Charles Darwin University Scholarships 2025 (Application Process)

Scholarship Summary

• Level of Study: Undergraduate / Masters / PhD / Training
• Institution(s): Charles Darwin University
• Study in: Australia
• Deadline: Varies per Scholarship (Click here)

Courses Offered

Any Undergraduate or Postgraduate Coursework Degree offered at the University.

• Accounting
• Business
• Community Services & Social Work
• Creative Arts & Design
• Culinary Arts
•  Education
• Enabling Courses
• Engineering
• Exercise & Sport  Science
• Hair & Beauty Services
• Health
• Humanities & Social Sciences
• Humanitarian, Emergency & Disaster Management
• Indigenous Knowledges
• IT & Network Engineering
• Languages
• Law & Legal Studies
• Nursing
• Primary Industries
• Psychology
• Public Health
• Science, Environmental Science & Management
• Tourism, Hospitality & Food
• Trades

Scholarship Coverage

Charles Darwin University Scholarships are of following types:

• Vice-Chancellor’s International High Achievers Scholarships (VCIHAS): The scholarship applies to an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree covering 50% or 25% of the tuition fee for the full duration of the course.
• CDU Global Excellence Award: The scholarships applies to an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree covering 50% of the tuition fee for the first year of study and 10% in subsequent years.
• CDU Global Leader Award: The scholarships applies to an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree covering 25% of the tuition fee for the first year of study and 10%  in subsequent years.
• CDU Global Achiever Award: The scholarship applies to an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree and covers 15% of the tuition fee for the first year of study.
• Vocational Education and Training (VET) Distinction Scholarship: The scholarship applies to a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification and is a one-off payment of $3,000 towards your first year tuition fee.
• Higher Degree by Research: These are fully funded scholarships.
• Northern Territory Scholarships: The scholarships recognise students’ academic merit, leadership and community engagement. They are for Higher Education – undergraduate and postgraduate ($12,000) and contribute to the student’s tuition fees.

Eligibility Criteria for Charles Darwin University Scholarships

You can apply for a Charles Darwin University Scholarships if you:

• Required Language: English
• Eligible Countries: All World Countries
• Submit a demonstrated record of academic excellence and high achievement in previous relevant studies and qualifications
• Must meet the University’s academic and English entry requirement
• Hold an offer of admission to the degree at CDU.
• Not hold a scholarship from an Australian or foreign sponsoring agency
• Not hold a current Australian Citizenship, Australian Permanent Resident or New Zealand Citizenship.

Conditions of the scholarship for awardees

• Maintain a full-time enrolment of 40 credit points each semester;
• Pay the remaining balance of your tuition on or before the start of each semester; the tuition fee scholarship will be credited directly to your student account up to two weeks after census date each semester
• Maintain satisfactory academic progress each semester in the degree at CDU, with minimum GPA of 5.3 and with no fail grade in any subject;
• The scholarship is neither transferrable for cash, nor refundable and cannot be transferred to another person, course or year
• Awardees must be paying international fees and not domestic fees
• Not withdraw or  take a leave of absence  from the units or course of study, without prior approval of the Office of International Services;
• Awardees must abide by the Student of the University By-laws.
• Awardees are required to inform the International Office via email [email protected] of any visa status changes immediately as this may result in a termination of the scholarship

How to Apply for Charles Darwin University Scholarships?

Please follow the following steps to avail this scholarship:

1. Select the scholarship of your choice.
2. Download application form of the respective scholarship.
3. Submit with your application for admission to a degree program at CDU.

Website

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