Scholarships

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ECC offers 10-week English scholarship to international students who combine English with a Diploma or Foundation program at ECC followed by a degree at ECU.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Be an international student.
• Study Academic English Program at Edith Cowan College leading to Diploma or Foundation studies.
• Have a package offer with Diploma or Foundation.
• Accept and pay tuition fees by 31 December 2026.

Conditions

• You must progress on to Diploma or Foundation studies.
• The AUD4750 will be credited to your student account in week 5 in the first trimester or semester of your Diploma or Foundation studies.
• The scholarship is open to prospective students. It is not open to currently enrolled ECC students.
• The Bursary amount cannot be refunded or transferred if you subsequently withdraw, defer or exit from the course.
• Not applicable when package with PQP courses.

Value

This scholarship is valued at 25% of the total 8 units i.e. full-year tuition fees (or 2 units) to new students who commence an ECC Diploma or Foundation.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Be a new student commencing an ECC Diploma or Foundation in February, June/July or October 2026
• Be enrolling into an ECC Diploma or Foundation program for the first time
• Be enrolled full-time at ECC (3 units for trimester course, 4 units for Semester course)
• Be in the top 10% of new students in the course
• Achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% in the first trimester or semester

Conditions

• The scholarship is open to any student who commences their first Diploma/Foundation course at ECC in 2026.
• Students who change course are not eligible.
• The student is expected to study a minimum of 8 units at ECC.
• The merit scholarship amount cannot be refunded or transferred if you subsequently withdraw, defer/take a leave of absence or exit from the course.
• The scholarship can only be used for tuition fees and cannot be used for any other student expense. is applied as a credit towards the student’s subsequent second study period of enrolment.
• The student will pay subsequent second study period tuition fees less the scholarship amount.
• Commencement of the scholarship cannot be deferred.
• No scholarship will be refunded.
• The recipient must maintain a full-time enrolment (3 units for trimester course, 4 units for Semester course) during their course, unless expressly approved by ECC in its absolute discretion.
• The recipient must be in continuous good standing financially and academically.
• The scholarship will not be applied if a student is under investigation for student misconduct, or for breaching applicable requirements under ECC’s policies, procedures or similar instruments, and with all applicable visa requirements.
• The recipient must comply with all applicable requirements under ECC’s statutes, rules, by-laws, policies, procedures or other similar instruments

All scholarships are awarded at ECC’s discretion. ECC reserves the right to revoke the scholarship at any time if a student is found to have provided information that is false misleading, does not meet the scholarship eligibility criteria (including ECC’s admission requirements), or does not comply with the ongoing scholarship conditions.

ECC 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 ECC’s sole discretion. This scholarship may be withdrawn from offering by ECC at any time.

Value

This scholarship is valued at 25% of the total 8 units i.e. full-year tuition fees (or 2 units) to new students who commence an ECC Diploma or Foundation.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Be a new student commencing an ECC Diploma or Foundation in February, June/July or October 2027
• Be enrolling into an ECC Diploma or Foundation program for the first time
• Be enrolled full-time at ECC (3 units for trimester course, 4 units for Semester course)
• Be in the top 10% of new students in the course
• Achieve a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of at least 65% in the first trimester or semester

Conditions

• The scholarship is open to any student who commences their first Diploma/Foundation course at ECC in 2027.
• Students who change course are not eligible.
• The student is expected to study a minimum of 8 units at ECC.
• The merit scholarship amount cannot be refunded or transferred if you subsequently withdraw, defer/take a leave of absence or exit from the course.
• The scholarship can only be used for tuition fees and cannot be used for any other student expense. is applied as a credit towards the student’s subsequent second study period of enrolment.
• The student will pay subsequent second study period tuition fees less the scholarship amount.
• Commencement of the scholarship cannot be deferred.
• No scholarship will be refunded.
• The recipient must maintain a full-time enrolment (3 units for trimester course, 4 units for Semester course) during their course, unless expressly approved by ECC in its absolute discretion.
• The recipient must be in continuous good standing financially and academically.
• The scholarship will not be applied if a student is under investigation for student misconduct, or for breaching applicable requirements under ECC’s policies, procedures or similar instruments, and with all applicable visa requirements.
• The recipient must comply with all applicable requirements under ECC’s statutes, rules, by-laws, policies, procedures or other similar instruments

