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Scholarships

Available for international students!

Merit awards

ECC and ECU offers merit awards to high-achieving students (new and continuing) who have achieved excellence in their studies – including the ECC Pathway Merit Scholarship and International Masters Scholarship.

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English Scholarship

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.

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 2024.
  • 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.

2025 ECC Merit Based Scholarship

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.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be a new student commencing an ECC Diploma or Foundation in February, June/July or October 2025
  • Be enrolling into an ECC Diploma or Foundation program for the first time
  • Be enrolled full-time at ECC (minimum 3 units)
  • Be in the top 10% of the course
  • Achieve a WAM of 65% in the first trimester or semester
  • The scholarship is open to any student who commences their first Diploma/Foundation course at ECC in 2025, and is not available for course changes
  • Student must achieve a 65% WAM
  • The merit scholarship amount cannot be refunded or transferred if you subsequently withdraw, defer or exit from the course.
  • The scholarship is valued at 25% of the total 8 units i.e. full-year tuition fees (or 2 units) and is applied as a credit towards the student’s subsequent/second study period of enrolment.
  • The student will pay subsequent/second semester or trimester less the scholarship amount.
  • No scholarship will be refunded

10% Diploma Year 2 Bursary 2024

The scholarship offers a 10% reduction in your tuition fees for all Diploma (Year 2) units undertaken at ECC.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be an international student;
  • Be a new student commencing an ECC Diploma (Year 2) in either February 2024, June/July 2024, October 2024;
  • Be a citizen of Bahrain, Brazil, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Colombia, Egypt, Estonia, Ghana, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Macau China, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,  Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, Uzbekistan, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe;
  • Be enrolling into an ECC Diploma program for the first time.
  • Applies to students who commence at Year 1 and progress on to Diploma year 2 as well
  • Applicants are able to package with ELICOS, as long as they commence an ECC Diploma (Year 2) in either February 2024, June/July 2024, October 2024.
  • The scholarship is open to prospective students and offer holders. 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 to Diploma of Health Science in Nursing stream.

10% Diploma Year 2 Retention Bursary 2024

The 10% scholarship of all Diploma Year 2 units will be applied when student re-enrols in the subsequent trimester/semester

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be an international student;
  • Be a new student commencing an ECC Diploma program, in either in either February 2024, June/July 2024, October 2024;
  • Be a citizen of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal or Pakistan;
  • Be enrolling into an ECC Diploma program for the first time.
  • The 10% scholarship of all Diploma Year 2 units will be applied in subsequent trimester/semester.
  • The scholarship is open to prospective students and offer holders. It is not open to current ECC students.
  • The scholarship amount cannot be refunded or transferred if you subsequently withdraw, defer or exit from the course.
  • Not applicable to Diploma of Health Science in Nursing stream.

1000AUD Diploma Year 1 Bursary 2024

The scholarship offers a $1000 reduction in your Diploma (Year 1). Upon completion of Diploma (Year 1), students will also get the 10% Diploma (Year 2) Bursary 2024.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be an international student;
  • Commence an ECC Diploma (Year 1) in either February 2024, June 2024, October 2024;
  • Be enrolled in a full-time study-load.
  • Applicants are able to package with ELICOS, as long as they commence an ECC Diploma (Year 1) in either February 2024, June 2024, October 2024.
  • The bursary is open to prospective students and offer holders. 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 to Diploma of Health Science in Nursing stream.

15% Foundation Program Bursary 2024

The scholarship offers a 15% (4050AUD) reduction in tuition fees towards the Foundation Program at ECC.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be an international student;
  • Be a new student commencing Foundation Program, in either February 2024 or July 2024;
  • Be enrolling into ECC Foundation Program for the first time.
  • Applicants are able to package with ELICOS, as long as they commence an ECC Foundation Program in either February 2024, July 2024.
  • The scholarship amount cannot be refunded or transferred.
  • The scholarship is open to prospective students. It is not open to current ECC students.

2000AUD PQP Stage 1 Scholarship 2024

This scholarship is offered to eligible international students commencing PQP Stage 1 at ECC. The scholarship offers a 2000AUD reduction in tuition fees for PQP Stage 1 undertaken at ECC.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

  • Be an international student;
  • Be a new student commencing PQP Stage 1, in April 2024 or October 2024;
  • Be enrolling into ECC PQP Stage 1 for the first time
  • The scholarship amount cannot be refunded or transferred.
  • The scholarship is open to prospective students and offer holders. It is not open to current ECC students.

Closed scholarships

ECC closed Scholarship and Bursaries from past years.

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