  {"id":10948,"date":"2024-03-27T14:21:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T06:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/?page_id=10948"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T05:20:21","slug":"curtin-rising-scholar-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/outreach-offerings\/curtin-rising-scholar-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtin Rising Scholar Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Rising Scholar Program (RSP) offers high-ability students a tertiary learning experience at Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ while still in high school, allowing them to earn university credit.\u00a0 Gifted students will engage with staff and students through one of the available delivery modes of the university (on-campus, blended learning or online). The program will consider outstanding Year 10, 11 or 12 students for admission into one unit per semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who is eligible to participate?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>To be eligible to participate in the RSP, students must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>be a high-achiever in year 10, 11 or 12<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>attend an approved RSP partner school &#8211; please email us to see if your school is an approved partner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>demonstrate a strong A grade average on their most recent school report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>submit a written submission statement with their application detailing why they wish to study at Curtin and be involved in the program<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be nominated by their respective school and provide a signed declaration form and a copy of their most recent school report as part of the e-Application process.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications will be accepted via e-Application. Link and forms to be communicated with school representatives before applications open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students can engage with a maximum of four units during this time, with no more than one unit to be taken per study period.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1040\" height=\"1040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/CRS-1040x1040-1.jpg\" alt=\"two female students walking on campus\" class=\"wp-image-10951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/CRS-1040x1040-1.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/CRS-1040x1040-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/03\/CRS-1040x1040-1-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of participation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students participating in the RSP will:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>be immersed in a genuine Curtin learning experience where they will engage with university-level content, study with world-class academics and interact with the Curtin community<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>have access to a range of facilities on campus, including computer labs, Curtin retail outlets, specialised learning areas and a range of lecture\/collaborative venues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>be given a student ID card that identifies them as a Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ student, granting them access to a range of areas on campus and Guild discounts at a range of retail outlets and food providers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>receive a Curtin certificate of completion, pending a pass grade, which may also contribute to CRL (Credit of Recognised Learning) if they engage in an undergraduate degree at Curtin after school.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Courses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unit offerings change each semester. Confirmed offerings from Business &amp; Law, Humanities, Health Sciences and Science &amp; Engineering will be communicated with partner schools before applications open each Semester. Please speak with your RSP school representative or your nominating teacher to request a copy of this list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key dates 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>applications open for semester 2, 2026 on <strong>Monday 30 March 2026<\/strong> for new and returning students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>applications close for semester 1, 2026 on <strong>Friday 24 April 2026<\/strong> &#8211; late applications will not be accepted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>orientation event<\/strong> will be held from <strong>4:30pm to 6:30pm<\/strong>, <strong>Tuesday 30 June 2026 <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the <strong>on-campus day<\/strong> will be held on <strong>Monday 16 March 2026.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further enquiries, please contact the Rising Scholar Team at <a href=\"mailto:rising.scholar@curtin.edu.au\">rising.scholar@curtin.edu.au<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rising Scholar Program (RSP) offers high-ability students a tertiary learning experience at Âé¶¹Ö±²¥ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":190,"featured_media":0,"parent":8187,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10948","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/190"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10948"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19919,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10948\/revisions\/19919"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/engage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}