No Application Required

About this grant

The ACU Early Accept International Grant provides a one-off tuition fee waiver for eligible commencing international students commencing their studies at ACU.  

Grant type

Equity

Value

This grant provides a tuition fee waiver of AUD 2,000, credited to the recipient’s student account in Semester 2, 2027, (or Term 3, 2027 for eligible courses) provided all eligibility criteria is met. 

Student type

Future and Commencing Students

Eligibility

 This grant is open to applicants who will meet all of the following criteria: 

• Citizenship: international students who are nationals of Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Latin America*, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, or Vietnam. 
• Applicants must meet all admission, visa, and compliance requirements of the University and the Australian Government, including sanctions screening requirements where applicable.
• Campus: any Australian campus, except online 
• Eligible courses: 
  • Faculty of Education and Arts: All Arts, Education and Teaching Diploma, Bachelor (except one year Honours courses), and Masters (coursework) 
  • Faculty of Law and Business: All Bachelor (except one year Honours courses), and Masters (coursework) 
  • Faculty of Human and Digital Futures: Bachelor of Computer Science, Bachelor of Computer Science/Master of Data Science 
  • Faculty of Health Science: All Bachelor (except one year Honours courses), and Masters (coursework) except excluded courses: 
    • Bachelor of Occupational Therapy 
    • Bachelor of Physiotherapy 
    • Bachelor of Speech Pathology 
    • Master of Dietetic Practice 
    • Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology 
    • All Postgraduate Psychology programs 
• Must hold a full offer to commence studies at ACU in either Term 1, 2027 or Semester 1, 2027 and meet all academic and English language conditions of admission  
• Must accept the offer and pay the required deposit by 18 December 2026 
• Enrol in and maintain a full-time study load in Semester 1, 2027 and Semester 2, 2027 (or in Term 1, 2027 and Term 3, 2027 where applicable) 
• Remain enrolled in an eligible course past the census date in Semester 2, 2027 
• Must not be attending ACU as a Study Abroad or Exchange student 
• Must pay required tuition fees by the relevant due dates. 
• The grant cannot be deferred to a later semester. 
• The grant will not be included in any refund requests 

*LATAM is defined according to the United Nations Regional Group Member States and includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and Venezuela. 

Application process

No separate application is required. Eligible applicants will automatically be assessed for the grant as part of the admissions process and will receive the grant if they accept their offer and pay the required deposit by 18 December 2026. 

Selection criteria

Selection is based on the eligibility requirements set out above. 

Selection process

Eligible recipients will be selected by ACU International Admissions through the admissions process. 

For enquiries, please email International Admissions at International.Admissions@acu.edu.au