The Information Systems International Scholarship Programme is
available to students interested in Computing science, applied information
technology or related computing fields.
Scholarship
Value
The scholarship
is valued at $5,000 in total and will be awarded to students over the period of
the original course that the scholarship was offered, for example if it is a
three year course they will receive $2,000 in their first year and then $1,500
in the subsequent years.
Eligible
courses
Bachelor of
Commerce majoring in one of the following:
- Business Information Technology (single major)
- Business Information Technology & Systems (double major)
- Business Information Systems (single major)
Eligibility
criteria
- Be an international student and hold a valid Student Visa – Higher Education (Subclass 573)
- Have received a Confirmation of Enrolment (COE) into an eligible undergraduate business degree and major at Curtin University in 2013
- Commencing the first semester of their first undergraduate degree at Curtin University in semester 1, 2013
Enrolment
requirements
Unless there are exceptional
circumstances such as but not limited to medical or family reasons students
must meet ALL of the following:
- Remain enrolled in initial course and major of study
- Maintain a full time study load of 100 credit points each semester at Curtin University
- Maintain a course weighted average (CWA) of at least 70
- Pass all units attempted each semester each semester
Scholarship
continuity is subject to meeting satisfactory academic progress as detailed
above. Progress will be assessed at the end of each study period. Unless there
are exceptional circumstances, a recipient with unsatisfactory progress
or who breaches the scholarship conditions shall be ineligible to retain the
scholarship. Exceptional circumstances must be forwarded to and shall be
at the discretion of the Manager, Scholarships Office.
The scholarship
is available for the normal expected duration of the initial course offered to
the successful scholarship recipient. For example, if the normal expected
undergraduate degree duration is 600 credits of study, the scholarship will
cover 600 credit points only. Any study that is taken over and above the normal
expected duration will be at the student’s expense. No extensions beyond the
normal duration of study will be considered except if a recipient continues to
an honours year. Recipients will need to contact the Scholarships Office for
approval of the extension of their scholarship.
Scholarship applications
deadline is 23/11/2012.
Further scholarship
details and application procedures can be found at http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/scholarship.cfm?id=1022
