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Australian Catholic University (ACU)
ACU Refugee Scholarship
Supports international students from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds who have faced significant barriers to accessing higher education, enabling them to pursue their academic ambitions and contribute to their communities.
Do I qualify 10 requirements for everyone + route options
Do I qualify
The eligibility details below come from the captured scholarship source. Compare them with your circumstances and the provider page.
Everyone needs
- support from a community organisation or education partner
- admission any ACU Undergraduate Degree, Diploma or Foundation Studies course
- full-time study, with possible special-circumstance exemptions
- admission offer to commence a new ACU course as an international student in Semester 2, 2026
- admission apply as an international student to ACU or via a Tertiary Admissions Centre for Australian year 12 students
- minimum pass grade for 50% of credit points attempted each semester
- full-time study each semester
- enrolment enrolment in the same course under which the scholarship is received
+2 more requirements
- Not open to: citizenship Australia, New Zealand
- Not open to: Australian permanent resident, holder of an Australian permanent resident visa
These depend on how you qualify. The provider describes several ways, and you will not need all of them. The official page shows which applies to you.
- refugee status Temporary Humanitarian Stay visa (Subclass 449)
- refugee status Temporary Protection visa (Subclass 785)
- refugee status Temporary Humanitarian Concern visa (Subclass 786)
- refugee status Safe Haven Enterprise visa (Subclass 790)
- refugee status bridging visa
- refugee status application for Permanent Protection visa (subclass 866)
Preferences and flexible criteria (1)
- career stage recent senior high school graduates
Not open to: citizen of Australia; citizen of New Zealand; permanent resident; permanent resident visa
- Level of study
- Undergraduate
- Fields of study
- Any
What's covered Fee waiver
- Funding type
- Fee waiver
- Duration
- Duration of programme
- Host country
- Australia
- Host institution
- Australian Catholic University (ACU)
We have not confirmed the detail of what this award covers — the official page has it.
What I need Not listed here
- In-person requirements
- In-person requirement unclear
The full document list lives on the official page — we do not republish it, because it changes between cycles.
Apply Route still to confirm
How to apply
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- Deadline
- 1 July 2026
- Deadline notes
- The deadline time is listed as 11:59 PM (AEST).
- Deadline timezone
- AEST
- Application cycle
- 2026 application cycle
Details to confirm
- This cycle is closed or has passed. Watch the official page for a future cycle.
- A direct official application route has not been found yet.
- Some eligibility wording is ambiguous in the source — read the exact wording on the official page.
- Funding coverage details are missing from the captured source.
This cycle is closed or has passed; follow the provider page for the next cycle.
Previous rounds 1
When earlier rounds closed — a guide to when the next one may open.
- Closed 1 July 2026
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