2026 - Semester 1 - Curtin Excellence Scholarship (Future Students)

https://scholarships.curtin.edu.au/scholarship/?id=7578

Applications open: 6 April 2025
Applications close: 20 December 2025

About this scholarship
The Curtin Excellence Scholarship (the Scholarship) has been developed to encourage and reward students who have demonstrated academic excellence through their ATAR in 2025 and want to pursue study at Curtin University.

Application forms are not required, students apply by selecting an eligible Curtin degree through TISC as their first preference by the scholarship closing date.

Students who receive the StepUp bonus and therefore achieve the required ATAR will be eligible for this scholarship.

Student type
Future Students

Faculties and centres
Centre for Aboriginal Studies
Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Science & Engineering
-Science courses
-Engineering courses
-Western Australian School of Mines (WASM)

Course type
Undergraduate

Specifically for
Year twelve students

Citizenship
Australian Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident
New Zealand Citizen
Permanent Humanitarian Visa

Scholarship base
Merit Based

The Scholarship will provide the following support:
For students who achieve an ATAR between 96 - 97.99:

A total value of $5,000 paid as a cash stipend of $2,500 per study period for up to one year.

For students who achieve an ATAR of 98 or above:

A total value of $15,000 paid as a cash stipend of $2,500 per study period for up to three years.

The amount can be used at the recipient's discretion to contribute towards educational related expenses.