Student type
Future and Commencing Students
Eligibility
This scholarship is open to applicants who will meet all of the following criteria:
- Citizenship: international students
- Nationality Requirement – Be a national of one of the following regions:
- Pacific Islands and Timor Leste, including: Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, or
- Latin America, including: Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
All applicants will automatically be assessed for eligibility under this criterion at the time of application by the University’s Admissions Team.
- Course: all ACU coursework programs except the following excluded courses:
- All non-award courses, Diploma in Biomedical Science, Diploma in Business, Diploma in Criminology, Diploma in Exercise Science, Diploma in Information Technology, Diploma in Nutrition Science, Foundation Studies, Tertiary Preparation Program (Health Sciences), Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Bachelor of Speech Pathology, Master of Dietetic Practice, Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology, Master of Psychology (Clinical), Master of Psychology (Educational and Developmental), Master of Professional Psychology, all one year honours courses, and all Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma Courses.
- Campus: any Australian campus, except online
- Must not be attending ACU as a Study Abroad or Exchange student
- Recipients are not eligible to receive this scholarship in conjunction with the ACU Executive Dean’s International Scholarship or the ACU International Launch Scholarship. Successful applicants of more than one of these scholarships will be offered the scholarship of greater value.
Application process
As part of the admissions process to study at ACU, applicants will be automatically considered for this scholarship and advised if they are eligible.
As part of the application process, applicants will be required to provide evidence of academic merit, showing achievement equivalent to a GPA 5.5 on the ACU 7-point scale across their most recent program of study. Academic records must include original language documents, translations, where applicable, and official explanation of grading system.