Swinburne Welcome Scholarship 2027

Swinburne University of Technology is offering the Welcome Scholarship to support students experiencing financial hardship who wish to commence eligible undergraduate or vocational education programmes in 2027.

The scholarship is designed to help people in Australia holding specific temporary protection and humanitarian-related visas access higher education.

 

Table of Content

• Summary
• Benefits
• Requirements
• Application Documents
• Application Deadline
• How To Apply

Summary

• Application DeadlineNovember 30, 2026
• Study LevelUndergraduate
• SponsorSwinburne University of Technology
• City to studyVictoria
• School to studySwinburne University of Technology
• Course to study
• Eligible CountryAll Countries

Benefits

• Full tuition fee waiver.

• Additional annual benefit of up to AUD $7,500, paid twice yearly.

Requirements

Applicants must hold one of the following:

• Bridging Visa ‘E’ (BVE’s) (subclass V050),
• Temporary Protection Visas (TPV) (subclass V785)
• Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEV) (subclass V790)
• Temporary Humanitarian Concern (V786)
• Bridging Visa A (BVA's) (subclass V010) (who have also applied for permanent protection) 

Enrolment criteria

• Applicants must be:
  • a commencing first year Swinburne student in 2027
  • enrolled full-time in a Swinburne undergraduate or a select vocational education course (UniLink Diploma program, Diploma, or Advanced Diploma). Please note the following exclusions:
    • Bachelor of Aviation
    • Professional degree programs
    • Swinburne Online courses.

Selection criteria

• Applications will be assessed based on:
  • community involvement
  • financial hardship

This scholarship is related to the following study areas:

• Built Environment and Architecture
• Business
• Design
• Education
• Engineering
• Film and Television
• Health
• Law
• Nursing
• Psychology
• Science
• Trades and Apprenticeships
• Games and Animation
• Media and Communication
• Information Technology
• Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Application Documents

1. Personal statement

Submit a personal statement of up to 300 words addressing:

• your involvement in the community*
• 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.

2. Financial hardship

Evidence for financial hardship can include:

• 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.

3. Written reference

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 the 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.

Application Deadline

November 30, 2026

How To Apply

• Applications are made via the Application Portal.

For more information, kindly visit the Swinburne webpage.