or the recipient does not comply with the conditions of the bursary. In these circumstances, ECU may require any amounts paid to the recipient to be refunded to ECU.

ECU reserves the right to decline to award bursaries if, in its opinion, there are no suitable applicants. The number of bursaries to be awarded shall be at ECU’s sole discretion. This bursary may be withdrawn from offering by ECU at any time without notice.

How to apply

All bursaries are awarded at ECU’s absolute discretion. ECU reserves the right to revoke the bursary at any stage if a student is found to have provided information that is false or misleading, does not meet the bursary eligibility criteria (including ECU’s standard and specific admission requirements), or the recipient does not comply with the conditions of the bursary. In these circumstances, ECU may require any amounts paid to the recipient to be refunded to ECU.
ECU reserves the right to decline to award bursaries if, in its opinion, there are no suitable applicants. The number of bursaries to be awarded shall be at ECU’s sole discretion. This bursary may be withdrawn from offering by ECU at any time without notice.

For more information

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