<p>Southern Cross University (SCU) is an Australian public university with Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses, both in northern New South Wales and Coolangatta, Queensland&#39;s most southern district. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings place it among the top 100 young universities globally.<br />
Southern Cross University constructed a new campus at Coolangatta, just 400 metres from North Kirra Beach and near to the Gold Coast International Airport, in the southern Gold Coast district of Queensland in 2010. Many vantage points across the school buildings provide views of the Pacific Ocean.</p>


About

<h3>Accommodation for SCU students</h3>

<p>At the Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses, four residential colleges provide a variety of on-campus housing alternatives. The apartments are contemporary and completely equipped, with a kitchen, living room, dining room, and bathroom.</p>

<p>Campus Living Villages, in collaboration with SCU, manages SCU Village. On-campus life has everything you need to make the most of your university experience, from movie nights and themed parties to study clubs and cooking workshops.</p>

<p>While living on campus is one option to get a taste of university life, many students prefer to live off-campus to maintain a more autonomous existence. UniStays is a free service that assists you in locating off-campus long and short-term housing choices such as sharehouses, apartments, and granny flats.</p>

<p>Visit the&nbsp;<a href="http://unistays.scu.edu.au/" target="_blank">UniStays</a>&nbsp;website to search and browse accommodation listings or add a listing of a rental you have to offer.</p>


Accommodation

<p>Southern Cross University&#39;s branch campuses in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth are conveniently located in the central business districts. Studying at Southern Cross in Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth allows international students to complete degrees in three of the world&#39;s most liveable cities. Southern Cross University collaborates with EduCo Sydney Branch Pty Ltd to operate our Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth branch campuses.</p>


Campus

<p>Bold, progressive, and just 23 years of age &ndash; Southern Cross University is one of the Asia-Pacific&rsquo;s Top 100 Universities and one of the world&rsquo;s Top 50 Generation Y Universities.<br />
This stellar performance sees Southern Cross ranking within the top 150 universities in the global Times Higher Education Young University Rankings and the QS World Rankings.<br />
We are one of the leading destinations for students seeking a high-quality education at an Australian university.</p>

<ul>
	<li>The&nbsp;contemporary campuses, with purpose-built world-class facilities, are located on the east coast of Australia, at the Gold Coast in Queensland, and in Lismore and Coffs Harbour in New South Wales.</li>
	<li>The campuses provide a safe, caring, inclusive, and friendly environment that seeks to embrace students with a sense of belonging and community.</li>
	<li>The high-quality study experience at Southern Cross is distinctly personalized. Here, you will be well supported in your studies by dedicated staff, many of whom are world leaders in their field.</li>
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Conclusion

<p>The current and fourth&nbsp;Chancellor&nbsp;of the University since September 2014 is <strong>Nick Burton Taylor</strong>, a company director, company chairman, registered accountant, food industry, and agribusiness specialist.&nbsp;The current&nbsp;Vice-Chancellor&nbsp;and President of the University since September 2020 is&nbsp;<strong>Professor Tyrone Carlin</strong>.</p>


Faculty

<p>Many university students rely on payments from Centrelink to support them financially while studying, but did you know:</p>

<ul>
	<li>Centrelink&nbsp;is a government agency run by the Department of Human Services which makes financial assistant available to support people with low income.</li>
	<li>As a student, you may be eligible for a range of payments and services intended to support people who are undertaking approved studies or training or planning to undertake approved studies or training. For more information, visit the&nbsp;Students and Trainees&nbsp;page on the Department of Human Services website.</li>
	<li>As well as visiting the&nbsp;Centrelink website, you can call their Youth and Students line on 132&nbsp;490, or visit a local branch.</li>
	<li>To receive Centrelink payments you need to be enrolled full-time. For more information see&nbsp;Centrelink (income support) and the three-session teaching calendar.</li>
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Financial Aid

<h3><strong>Lismore</strong></h3>

<p>Lismore is a regional city in New South Wales&#39; Northern Rivers area. The Lismore campus is more than 75 hectares in size and includes a scientific and engineering sector, environmental labs, modern music and visual arts studios, as well as the SCU Health Clinic. The Study Center, located in the heart of campus, offers both private and collaborative learning areas.</p>

