Scholarships

Full details of available scholarships with applicant information and application forms can be found at: scholarships.curtin.edu.au

Curtin Scholarships Program

The 2013 Curtin Scholarships Program continues to provide generous support through a diverse range of Scholarships. The program is geared both to recognising individual high achievement and to assisting students whose personal circumstances may impact on their university studies. It is continually revised to broaden its reach and introduce new schemes.

Curtin Star Awards - For students who may otherwise not have an opportunity to attend university due to financial disadvantage. Students receive $500 – $2000 educational costs allowance per year.

Curtin Alumni Scholarships* - These scholarships aim to foster a stronger sense of family at Curtin and are available only to those students whose immediate family members are graduates of Curtin or WAIT.

CBS Aspiration Scholarships* - For students who select a Curtin undergraduate business course as their first TISC preference, have taken part in the CBS Excelerate program and completed Accounting 100 in year 12.

CBS Excellence Scholarships - For students who select an eligible Curtin undergraduate business course as their first TISC preference, score an ATAR of 96 or higher and receive an offer of a place into that course. No application is required. Students receive $3000 educational costs allowance per year.

Engineering Excellence Scholarships - For students who select a Curtin undergraduate engineering course as their first TISC preference, score an ATAR of 96 or higher and receive an offer of a place into that course. No application is required. Students receive $3000 educational costs allowance per year.

Financial Support Grants - For enrolled students who can demonstrate significant financial hardship. One-off cash payments of up to $1000 are offered.

Health Sciences Excellence Scholarships - For students who select an eligible Curtin undergraduate health science course as their first TISC preference, score an ATAR of 96 or higher and receive an offer of a place into that course. There is no application required. Students receive $3000 educational costs allowance per year.

Humanities Excellence Scholarships - For students, who select an eligible Curtin undergraduate humanities course as their first TISC preference, score an ATAR of 96 or higher and receive an offer of a place into that course. There is no application required. Students receive $3000 educational costs allowance per year.

John Curtin Undergraduate Scholarships - For academically gifted students who display vision, leadership and an outstanding commitment to serving the community. In addition to $2000 cash per year and payment of student fees, this scholarship also offers $6000 towards an approved study abroad experience.

LOTE Scholarships* - For students who have studied a language other than English in high school and continue to study the language at Curtin.

Principal's Recommendation Award - The principal of every WA high school may recommend two students who, for example, through sustained effort or improvement, are considered most likely to succeed in their studies and who place Curtin as their first or second TISC preference. Recipients receive a one-off $1000 cash payment unrelated to any other Scholarship award.

Science Excellence Scholarships - For students who select an eligible Curtin undergraduate science course as their first TISC preference and score an ATAR of 96 or higher and receive an offer of a place into that course. No application is required. Students receive $3,000 educational costs allowance per year.

Specialised Scholarships

Aileen Plant Memorial Scholarship - For Indigenous students who have demonstrated an interest in gaining qualifications in health sciences, particularly in Australian Indigenous public health issues.

Charles Watson Scholarship* - For students who wish to pursue a career in exercise, sports and rehabilitation science and who demonstrate leadership potential.

Chris Lewis Scholarship* - For an Indigenous student who has demonstrated commitment to the Indigenous community and shows academic potential.

Elizabeth Jolley Memorial Scholarship* - To encourage and reward young people who have demonstrated academic excellence through their ATAR and have an interest in pursuing a career in creative writing or literary and cultural studies.

Harry Perkins Scholarship* - For students completing year 12 at a rural or regional high school and can demonstrate financial hardship.

Hazel Hawke Scholarship* - For female mature-age applicants whose financial circumstances might otherwise prevent them from undertaking university studies and who can demonstrate commitment to social and community issues.

Innovation Scholarships* - For students enrolling in an eligible undergraduate course who can demonstrate an understanding of their course of study and show innovative ideas relating to their future profession. Innovation Scholarships are on offer in Humanities and CBS.