All scholarships are awarded at ECC’s discretion. ECC reserves the right to revoke the scholarship at any time if a student is found to have provided information that is false misleading, does not meet the scholarship eligibility criteria (including ECC’s admission requirements), or does not comply with the ongoing scholarship conditions.

ECC 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 ECC’s sole discretion. This scholarship may be withdrawn from offering by ECC at any time.

Value

This Accommodation Bursary is valued at AUD1,500. It will be paid after the census date of initial trimester or semester. This Bursary will only be applied to offers accepted on or after Tuesday 2^nd of June 2026.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Be a new international student from one of these countries: Botswana, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Mauritius, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zambia or Tanzania.
• Be a new student commencing an ECC Diploma (excluding Diploma of Health Science – Nursing) or Foundation in June/July 2026, October 2026 or February 2027.
• Have accepted your offer on or after 2^nd of June 2026.
• Be enrolling into an ECC Diploma or Foundation program (excluding Diploma of Health Science – Nursing) for the first time
• Be enrolled full-time at ECC (3 units for trimester course, 4 units for Semester course)

Conditions

• The scholarship is open to any student who commences their first Diploma (excluding Diploma of Health Science – Nursing) or Foundation course at ECC in June/July2026, October 2026 or February 2027.
• Must have accepted your offer on or after 2^nd of June 2026.
• The AUD1,500 payment to the student’s nominated Australian bank account after the census date of their first trimester or semesters excluding Diploma of Health Science – Nursing Stream.
• Students who change course may not eligible.
• The student is expected to study a minimum of 8 units at ECC.
• The bursary amount cannot be refunded or transferred if you subsequently withdraw, defer/take a leave of absence or exit from the course.
• Commencement of the bursary cannot be deferred.
• No scholarship will be refunded.
• The recipient must maintain a full-time enrolment (3 units for trimester course, 4 units for Semester course) during their course, unless expressly approved by ECC in its absolute discretion.
• 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 be in continuous good standing financially and academically.
• The scholarship will not be applied if a student is under investigation for student misconduct, or for breaching applicable requirements under ECC’s policies, procedures or similar instruments, and with all applicable visa requirements.
• The recipient must comply with all applicable requirements under ECC’s statutes, rules, by-laws, policies, procedures or other similar instruments
• All scholarships are awarded at ECC’s discretion. ECC reserves the right to revoke the scholarship at any time if a student is found to have provided information that is false misleading, does not meet the scholarship eligibility criteria (including ECC’s admission requirements), or does not comply with the ongoing scholarship conditions.
• ECC 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 ECC’s sole discretion. This scholarship may be withdrawn from offering by ECC at any time.

The Navitas Family Bursary applies where two or more students from the same family study at a Navitas institution and is equivalent to 10% of the tuition fee for the first attempt at units in the program of study.

The bursary is credited to the eligible student’s tuition fee account each semester (the amount being relevant to the number of units undertaken in that semester).

Eligibility

• The first family member can be studying at a Navitas institution at the same time as the other family members or may have studied at any Navitas institution previously.
• The family bursary is granted to the second and subsequent family members who study at a Navitas institution.
• The family bursary is not available for students who previously received a Navitas scholarship or bursary, or had a scholarship or bursary from Navitas withdrawn.

Definitions

For the purpose of this bursary, a family member is defined as a husband, wife, brother, sister, mother, father, son, daughter or stepchild.

