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Graduate Certificate of Leadership in Mining Workplace Safety Scholarship

This scholarship is open to students studying the Graduate Certificate of Leadership in Mining Workplace Safety (S11). It is aimed at advancing post-graduate education in the mining sector in the areas of Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety. Successful applicants will receive a scholarship covering 50% of their tuition fees for this course.

Important dates

Opens: 19-12-2023 Closes: 31-12-2024

Applies to

Domestic Postgraduate Coursework

At a glance

  • This scholarship is open to students studying the Graduate Certificate of Leadership in Mining Workplace Safety (S11), a new course launched in 2024.
  • This new course, and scholarship opportunity, aligns to the WA mining sector’s drive to advance education in Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) in mining workplaces.
  • Successful applicants will receive a scholarship covering 50% of their tuition fees for this course.

Eligibility guidelines

To be eligible for this scholarship applicants must:

  • meet the course entry requirements for the Graduate Certificate of Leadership in Mining Workplace Safety (S11)
  • be currently working in the WA mining sector, and be able to provide a signed letter from their employer to evidence this.

Please note that meeting the eligibility requirements does not guarantee a scholarship and that there are a limited number of scholarships available per year.

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 green status/good standing academically and financially.
  • The scholarship cannot be transferred to another course.
  • 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.
  • 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 remaining 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 tuition.
  • The recipient may become ineligible for the ongoing receipt of the scholarship if they receive a government scholarship, industry sponsorship or another ECU scholarship or grant during the term of the scholarship. Ongoing eligibility for the scholarship in these circumstances 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.

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 or 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

Interested applicants must, when submitting a course application for the Graduate Certificate of Leadership in Mining Workplace Safety (S11) via the applicant portal, upload a signed letter from their employer evidencing their current work in the WA mining sector. Please note that scholarship eligibility will not be able to be assessed without this letter uploaded.

For more information

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

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