Make the most of your studies with a scholarship
Looking forward to studying here? We are equally pleased to welcome you. International students play an important role in enriching our campus, culture, and community.
An international scholarship can help reduce financial pressure, allowing you to focus on your studies and make the most of your experience at Swinburne and life in Melbourne.
About Swinburne university scholarships 2025/2026
When you apply to start an eligible course for the first time in 2025 at Swinburne’s Hawthorn campus, you will automatically be considered for an international scholarship. Eligibility is based on your academic results from previous studies.
If your application is successful, you will receive a letter of offer. This letter will also indicate whether you have been awarded an international scholarship. Applicants who are not selected for a scholarship will not receive a separate notification.
Although there are several scholarships for international students at Swinburne campus, below are the list of some of the scholarship that are available for international students both for undergraduates and postgraduates studies.
Swinburne International Scholarship
This scholarship is a merit-based scholarship offered to international students commencing an undergraduate or postgraduate course at our Hawthorn campus for the first time in 2025.
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 honours degrees.
Excluded postgraduate courses
Master of Physiotherapy, Master of Dietetics and Master of Occupational Therapy.
George Swinburne International Excellence Scholarship
This scholarship will recognise a student’s high academic performance and is available to international students commencing an undergraduate or postgraduate course at our Hawthorn campus for the first time in 2025.
If eligible, you will receive 30 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 honours 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 at our Hawthorn campus for the first time in 2025. 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$5,000 – will be deducted from your tuition fees across the first three semesters of your undergraduate or postgraduate coursework course.
See also:
University of Queensland scholarship 2025-2026
Oxford university scholarships 2025/2026
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for an Swinburne university scholarships 2025/2026, you must:
- be an international student (citizens of Australia or New Zealand and permanent residents of Australia are not eligible)
- meet any course or scholarship-specific entry requirements
- not be in receipt of a Swinburne tuition fee scholarship or reduced fee arrangement at any one time (Swinburne will apply the most favourable arrangement to your enrolment)
- not be in receipt of another form of tuition fee scholarship or reduced fee arrangement from another organisation at the same time.
Scholarship parameters for Swinburne university scholarship 2025/2026
Although the scholarship is not totally free, it is wise to note that the scholarship applies to tuition fees only. It does not apply to any other fee, such as practicum training, Overseas Student Health Cover or other non-tuition fee costs.
Your letter of offer will include further details on the parameters and conditions for your scholarship.
Further criteria may apply to some scholarships, so endeavor to look up to the criterias before choosing the scholarship you wish to take, for further inquiries and information, please visit the Swinburne university scholarships website for more information about their scholarships particularly for international students:https://student-swinburne.studylink.com/index.cfm?event=security.showLogin&msg=eventsecured&fr=sp&en=default
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