Conditions

• Successful recipients will not receive any money from the Navitas member institution. The value of the bursary will be recorded on the student’s account each study period.
• The bursary does not apply to additional units or repeat units that may also be undertaken.
• Navitas bursary is not applicable to English language program or any component of any English language program offered by Navitas member institutions.

Navitas member institutions

The Navitas bursary applies to students studying at BCUIC, Curtin College, Curtin Singapore, CRIC, EIBT, EIC, Eynesbury, FIC, HIC, ICM, ICP, ICRGU, ICWS, La Trobe University Sydney Campus, La Trobe Melbourne, LBIC, MIBT, MIBT Indonesia, PDIC, ECC, QIBT, SAIBT, SIBT, Navitas at FAU, Navitas at UMass Boston, Navitas at UMass Dartmouth, Navitas at UMass Lowell, Navitas at WKU and Navitas at UNH only.

How to Apply

The family bursary application form can be downloaded below. Please return the completed application to Edith Cowan College with your supporting documents, as detailed on the application form.

The International Undergraduate Scholarship 2026 is offered to international students from selected countries. The scholarship offers a 20 percent reduction in your tuition fees for the offered duration of your course at ECU.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Be an international student;
• Be commencing your studies at Edith Cowan College on a packaged Foundation or Diploma pathway into ECU  in 2025 and 2026;
• Commence the ECU course in the teaching period stated in the original offer letter. i.e. students extending the ECC Diploma Program may not be eligible;
• Be packaged to study in an eligible CRICOS registered undergraduate degree ((excluding Bachelor of Arts (Acting) (Y93), Bachelor of Arts (Arts and Cultural Management) (T74), Bachelor of Arts (Dance) (T73), Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) (G44), Bachelor of Arts Honours (C34), Bachelor of Counter Terrorism Security and Intelligence (Y14), Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) (Y42), Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Y41), Bachelor of Education (Secondary) (Y68), Bachelor of Music (W76), Bachelor of Music Honours (K35), Bachelor of Performing Arts (Y97), Bachelor of Performing Arts Honours (W92), Bachelor of Preclinical Foundations of Imaging Science (T78), Bachelor of Science (Cybercrime, Security and Intelligence) (W87), Bachelor of Science (Nursing) (C33), Bachelor of Science (Nursing)/Bachelor of Science (Midwifery) (Y76), Bachelor of Science (Paramedical) (K89), Bachelor of Design (P79) and Bachelor of Visual Arts (F23)).

View full terms and conditions.

The International Masters Scholarship is offered to international students from selected countries who are applying for selected Master degrees at ECU. The scholarship offers a 20 percent reduction in your tuition fees for the offered duration of your Master course at ECU.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Be an international student;
• Commence the PQP course at ECC in 2025 and 2026;
• meet ECU’s entry requirements for the course and commence study onshore, in an eligible postgraduate degree at ECU, Western Australia.

View full terms and conditions.

Regional Scholarships

These scholarships are designed for eligible students, valued at 20% tuition fee reduction for the duration of their studies in selected courses. Students must be enrolled in an ECC course in 2027 leading to an eligible ECU degree. Please click on each scholarship to view full terms and conditions.

• ASEAN International Scholarship
  • Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
• North Asia International Scholarship
  • China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan South Korea
• Europe International Scholarship
  • all European Union member states; and selected non-European Union European countries and territories (Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Gibraltar, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City
• Africa International Scholarship
  • Mauritius, South Africa
• Americas International Scholarship
  • US, Canada, Mexico, Chile, Peru

ECU Success Scholarship

The ECU Success Scholarship is available to eligible students from countries not covered by one of the regional scholarships and is designed to support retention in high-risk markets.  Students will receive a tuition fee reduction ranging from 15% to 25%, depending on their stage of study and progression at ECU.

Students must be enrolled in an ECC course in 2027 leading to an eligible ECU degree.

Please note that some courses are not eligible for the ECU Success Scholarship. View full terms and conditions.