Make the most of your studies with a scholarship
Excited about moving here to study? We’re just as thrilled to welcome you! We value the vibrant contribution that international students make to our campus, culture, and community.
With an international scholarship, you can focus on experiencing all that Swinburne and life in Melbourne have to offer, while hopefully easing some financial constraints.
Australian for ASEAN Scholarships for Master by research students
If you're an international student from Southeast Asia and considering commencing a master by research course at Swinburne in 2025, you may be eligible for an Australian ASEAN Scholarship.
Eligible countries are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor Leste.
Priority areas of study include manufacturing and infrastructure engineering, engineering technologies and IT, chemistry and biotechnologies, health and medical technologies, and digital economics and technology.
For queries on research courses, supervisors, and facilities, email hdradmissions@swinburne.edu.au.
Swinburne International Scholarship
This scholarship is a merit-based scholarship offered to international students commencing an intake for the first time from June 2024 until December 2024 at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus in an undergraduate and postgraduate coursework program.
If eligible, you will receive 20 percent off your tuition fees for the standard course duration, calculated from the course start date to the course end date as stated in your letter of offer.
Excluded undergraduate courses
Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting, Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting / Bachelor of Business (double degree) and one-year honors degrees
Excluded postgraduate courses
Master of Physiotherapy, Master of Dietetics, and Master of Occupational Therapy
Swinburne International Pathway Scholarship
This scholarship is a merit-based scholarship offered to international students commencing a pathway intake in Foundation Year, UniLink diploma, or Postgraduate Qualifying Program for the first time from June 2024 until December 2024 at our Hawthorn campus. If eligible, you could receive up to A$3,000 off your tuition fees for the standard course duration.
ELICOS+ Scholarship
Are you applying for an English language course (ELICOS) plus an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree? You could get up to 10 weeks of your ELICOS tuition refunded.
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must not satisfy the English language requirement of your principal Swinburne course. Once you have finished your ELICOS course and started your principal Swinburne course, a refund equal to 10 weeks of ELICOS fees – up to A$4,800 – will be deducted from your tuition fees across the first three semesters of your undergraduate or postgraduate coursework course.
No extra application needed
When you apply to commence an intake in an eligible course for the first time from June 2024 until December 2024 at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus, we automatically consider you for the available international scholarship based on the grades of your previous study.
If your application for study is successful, you will receive a letter of offer from us. In that same letter of offer, you will be notified if you have received an international scholarship. Unsuccessful applicants will not be notified. Visit our how to apply page for course application details.
You’re also welcome to apply for our general scholarships. You will need to submit a separate application if you want to apply for any of these.