<h3><strong>Gold Coast</strong></h3>

<p>The Gold Coast campus is the only university campus in Australia that is located near an airport. &nbsp;General teaching facilities, specialized teaching facilities for nursing and midwifery, and allied health disciplines such as occupational therapy, podiatry, pediatrics, and speech pathology are all available on the site. The Gold Coast also teaches tourism, business, information technology, law, education, the arts, and social welfare.</p>

<h3><strong>Coffs Harbour</strong></h3>

<p>The Coffs Harbour campus is located on New South Wales mid-north coast. It has general classrooms, specialized nursing laboratories, teaching spaces for education students, a biosciences laboratory, and psychological research facilities. A senior high school and a technical college share the site.</p>

<h3><strong>Sydney and Melbourne</strong></h3>

<p>In collaboration with Mulpha Australia, Southern Cross University runs The Hotel School Sydney and The Hotel School Melbourne. University has campuses in Sydney and Melbourne that provide undergraduate and postgraduate business and accounting degrees to overseas students.</p>


Location

<p>Southern Cross University assists its students day in and out from the commencement of their courses. The career and employability team of SCU conducts various workshops and events on skill enhancement topics, provide internships, industry tour, etc. Resume building and interview preparation sessions are also provided to students to develop their&nbsp;careers in Australia. Southern Cross University has been ranked 5-star rating for graduate salary by The Good University Guide 2021.</p>


Placements

<p>In Lismore, the summers are warm, humid, and wet; the winters are short and cool, and it is a mostly clear year-round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically&nbsp;varies from 46&deg;F to 85&deg;F&nbsp;and is rarely below 37&deg;F or above 91&deg;F.</p>


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58 with no communicative score less than 50

79 with no less than 21 in writing and 20 in other areas

Bachelor of Health Science (Health and Lifestyle)

Graduate Certificate of Business in Global Hotel Leadership

Graduate Diploma of Business in Global Hotel Leadership

Bachelor of Exercise Science and Psychological Science

Associate Degree of International Hotel and Tourism Management

79 with no less than 21 in writing and 20 in other area

Master of Engineering Management, Master of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business in Hotel Management

65 with no communicative score less than 65

Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health

Graduate Diploma of Mental Health

Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Osteopathic Studies)

Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership

42 with no communicative score less than 36

Diploma of Hotel Management

Graduate Diploma of Education (Early Childhood)

Master of Healthcare Leadership

Bachelor of Nursing - Enrolled Nurse to Registered Nurse pathway

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Legal and Justice Studies

Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Management

Graduate Diploma of Information Technology Management

Master of Laws (Business Law)

Bachelor of Contemporary Music

Bachelor of Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Psychological Science

Graduate Certificate in Business Law

Master of Osteopathic Medicine

Master of Business Law

Graduate Certificate in Regenerative Agriculture

Master of Business Administration

Diploma of Business

Bachelor of Midwifery

Bachelor of Nursing

Bachelor of Business and Enterprise

Bachelor of Information Technology

Graduate Certificate in Accounting

Graduate Diploma of Accounting

Graduate Diploma of Business

Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Master of Information Technology

Master of Naturopathic Medicine

Graduate Diploma of Project Management

Master of Advanced Naturopathic Medicine

Master of Education

Master of Project Management

Bachelor of Science with Honours

Diploma of Science

Bachelor of Community Welfare

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts

T: 1800 005 687
E: scholarships@scu.edu.au

To be eligible for this scholarship you must be:

