Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia

Swinburne PQP + Master of IT Scholarship

Offered in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, the scholarship is aimed at rewarding students who want to become cloud or IT professionals.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be an international student.

• Must be applying for Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) + Master of Information Technology OR

• Must be applying for a Master of Information Technology but do not meet the specified academic and English language requirements.

• Should not be holding any other scholarship or reduced fee arrangement from the university.

Value:

• $2500 towards PQP fees

• Free career training from Amazon Web Services’ US headquarters

• Internship at Amazon Web Services, China

• Company tour to Amazon Head Office, China.

Swinburne X CPA Australia Scholarship | NEW

Open to applicants of Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP )+ Master of Professional Accounting (Extended), the scholarship is offered in partnership with CPA Australia.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be an international student.

• Must be applying for Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) + Master of Professional Accounting (Extended) OR

• Must be applying for a Master of Professional Accounting (Extended) but do not meet the specified academic and English language requirements.

• Should not be holding any other scholarship or reduced fee arrangement from the university.

Value:

• $2500 towards PQP fees

• Free entry to CPA Australia’s seminars on career and soft skills.

• Internships for international students returning to their home country after completion of the program.

• Waiving of A$180 membership application fee for CPA Australia.

• Company tour to CPA Australia's Melbourne offices.

Swinburne X LinkedIn International Program

This scholarship was introduced to let offshore international students who are not able to travel to Australia due to Covid-19 travel restrictions commence or continue their studies. Such students will be automatically considered for the program which was set up in collaboration with LinkedIn.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be an international student.

• Must be an offshore international student continuing an undergraduate or postgraduate course at Swinburne between June 2020 and December 2021, OR

• Must be an offshore international student applying outside of New Zealand or Australia for an undergraduate or postgraduate course at Swinburne between June 2020 and December 2021.

• Must commence or continue their course online from their home country with the intention of returning to Australia when the situation gets better.

• Is not able to travel to Australia due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.

• Should not be holding another Swinburne scholarship.

Value:

• Access to LinkedIn Learning for the entire duration of the course

• Access to exclusive LinkedIn Learning opportunities

• A 30% fee reduction of units completed online before arriving in Australia.

ELICOS+ Exclusive

This opportunity is for those who have finished their ELICOS course and are about to start with their main Swinburne course.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be enrolled in any English language course (ELICOS) + Undergraduate or postgraduate degree, OR

• Must be enrolled in any English language course (ELICOS) + Pathway course (e.g. UniLink) + Undergraduate or postgraduate degree.

• Must be an international student who commences or applies for a course in 2020 or 2021.

• Has not yet met the English language requirement of your main Swinburne course.

Value:

• ELICOS

• Refunds up to 10 weeks of ELICOS tuition fees, up to A$4400.

George Swinburne Postgraduate Scholarship

The scholarship is open to students applying for courses in various disciplines and who meet the entry requirements of the courses.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be an international student who commences or applies for a course in Semester 2, 2020 or Semester 1 or 2, 2021.

• Should not be holding another Swinburne scholarship except ELICOS+Exclusive.

• Must be applying for a postgraduate program in Engineering (all specialisations and combined degrees), Engineering Science (all specialisations), Engineering Practice, Information Technology, Professional Engineering, Biotechnology, Construction and Infrastructure Management, Data Science, Cybersecurity, Information Technology (Professional Computing), Business Administration, Business Administration (Executive), Business Information Systems, Entrepreneurship and Innovation,    Entrepreneurship and Innovation/Master of Business Administration (Executive), Finance, Financial Planning, Financial Technologies, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Project Management, Professional Accounting, Professional Accounting (Extended), Professional Accounting/Master of Financial Planning, Social Impact, and Supply Chain Innovation.

• Must have achieved an academic result of 90% GPA Australian standard equivalent or above.

Value:

30% off the course fees for the duration of the course.

Swinburne International Excellence Pathway Scholarship

This is for those who excel in their Foundation Year course and/or UniLink diploma at Swinburne.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be applying for Foundation Year + UniLink diploma + bachelor degree; Foundation Year + bachelor degree; UniLink diploma + bachelor degree; or Postgraduate Qualifying Program (PQP) + postgraduate degree.

• Must be an international student who is not currently enrolled at Swinburne.

• Should not be holding another Swinburne scholarship.

• Must have completed at least 3 VCE subjects (Units 1 and 2) to a Satisfactory Completion level; OR

• Must have obtained an academic result of at least 60% WAM in Australian Year 11 or equivalent qualification; OR

• Must have obtained an academic result of at least 60% WAM in Australian Year 12 or equivalent qualification; OR

• Must have obtained an academic result of at least 60% GPA Australian standard equivalent.

Value:

$2500 a year off the course fees for a maximum of two years.

Swinburne International Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be enrolled in any bachelor degree except Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting/Bachelor of Business double degree or Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting.

• Must be an international student who is not currently enrolled at Swinburne.

• Should not be holding another Swinburne scholarship.

• Must have obtained an academic result of at least 60% GPA Australian standard equivalent.

Value:

10% - 75% off course fees every year for up to four years.

Swinburne International Excellence Postgraduate Scholarship

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be applying for any master degree programme by coursework.

• Must be an international student who is not currently enrolled in a two-year master by coursework program at Swinburne.

• Should not be holding another Swinburne scholarship.

• Must have obtained an academic result of at least 60% GPA Australian standard equivalent.

Value:

• 10% - 75% off course fees every year for up to two years.

• A$2500 towards the program plus A$1000 for the first year and A$1500 for the second year, in case applying for the Master of Science Network Systems program.

Swinburne International Alumni Direct Scholarship

The scholarship offers a discount of up to a total of A$38,000 or A$21,000.

Eligibility:

Only those who fulfil the following criteria can apply for the scholarship:

• Must be an international student.

• Must have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Swinburne.

• Should not be holding another Swinburne scholarship.

• Must be applying for undergraduate or postgraduate degree at Swinburne  except Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting/Bachelor of Business double degree or Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting.

• Must apply to Swinburne directly and not through an agent.

• Must apply to the Hawthorn campus in Melbourne.

Value:

• For postgraduate applicants: 10% - 25% off course fees every year for up to 2 years, up to a total of A$21,000 for the duration of the degree.

• For undergraduate applicants: 10% - 25% off course fees every year for up to 4 years, up to a total of A$38,000 for the duration of the degree.

• For Master of Science (Network Systems) applicants: 2500 for the entire course.

Scholarships for Research Students

International students applying for research at Swinburne may also find scholarship opportunities offered by various departments.

Note: No separate application form needs to be submitted for the scholarships at Swinburne. Applicants will be automatically considered while assessing their course application.