2014 Sem 1 Innovative International Scholarships - Heritage Scholarship

About this scholarship

Description/Applicant information

Curtin University is pleased to introduce Heritage Scholarships, which are open to citizens of Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. This scholarship category awards eligible students 25% of their first year of tuition. Curtin University recognises the long-standing relationship it has with these major South East Asian nations and this scholarship aims to grow the trust and confidence in Curtin University as a place for students to further their studies, careers and life experiences.

Additionally, eligible students who enrol in a Curtin English program before undertaking their study at the University will receive a 10 per cent discount on Curtin English fees.

Student type

• Current Students
• Future Students

Faculty

• Health Sciences
• Curtin Business School
• Science & Engineering
• Humanities

Course type

• Undergraduate
• Postgraduate Coursework

Gender

Both

Nationality

• International students

Scholarship base

• Merit Based

Value

This scholarship provides eligible students 25% of their first year tuition fee, up to a maximum of AUD$10,000.

Eligible courses

• All undergraduate degrees available to international students
• All postgraduate degrees (master by coursework) available to international students

To see availalbe course to international students, please refer to Curtin's handbook at:http://international.curtin.edu.au/course-information.htm

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible students must:

• be citizens of Indonesia, Malaysia or Vietnam
• meet Curtin University's course academic and english language entry requirements
• be onshore full-fee paying international students
• be commencing a full undergraduate or master (coursework) degree in Semester 1, 2014 at Curtin University's Western Australian campuses

Please note:

• Students with credit for recognised learning (CRL) are not eligible.
• Students cannot apply for this scholarship if they are in receipt of, or have applied for, any other Curtin University scholarship.
• Scholarships are not available to students coming to Curtin via sponsoring bodies.
• The course availability may result in a student not being able to commence a program of their choosing.
• Curtin English discounted fee: Applicants who are required to study English prior to commencing their course at Curtin University must have been successfully assessed as being eligible to enrol in the course for which they have been awarded the scholarship in order to receive the 10 per cent discount off their tuition fee at Curtin English.

Enrolment requirements

Unless there are exceptional circumstances such as, but not limited, to medical or family reasons, students must meet ALL of the following:

• Remain enrolled in initial course of study and major
• Maintain a full time study load of at least 100 credit points each semester at Curtin University
• Must maintain a 'good standing' status
• Undertake a full program, with no CRL applied
• Must remain international students status through the duration of the scholarship period (penalities may apply for students who withdraw or are terminated from their scholarship year)
• If students are enrolling into a Masters’ degree, it must be a Masters’ degree with a minimum of 400 credits. If the Masters course is less than 400 credit points in duration then a 25% scholarship off the first semester of fees is applicable.

Unless there are exceptional circumstances, a recipient with unsatisfactory progress or who breaches the scholarship conditions shall be ineligible to retain the scholarship. Exceptional circumstances must be forwarded to and shall be at the discretion of the Curtin International Office.

Please note:

• A student with unsatisfactory progress or who breaches the scholarship conditions shall be ineligible to retain the scholarship. 
• Leave of Absence (LOA) is not permitted.
• This Scholarship is not transferable into any other course, major or university.
• A student who withdraws from their units or course of study or is terminated from studies will become ineligible for continuation of the scholarship and will be required to repay to the university any scholarship awarded for that study period.
• Students cannot defer the scholarship beyond Semester 2, 2014.
• Curtin University reserves the right to withdraw any offer of scholarship where the student has not yet accepted the offer or enrolled in the course by the date specified in the letter of offer.

Question :

1. How many percent  this scholarship category awards eligible students of their first year of tuition?
2. 2.      How to be eligible student?
   3.      How to get Curtin English discounted fee?
   4.      If students are enrolling into a Masters’ degree, then how many credits should the students have?
   5.      How to join this scholarship?
   6.      how much it costs to follow the scholarship?
   7.      what can make students can not follow the sholarship above?
   8.      Enrolment requirements like what was on scholarship at the top?
   9.      What is Exceptional circumstances?
   10.  Beyond what semester which students cannot defer the scholarship?