The Curtin Humanitarian Scholarship (Scholarship) has been developed by Curtin University to support Curtin undergraduate and postgraduate students from a refugee-like background who are experiencing financial difficulty in meeting the costs of pursuing higher education.

The scholarship is in accordance with Curtin’s long-standing, formal commitment to Ethics and Social Justice.    

ELIGIBILITY:

Course type: Undergraduate and Postgraduate coursework

Citizenship: Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, New Zealand Citizen, Permanent Humanitarian Visa, International Student

Scholarship base: Merit Based

All undergraduate degrees and postgraduate coursework degrees

Applicants must meet all the following criteria to be eligible to apply for the Scholarship:

Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder, New Zealand citizen or an international student with any of the below:

The applicant has applied for a Protection visa in Australia and is the holder of one of the following visas:
Bridging visa A (class WA) (Subclass 010) 
Bridging visa C (Class WC) (Subclass 030) 
Bridging visa E (Class WE) (Subclass 050 or Subclass 051) 
Bridging visa R (Class WR) (Subclass 070)

OR the applicant is the holder of one of the following temporary visas:
Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) visa (Class UO) (Subclass786) 
Temporary Safe Haven visa (Class UJ) (Subclass 449) 
Temporary Protection visa (Class XD) (Subclass 785) 
Safe Haven Enterprise visa (Class XE) 
Higher education Visa (subclass 573)

Currently reside within Australia

Receive a non-conditional offer* of admission and enroll in:

An undergraduate degree at Curtin University in 2026 Semester 1 or

A postgraduate coursework degree at Curtin University in 2026 Semester 1 or Trimester 1

Be from a refugee-like background, or be the relative/dependent of such a person, who experienced forced migration and may have entered Australia in a number of ways, including:

Offshore-approved refugee or humanitarian entrant

Onshore, community-based Asylum Seeker or refugee

Temporary Protection Visa holder, Safe Haven Enterprise Visa or Bridging Visa

Family reunion

Able to provide details of refugee background

Demonstrated financial hardship

non-conditional offer:

Applicants who have received a non-conditional offer must have fulfilled the conditions of the offer by the time the scholarship is awarded after the main round of domestic course offers.

BENEFIT:

Value:

The Scholarship will provide the following support for the total expected duration of the degree (based on a full-time study load of 100 credits per semester):

Total cost of student tuition fees (excluding the Student Services & Amenities Fees (SSAF)) and

A cash stipend of up to $5,000 per semester.

The amount can be used at the recipient’s discretion to contribute towards education-related expenses.