An Australian citizen, a New Zealand citizen, a permanent Australian resident, a student with an Australian permanent visa or an International Student Visa.
A commencing student in a course with a published full-time duration of one year.
Enrolled as a full-time student
Enrolled at Lismore campus
Preference will be given to the following courses:
Associate Degree of Engineering - (2206800)
Bachelor of Art and Design - (3007160)
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology - (3007012)
Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Osteopathic Studies) - (3007162)
Bachelor of Contemporary Music - (3003140)
Bachelor of Digital Media - (3007084)
Bachelor of Health Science (Health and Lifestyle) - (3007319)
Bachelor of Nursing - (3005105)
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science - (3005113)
Recipients must maintain ongoing residency in a regional area as defined by the 2016 Australian Geography Standard Remoteness Structure, for the duration of each study period.
Where a course includes study outside a regional area (for example, for a clinical placement), residency away from the regional area is permitted for no more than one study period (not exceeding 6 months). In cases where the requirements of a compulsory placement exceed the permitted study period away from regional area, approval must be sought from the Department of Education by the university.
International Students are also required to maintain a student visa for the duration of the scholarship in order to ensure protection under the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000.

Destination Australia Scholarship

The personal information you provide on this form is protected by the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1998, New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the health information is protected by the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002. Details regarding the operation of the Acts are contained in Southern Cross University's Privacy Management Plan. You may update or request access to your personal information by emailing privacy@scu.edu.au. A copy of the University's Privacy Management Plan can be viewed at: www.scu.edu.au/privacy.

The Vice Chancellor's International Diversification Scholarship is governed by the following terms and conditions:
1. The scholarship is only available to eligible international students who are undertaking on-campus full-time degree study at the Southern Cross University main campuses:
a. Gold Coast, Queensland (Regional)
b. Lismore, New South Wales (Regional)
c. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales (Regional).
2. The scholarship is awarded, at the discretion of the University.
3. The scholarship is not available in conjunction with other scholarships.
4. The scholarship is not transferable to a third party.
5. The scholarship remains valid whilst the recipient:
a. Remains enrolled in full-time study (96 credit points*) at Southern Cross University per scholarship year; and
b. Remains enrolled in the program listed on their Offer; and
c. Has no outstanding fees owing; and
d. Meets the conditions of their Student Visa.
e. GPA of 4.0 or above.
6. A Scholarship year is based on consecutive teaching periods of six Terms or three Sessions.
7. Payments will be applied per unit to the maximum scholarship amount for that scholarship year.
8. $5000 maximum fee reduction for your first scholarship year.
9. For continuing scholarship year/s the value is merit based and calculated on the previous scholarships year's course GPA (across your 8 units* completed):
Course GPA 4.0 to 5.4 - $5000
Course GPA 5.5 to 7.0 - $8000
10. The scholarship will lapse if the Offer has passed the lapse date.
11. The scholarship will lapse if the student named on the Offer cancels their enrolment at Southern Cross University.
12. The scholarship is not redeemable in cash and subject to the the student complying with all terms and conditions will be credited in instalments, to the student's fees each Scholarship year.
13. The scholarship may be withdrawn with 10 days written notice. Tenure checks will be completed after grades are published for each enrolled Teaching Period and the Scholarship may be breached or terminated should the recipient breach any of these conditions.
14. There is a limited number of scholarships available.
3007303 BN(EN) only required to complete 7 units in first year due to course structure.

Vice Chancellor's International Diversification Scholarship

Vice Chancellor's Academic Excellence Scholarship

International Outstanding Academic Performance Scholarship

Students wishing to apply for the Advancement Scholarship are required to satisfy the following criteria:

Apply to study full-time (8 units per year), full undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree at either the Gold Coast, Lismore of Coffs Harbour campus.

Completed either:

An undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Southern Cross University.
Two sessions of Study Abroad at Southern Cross University.
Meet the minimum admission requirements of the University.

Undergraduate entry: A qualification equivalent to Australian Year 12 and the required entry grade for the program for which they have applied; and English language comparable to Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with no band less than 5.5.

Postgraduate entry: A qualification equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree; and English language comparable to Academic IELTS 6.5.

For continuing scholarship year/s the value is merit based and calculated on the previous scholarships year's course GPA (across your 8 units completed):
Course GPA 4.0 to 5.5 - AUD5000
Course GPA 5.5 to 7.0 - AUD8000
Citizens or permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand are not eligible to apply.

