2014, Sem 1 Alumni & Family Scholarship

Curtin University is pleased to offer the Alumni & Family Scholarship to citizens of China, Hong Kong, Kenya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe. These countries make up some of Curtin's strongest alumni and family bases, as well as areas where Curtin is proud to have growing alumni ties.

This scholarship category awards eligible students 25% of their first year of tuition. Curtin University acknowledges the importance of this group in growing the University and this scholarship aims to foster trust and confidence in Curtin University as a place for students to further their studies, careers and life experiences.

Additionally, eligible students who enrol in a Curtin English program before undertaking their study at the University will receive a 10 per cent discount on Curtin English fees.

Student type

• Current Students
• Future Students

Faculty

• Humanities
• Science & Engineering
• Health Sciences
• Curtin Business School

Course type

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate Coursework

Gender

Both

Nationality

• International students

Scholarship base

• Merit Based

Value

The scholarship provides 25% of first year tuition fee, up to a maximum of AUD$10,000.

Eligible courses

All UG and PG (master by coursework) available to International Students.

Eligibility criteria

• Must be citizens of China, Hong Kong, Kenya, Mauritius, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, South Africa, Zambia or Zimbabwe
• Must meet Curtin University and course academic and english language entry requirements
• Must be international, full fee-paying students
• Applicants with credit for recognised learning (CRL) are not eligible
• Must be commencing a full undergraduate or master (coursework) degree in Semester 1, 2014 at Curtin University, Western Australia
• Will be assessed for eligibility and when accepting any Offer from Curtin University are required to read and sign the respective terms and conditions
• Cannot apply for this scholarship if they are a recipient of, or have applied for, any other Curtin University scholarship
• Cannot defer the scholarship beyond Semester 2, 2014
• Should note that course availability may result in a student not being able to commence a program of their choosing
• Must present evidence relevant to their application showing that either they, or a sibling or parent, are members of Curtin's alumni or are current students at Curtin University. Evidence of siblings and parents can be in the form of birth certificates
• Curtin English discounted fee: Applicants who are required to study English prior to commencing their course at Curtin University must have been successfully assessed as being eligible to enrol in the course for which they have been awarded the scholarship in order to receive the 10 per cent discount off their tuition fee at Curtin English.

Enrolment requirements

Unless there are exceptional circumstances:
Recipients must remain enrolled in initial course and major of study and maintain a full time enrolment of 100 credit points each semester at Curtin University.

A recipient with a CWA below 50% or who breaches the scholarship conditions shall be ineligible to retain the scholarship. Students must be undertaking a full program, with no Credit for Recognised Learning applied. Leave of absence is not permitted.

A student who withdraws from their units or course of study or is terminated from studies will become ineligible for continuation of the scholarship and will be required to repay to the university any scholarship awarded for that study period.

This Scholarship is not transferable into any other course, major or university.

• Must maintain a 'good standing' status
• Must maintain full time studies of 100 credit points each semester
• Must remain international students through the duration of the scholarship period (penalities may apply for students who withdraw or are terminated from their scholarship year)
• If students are enrolling into a Masters’ degree, it must be a Masters’ degree with a minimum of 400 credits. If the Masters course is less than 400 credit points in duration then a 25% scholarship off the first semester of fees is applicable.

Applications close: 14/02/2014

For more information and application please visit 2014,Sem 1 Alumni & Family Scholarship page.