The John Curtin Global Excellence Scholarship is a merit award from Curtin University for new international students, worth 40% of tuition fees.
It goes to students with a 95% course-weighted average (or equivalent) who start an eligible bachelor’s or coursework master’s degree at a Curtin campus in Western Australia in 2027 or 2028. There is no separate application: course applicants are assessed automatically.
Benefits & funding
- 40% off tuition, credited for up to 4 years (bachelor’s) or 2 years (coursework master’s).
- Tuition only: no living or other costs, and never paid in cash.
- Kept only with full-time study, “Good Standing” and a CWA of at least 70% from the second study period.
- Cannot be held with another Curtin or Australian government scholarship.
- Lost if you defer beyond the offered intake; not transferable outside Western Australia.
Eligibility
- International, fee-paying, non-sponsored student of any nationality except Australian.
- Course-weighted average of 95% or equivalent in your most recent eligible course, as Curtin determines.
- Starting an undergraduate degree or coursework master’s at a Curtin Western Australian campus in 2027 or 2028.
- Some courses are excluded, including Medicine, Paramedicine, Advanced Nursing, Master of Taxation and Master of Clinical Psychology.
- Not for exchange or study abroad, transfers from a Curtin global campus, or offshore joint programs.
Can you apply?
Here's who can apply
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“International, fee-paying, non-sponsored students of any nationality except Australian” Eligibility
Eligible nationalities
Afghanistan · Albania · Algeria · Andorra · Angola · Antigua and Barbuda · Argentina · Armenia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Bahamas · Bahrain
+ 186 more
Bangladesh · Barbados · Belarus · Belgium · Belize · Benin · Bhutan · Bolivia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Botswana · Brazil · Brunei · Bulgaria · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cabo Verde · Cambodia · Cameroon · Canada · Central African Republic · Chad · Chile · China · Colombia · Comoros · Costa Rica · Côte d'Ivoire · Croatia · Cuba · Cyprus · Czechia · DR Congo · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Ecuador · Egypt · El Salvador · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Ethiopia · Fiji · Finland · France · Gabon · Gambia · Georgia · Germany · Ghana · Greece · Grenada · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Haiti · Honduras · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland · India · Indonesia · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Jamaica · Japan · Jordan · Kazakhstan · Kenya · Kiribati · Kosovo · Kuwait · Kyrgyzstan · Laos · Latvia · Lebanon · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Liechtenstein · Lithuania · Luxembourg · Macau · Madagascar · Malawi · Malaysia · Maldives · Mali · Malta · Marshall Islands · Mauritania · Mauritius · Mexico · Micronesia · Moldova · Monaco · Mongolia · Montenegro · Morocco · Mozambique · Myanmar · Namibia · Nauru · Nepal · Netherlands · New Zealand · Nicaragua · Niger · Nigeria · North Korea · North Macedonia · Norway · Oman · Pakistan · Palau · Palestine · Panama · Papua New Guinea · Paraguay · Peru · Philippines · Poland · Portugal · Qatar · Republic of the Congo · Romania · Russia · Rwanda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Saint Lucia · Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · Samoa · San Marino · São Tomé and Príncipe · Saudi Arabia · Senegal · Serbia · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Singapore · Slovakia · Slovenia · Solomon Islands · Somalia · South Africa · South Korea · South Sudan · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sudan · Suriname · Sweden · Switzerland · Syria · Taiwan · Tajikistan · Tanzania · Thailand · Timor-Leste · Togo · Tonga · Trinidad and Tobago · Tunisia · Türkiye · Turkmenistan · Tuvalu · Uganda · Ukraine · UAE · UK · USA · Uruguay · Uzbekistan · Vanuatu · Vatican City · Venezuela · Vietnam · Yemen · Zambia · Zimbabwe
Education required
High School · Bachelor
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Application process
- 1Apply for a Curtin course online or through a registered Curtin agent by 1 October 2027.
- 2No scholarship form: every qualifying course application is assessed automatically.
- 3The result comes as a supplementary letter alongside the Letter of Offer.
- 4Accept by paying the full first-period deposit by the date on the offer.
Program timeline
Applications open
27 July 2026
Applications close
1 October 2027
Study starts
2027 or 2028 intakes