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2026 ECU CITY CAMPUS WELCOME BURSARY

Application Deadline:  8-08-2026

LOCATION: Australia

A $5,000 bursary is available to new international students commencing an undergraduate or master’s by coursework program at ECU City Campus in Semester One or Two, 2026. Eligible students must maintain full-time enrollment (60 credit points per semester) and meet all terms and conditions. The bursary is paid in two installments of $2,500 after the census date of each of the first two semesters.

ELIGIBILITY:

To be eligible for this bursary, you must:

Be an international student (not an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen);

Be studying an undergraduate or master’s by coursework program on-campus for the first time, at ECU City Campus in Semester One, 2026, or Semester Two, 2026 (excluding Bachelor of Science (Nursing) C33 and Master of Nursing (Graduate Entry) J46);

Not be in receipt of a government scholarship or industry sponsorship or ECU full scholarship for your studies; and

Enroll to study 60 credit points each semester or study period in 2026 and remain enrolled in 60 credit points post-census date of the commencing semester.

The recipient must continue to meet the eligibility guidelines and these terms and conditions at the time of applying and throughout 2025 and 2026 (as applicable).

The recipient must be enrolled to study 60 credit points each Semester or study period in 2026 on ECU City Campus and remain enrolled in 60 credit points post-census date.

ECU is open to prospective international students, including ECU Alumni, who have completed their original degree and received an offer to enroll in Semester One, 2026, or Semester Two, 2026, into a new degree (for example, those progressing from Bachelors to Masters courses).

BENEFIT:

A $5,000 bursary.

The bursary is paid in two installments of $2,500 after the census date of each of the first two semesters.

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2026 ECU STAN PERRON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION – ORIGINS COLLABORATIVE SCHOLARSHIP

Application Deadline: 31-05-2026

LOCATION: Australia

Edith Cowan University (ECU), in partnership with the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation and the ORIGINS Cohort Study, is offering generous scholarships to support impactful research in child health. These scholarships are designed to attract motivated and passionate Higher Degree by Research (HDR) candidates who want to improve the health and well-being of children and young people in Western Australia.

ELIGIBILITY:

Open to prospective HDR candidates applying to ECU.

Applicants must hold (or be in the process of receiving) an offer for a PhD or Integrated PhD at ECU.

To be eligible, you must:

Undertake research within Childhood Health, adopting The Nest framework to define health holistically. This includes physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual dimensions of wellbeing, recognising the interconnected factors that contribute to thriving across the life course.

Plan to conduct your research in collaboration with, and using data from, the ORIGINS Cohort study.

Hold an admission offer for a PhD or Integrated PhD at ECU.

Scholarships are available for up to 3 years full-time for a PhD or 6 years pro rata if undertaking an eligible PhD part-time.

This scholarship supports research that advances the health and well-being of children and young people aged 0 to 24 years. In alignment with the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY), we adopt The Nest framework to define health holistically.

Contact the potential HDR Supervisors for your proposed project to determine their suitability, alignment and availability. Ensure the proposed research project is related to Childhood Health, in line with the eligibility criteria above.

Obtain a confirmation email from your proposed supervisors indicating a willingness to supervise your proposed project. You will require this confirmation email prior to applying

Submit your application via the ECU Online Scholarship Application Portal. The scholarship application portal will open on 05 May 2026 and close on 31 May 2026.

BENEFIT:

This unique partnership provides access to rich, real-world data to support meaningful, community-focused research. The scholarship package includes:

Tuition fee sponsorship.

Base stipend of AUD $37,500 per year (indexed).

Top-up scholarship of AUD $10,000 per year (non-indexed).

An AUD $5,000 subscription to support access to ORIGINS Cohort data.

Additional allowances, such as relocation support for domestic students and partial reimbursement of visa application fees and single Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for eligible international students.

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