Scholarships are offered to up to 20 undergraduate and postgraduate students equivalent to one-half of the full-time fees for the recipient's course of study. Up to two Higher Degree by Research scholarships equivalent to the fees and stipend for recipients enrolling in a Masters by Research or Doctoral course of study will also be offered.
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public not-for-profit university funded by the Australian Government. It is open to students and staff of all beliefs.
This scholarship is open to commencing International postgraduate and undergraduate students with outstanding academic merit of at least an average result of 80% in prior studies. The following documentation must be submitted with the application:
Evidence of academic merit, showing achievement of an average of 80% across the applicant’s most recent study. Ongoing Requirements
Students must maintain satisfactory academic progress for their duration of their course. Successful applicants must also agree to act as student ambassadors for ACU and support promotional activities.
Australian Catholic University Information
Established in 1991, Australian Catholic University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the large city of North Sydney (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), New South Wales. This institution has also branch campuses in the following location(s): Ballarat, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Strathfield, Adelaide and Rome. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Department of Education and Training, Australia, Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution formally affiliated with the Christian-Catholic religion. Australian Catholic University (ACU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation degrees), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 28 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
Offered Benefits
For students in undergraduate or postgraduate coursework programs, the scholarship relieves the recipient from payment of half of the course fees, according to the scholarship awarded. It does not provide a living allowance.For students in research programs who are also in receipt of an Australian government-funded tuition fee scholarship, the scholarship provides a living allowance of equivalent value to that of an APA stipend in the case of a full scholarship.For all recipients, the scholarship does not cover visa application costs, Overseas Student Health Cover, air fares, accommodation, excursions, text or reference books, conferences or other costs the student may incur in pursuing his/her course or in travelling to or from Australia and the campus at which he/she is studying.The stipend for research students is equivalent to the stipend paid to an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) stipend recipient at ACU; including any top up payments provided by the university.