ECU International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship

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The ECU International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is offered to international students with outstanding academic performance. Edith Cowan University, through this scholarship program, offers a 20% tuition fees reduction for the duration of the course.

This is an admission-based scholarship where eligible students are auto-considered based on the admission application.
ECU International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is offered for a bachelors’ degree in the field of courses offered at ECU.
Eligible students must submit their ECU admission applications before March 07, 2025.
Selections are based on academic performance solely. However, test scores and SOPs submitted for admission are also analyzed thoroughly.

While the scholarship program is renewable for the duration of your UG coursework at ECU, only first-year students will be considered for the scholarship program. Furthermore, to renew their scholarship, recipients must maintain their academic performance and adhere to the scholarship’s terms and conditions.

Highlights

Scholarship Type	Merit-Based
Offered by	Institution
Organization	N/A
Application Deadline	Mar 07 ,2025
Number of Scholarships	17
Amount	Variable Amount
Renewability	No
International Student Eligible	Yes
Scholarship Website Link	https://www.ecu.edu.au/scholarships/details/search?query=&sort=metasortenddate&collection=ecu-web-scholarships&num ranks=200&f.Course+level%7Csect=Undergraduate&f.Residency%7Cres=International

Eligibility Criteria

Since ECU International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is admission-based, the eligibility requirements are quite similar to the admission requirements. The scholarship eligibility criteria specified by the university are:

Citizenship: International fee-paying students belonging to a selected country
- Enrolling in one of the eligible courses
Applicant must be proficient in English Language and is required to take the following tests:
- TOEFL-IBT: 70+
- TOEFL-PBT: 550
- IELTS: 6.0+
- Pearson: 52+
Commencing studies at study onshore at ECU Joondalup, ECU Mount Lawley, or ECU South West (Bunbury) Campus.
Academically excellent with a high level of achievement.
Not be a holder of a government scholarship or industry sponsorship.

Eligible Courses:

Business & Management	Applied Arts and Design
Engineering & Technology	Humanities
Medicine & Health	Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Education & Training	Law Sciences

Note: Courses under Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedical, Early Childhood Studies, Primary Education, and Secondary Education are not eligible under this scholarship.

Selection Process

Selections for the ECU Undergraduate Merit Scholarship is done on the basis of merit, achievements, and performance of the students. The awards are distributed at the discretion of the Edith Cowan University. Following terms and conditions must be carefully followed:

The university has the right to disqualify any application at any point if it is found that:
- Information provided by the applicant is false/misleading.
- If the applicant fails to meet the high eligibility criteria/admission requirements of ECU.
- If in case the application does not comply with the conditions of the scholarship.
Two letters will be issued by the admission department to confirm whether the applicant has been successful:
- One relating to the scholarship and
- The other an offer letter for the course
The scholarship holder must continue to meet the eligibility criteria throughout the course of study.
- have outstanding academic performance.
- be in good standing financially.
- maintains a full-time enrolment load of 60 credit points.

Without the permission of the ECU, the scholarship cannot be transferred to some other course of study. The scholarship holder must always pay their fees within the given timeframe, failing which the scholarship may be negated.

Grant Details

The Edith Cowan University is an Australian public university located in Perth, Western Australia. The university offers ECU International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship to students who demonstrate high levels of academic achievement in their previous studies. The scholarship is applicable to selected countries.

Eligible Countries:

Meritorious students from the following countries are eligible to apply for the ECU International Undergraduate Merit Scholarship:

Afghanistan	Albania	Algeria	Vanuatu	Namibia
Angola	Anguilla	Armenia	Venezuela	Nauru
Azerbaijan	Belarus	Belize	Yemen	Nicaragua
Benin	Bolivia	Burkina Faso	Tunisia	Pakistan
Burundi	Cameroon	Cape Verde	Turkmenistan	Mongolia
Djibouti	Chad	Comoros	Uganda	Montenegro
Congo	Mali	Costa Rica	Syria	Mozambique
Cuba,	Dominica	El Salvador	Tajikistan	Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea	Eritrea	French Guiana	Togo	Madagascar
Gabon	Gambia	Georgia	Somalia	Moldova
Ghana	Guatemala	Haiti	Sudan	Niger
Honduras	India	Israel	Swaziland	Malawi
Jamaica	Kenya	Kyrgyz Republic	Rwanda	Macedonia
Lebanon	Lesotho	Liberia	Senegal	Libya

The scholarship offers a 20% reduction in your tuition fees for the duration of your course at ECU. The scholarship covers only 20% of the tuition fees and no other expenses of the students shall be covered.