International Student Merit Scholarship

• International students commencing an online mode course
• International students commencing a course at Charles Sturt University’s international partners
• International exchange students
• International study abroad students
• International students with an Australia Awards or Research Training Program (RTP) scholarship
• Continuing students – only new students will be made a scholarship offer at the time of admission

Your offer letter will detail the scholarship.

Students awarded this scholarship will not be eligible for other Charles Sturt scholarships. For any queries, check with our friendly team at admissions-sydmelb@csu.edu.au.

Applicants will be considered as part of their course admissions process. There is no additional application process.

Recipients are expected to become active members of the student body and accept to provide information, testimonials and be featured in Charles Sturt promotional materials.

Scholarships are subject to the student maintaining satisfactory academic progress and continued enrolment in their course. If these conditions are not met, scholarships may be suspended or terminated.

As long as the criteria is met, the scholarship amount will be deducted from tuition fees at the commencement of each session.

Yes, you may defer to a future intake and still be awarded the scholarship.

Yes, if you fail to meet the criteria for your scholarship.

Termination of a scholarship will occur if the recipient is excluded from their course, if the recipient withdraws or cancels their enrolment, if the recipient fails to maintain satisfactory grades over a prolonged period or has issues of serious misconduct. Scholarships will also be terminated if the recipient transfers to another provider.

An Approved Leave of Absence will not cause the scholarship’s termination. Please check with your international student support officer for more information.

Your scholarship eligibility will be advised with your offer letter.

You will need to accept your offer of study at the university. You may still be required to meet GST (Genuine Student Test) assessment, including financial capacity, and will need to make the appropriate fee deposit to the university to receive a Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).

The university will award as many scholarships as possible, with an intent to reward every eligible student.

Will I be considered as a commencing student if I am transferring from another Charles Sturt course or I am applying with advanced standing?

Yes, you will be a commencing student and will still require to meet the other listed criteria. Please contact us at admissions-sydmelb@csu.edu.au for confirmation.

You may be required to participate in a number of activities/tasks to promote Charles Sturt University to the wider community:

• Provide photographs of your experience to international marketing team for use in promotional and marketing items.
• Submit an article about your experience to internal and external media groups.
• Speak to internal and external media for interview purposes.
• Post photos and/or updates through various Charles Sturt International social media pages.

You will also be required to sign a media release allowing your photos and images of you to be used for promotional and marketing purposes.

If your question isn’t answered in the information provided on the website, please feel free to contact us for more information.