Please note variations may apply for certain courses please refer to course-search.scu.edu.au and check the admission requirements

International Advancement Scholarship (Current Student)

Eligibility criteria : 

Students wishing to apply for the SC Global Regional Scholarship are required to satisfy the following criteria
Apply to study an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree at either Lismore, Coffs Harbour, or the National Marine Science Centre campus.
Meet the admission entry requirements of the program you have applied for.  Assessment of eligibility for this scholarship will be undertaken by the Southern Cross admissions team on application to Southern Cross University. 
To maintain scholarship eligibility, students must pass all the requirements for all enrolled units in each Term. Students must be meeting the requirements of the program.
Students must meet the attendance requirements of their program and visa conditions to remain eligible for the scholarship.
Citizens or permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand are not eligible to apply.

Southern Cross Global Regional Scholarship 2024

Conditions : The personal information you provide on this form is protected by the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1998, New South Wales Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and the health information is protected by the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002. Details regarding the operation of the Acts are contained in Southern Cross University's Privacy Management Plan. You may update or request access to your personal information by emailing privacy@scu.edu.au. A copy of the University's Privacy Management Plan can be viewed at: www.scu.edu.au/privacy.

The Academic Performance Scholarship is governed by the following terms and conditions:

1. The scholarship is only available to eligible international students who are undertaking on-campus full-time degree study at the Southern
Cross University main campuses:
a. Gold Coast, Queensland
b. Lismore, New South Wales (Regional)
c. Coffs Harbour, New South Wales (Regional).
2. The scholarship is awarded, at the discretion of the University and excludes applicants progressing to an undergraduate or postgraduate
degree from a pathway program.
3. The scholarship is not available in conjunction with other scholarships.
4. The scholarship is not transferable to a third party.
5. The scholarship remains valid whilst the recipient:
a. Remains enrolled in full-time study (96 credit points) at Southern Cross University per scholarship year; and
b. Remains enrolled in the program listed on their Offer; and
c. Has no outstanding fees owing; and
d. Meets the conditions of their Student Visa.
e. GPA of 4.0 or above
6. A Scholarship year is based on consecutive teaching periods of six Terms or three Sessions.
7. Payments will be applied per unit to the maximum scholarship amount for that scholarship year.
8. $5000 maximum fee reduction for your first scholarship year.
9. For continuing scholarship year/s the value is merit based and calculated on the previous scholarships year's course GPA (across your 8
units completed):
Course GPA 4.0 to 5.4 - AUD5000
Course GPA 5.5 to 7.0 - AUD8000
10. The scholarship will lapse if the student cancels their enrolment at Southern Cross University.
11. The scholarship is not redeemable in cash and will be credited in instalments, to the student's fees each Scholarship year.
12. The scholarship may be withdrawn with 10 days written notice, Tenure checks will be completed after grades are published for each
enrolled Teaching Period and the Scholarship may be breached or terminated should the recipient breach any of these conditions.
13. There is a limited number of scholarships available.

Academic Performance Scholarship

Students wishing to apply for the SCU International Regional Scholarship are required to satisfy the following criteria:
Apply to study a full-time (8 units per year) undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree at either Lismore, Gold Coast or Coffs Harbour campus.
Applicant must meet the minimum admission requirements of the University.

1. Undergraduate entry: A qualification equivalent to Australian Year 12 and the required entry grade for the program for which they have applied; and English language comparable to Academic IELTS 6.0 overall with no band less than 5.5.

2. Postgraduate entry: A qualification equivalent to an Australian Bachelor degree; and English language comparable to Academic IELTS 6.5.
For continuing scholarship year/s the value is merit based and calculated on the previous scholarships year's course GPA (across your 8 units completed):
Course GPA 4.0 to 5.5 - AUD5000
Course GPA 5.5 to 7.0 - AUD8000
Students must meet the attendance requirements of their program and student visa to remain eligible for the scholarship.
Citizens or permanent residents of Australia or New Zealand are not eligible to apply.

Please note variations may apply for certain courses. Please refer to SCU Courses and check the admission requirements

SCU International Regional Scholarship

An assessment of the applicants 100-word statement outlining their passion for research and commitment to developing a research career path.

An evaluation of their academic record.

Shortlisted applicants may be required to attend an interview.

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