Institute of Theoretical Physics Top Up Scholarship - For students who select the Bachelor of Science with a major in physics as their first TISC preference and have received an ATAR of 98 or more. Recipients will receive $1000 per year and be able to hold this scholarship and a Science Excellence Scholarship.

John de Laeter Scholarship* - For students wishing to undertake a degree in science, mathematics or computing. The scholarship will be awarded to the prospective student with the best overall academic performance in physics or chemistry and one of the upper secondary mathematics subjects.

Lillian Passmore Donovan Memorial Scholarship - For Indigenous students committed to pursuing a career in social work. Students receive $2000 cash per year and payment of student fees.

Women in Engineering Scholarships* - For female students who show leadership potential and wish to pursue a career in engineering.

*Scholarships pay $2000 educational costs allowance per year.

Web: scholarships.curtin.edu.au

OS-HELP loan

OS-HELP allows eligible students to access a government loan to help with the cost of studies undertaken overseas (travel, living expenses or tuition fees), as part of their undergraduate Australian degree.

A student must:

• be an Australian citizen or holder of an Australian permanent humanitarian visa
• be enrolled full-time in a Commonwealth supported place
• have completed, as a Commonwealth supported student, the first year of their undergraduate degree (at least 200 credits)
• on return from overseas study, have at least one semester of study to complete the award course (at least 100 credits)
• have not received OS-HELP or only received OS-HELP once before
• be enrolled full-time with an overseas higher education institution located outside of Australia where that study will be accredited to the Curtin award course
• not have an overlapping OS-HELP loan from Curtin University or another institution during the same six-month study period.

Industrial and privately funded Scholarships

There are a number of industrial and privately funded scholarships or awards available each year for Curtin enrolled students.

Higher degree by research scholarships

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) and Curtin University Postgraduate Scholarship (CUPS)

These awards are available to Australian citizens, permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand citizens who have completed four years of higher education studies and obtained Honours 1 or equivalent. The scholarship is valued at $24,653 per annum (2013 value), tax-free and is indexed annually. The scholarship is tenable for a period of two years to undertake a master degree by research and three years for a doctoral degree. Applications open in August and close in October each year.

Curtin Research Scholarship (CRS)

The Curtin Research Scholarship (CRS) is an additional top up scholarship awarded to all successful new recipients of the APA and CUPS. All successful APA applicants will receive a CRS to provide a total scholarship package of $30,000. All successful CUPS applicants will receive a CRS to provide a total scholarship package of $25,000.

International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (IPRS)

These scholarships are available to outstanding overseas postgraduate research students for study in Australia. Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and research capacity to suitably qualified overseas graduates eligible to commence a higher degree by research.

The scholarship covers tuition fees at an Australian higher education institution for a period of two years for a master degree by research or three years for a doctoral degree. It includes overseas student health cover for the recipient and dependants. Successful IPRS recipients will also receive an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) as per the Australian Government Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) guidelines. This award provides a stipend valued at $24,653 (2013) per annum which is indexed annually. Applications open in June and close in August each year.

Curtin International Postgraduate Research Scholarships (CIPRS)

These scholarships are available to outstanding overseas postgraduate research students for study in Australia. Scholarships are awarded on academic merit and research capacity to suitably qualified overseas graduates eligible to commence a higher degree by research.

The scholarship covers the tuition fees for the chosen degree at Curtin University for a period of two years for a master degree by research or three years for a doctoral degree. It includes a living allowance (minimum of $24,653 per annum (2013 value)). These scholarships are not open for applications as students are nominated by their supervisors for these awards. Interested students must discuss with their proposed supervisors in the first instance.

For more information please visit Scholarships website:
http://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarships/ We encourage students to subscribe to the ‘Scholarship Email Alert’ online.

Please feel free to contact us:
Email: research_scholarships@curtin.edu.au
Tel:+61 8 9266 4906