Swinburne Welcome Scholarships 2025

To be eligible for the Swinburne Welcome Scholarship, applicants must: be a holder of either a Bridging Visa 'E' (V050), a Temporary Protection Visa (V785), Safe Haven Enterprise Visa (V790) or Temporary Humanitarian Concern Visa (V786). Note: Holders of Bridging Visa ‘A’ and those who have entered Australia on a Student Visa are not eligible for these Scholarships. submit a course application through VTAC or directly to Swinburne be a commencing first year full-time student in 2025. Note: Part time enrolment will be considered under special circumstances

You must attach the following to your online scholarship application: A personal statement (300 words) that details your involvement in the community*, and how you intend to contribute to your community and society in the future. This might include any volunteer work, and any demonstration of leadership potential you have accomplished in any setting including: school community any member group of the Refugee Council of Australia church youth groups sporting clubs etc. *This could have taken place in your home country or in any part of your journey in coming to and living in Australia. Please be sure to also tell us how you intend to contribute to community and society in the future. Provide evidence of financial hardship. Examples include (but not limited to): Health Care Card Youth Allowance Newstart Allowance Austudy Abstudy Disability Support Pension Carer’s Payment Bank statements and payslips can be used if an explanation is provided in a personal statement Submit a reference (written in the past twelve months). This must support what you say in your personal statement. This is not a character reference. The reference must include the date, name, position and contact details of the person providing the reference, and your permission for the University to contact them for further information if required. Please make sure you have all of these documents together prior to starting your online scholarship application. We would also like to remind you that the completion of this online Swinburne Welcome Scholarship form is only one half of what you need to do; you must also apply for a course at Swinburne; either directly to Swinburne or through VTAC.The 2025 Swinburne Welcome Scholarships, semester 2 are now open and will close on Sunday 13th July 2025. Stage one is to complete the online scholarship application form and submit with all supporting documentation. Stage two is applying for your course of interest Applying for your course of interest If you are not a current Year 12, you must apply for your course of interest directly to the University; you must attend the University where you will be provided with support and assistance in submitting your course application. An appointment can be made by registering here: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/study/options/connect/one-on-one/ You will need to attend your appointment at the Admissions office which is located on the ground floor of the SPW Building directly opposite Glenferrie Railway Station. Please see this map: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/media/swinburneeduau/about-swinburne/docs/pdfs/hawthorn-map.pdf Please remember to bring your Immi card and any other relevant documents with you. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed a Vocational Education program at Swinburne University.

Accepts transfer credit.