Curtin Humanitarian Fund funding for International Students in Australia

The Curtin Humanitarian Fund Scholarship has been developed by Curtin University to support Curtin undergraduate and postgraduate students from a refugee-like background who are experiencing financial difficulty in meeting the costs of pursuing higher education.
The fund is in accordance with Curtin’s long-standing, formal commitment to Ethics and Social Justice.

Eligible courses

• All undergraduate degrees
• Postgraduate degrees in masters by coursework only

Eligibility criteria
Applicants must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible to apply for the Curtin Humanitarian Fund Scholarship:

• Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident, Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder, New Zealand citizen or an international student holding one of the following visas:

Bridging Visa E holder in Australia Bridging Visa A holder in Australia Bridging Visa XA holder in Australia Temporary Protection Visa (subclass 785) Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (subclass 790)

• Currently reside within Australia
• Receive a full offer\** of admission and enrol into:

An undergraduate degree at Curtin University in 2022 Semester 1 or A postgraduate \[masters by coursework\] degree at Curtin University in 2022 Semester 1 or Trimester 1

• Be from a refugee-like background, or the relative/dependant of such a person, who experienced forced migration and may have entered Australia in a number of ways including:

Off-shore approved refugee or humanitarian entrant Onshore, community based Asylum Seeker or refugee Temporary Protection Visa holder, Safe Haven Enterprise Visa or Bridging Visa Family reunion

• Able to provide details of refugee background
• Financial hardship

\Full offer of admission:
Applicants must have received a full offer of admission into their intended course by the time the scholarship is awarded after main round domestic course offers.

The Curtin Humanitarian Fund Scholarship will provide a range of funds to support educational costs. The funding amount will be dependant on the circumstances of the individual recipient.