Apollo Fund - First in Family Scholarship for Business 2027

The Apollo Fund – First in Family Scholarship for Business is dedicated to empowering the next generation of trailblazers in business.

It supports a first year business student who will be the first in their family to attend university and has overcome educational disadvantage to pursue their dreams.

This scholarship is a proud part of the Accounting Futures Fund, which seeks to ignite passion and purpose in business, accounting and related fields at Swinburne University of Technology, helping to shape bold, future-ready leaders who will make a lasting impact.

• an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or Australian permanent resident with humanitarian visa
• the first in family to attend university
• a VTAC applicant (school leaver) with equity schemes (SEAS) categories

Applicants must be:

• a commencing first year Swinburne student in Semester 1, 2027
• enrolled full-time in a single or double degree undergraduate Business course offered by the School of Business, Law and Entrepreneurship
• on campus.

Preference will be given to students intending to major in Accounting.

Applications will be assessed based on educational disadvantage and community involvement.

This scholarship is related to the following study areas:

Personal statement

Submit a personal statement of up to 800 words addressing:

• an interest for a career in Business/Accounting
• your career aspirations
• why you feel you should be awarded the scholarship and how it will help you to overcome disadvantage.
• if you come from a rural or regional area, please include details.

ATAR certificate

Provide your ATAR certificate as evidence.

Note: For current Year 12 students, you don’t need to wait until you have received your ATAR to apply. Once you have received your ATAR, please send through a copy of your ATAR certificate to scholarship@swinburne.edu.au to complete your application.

Educational disadvantage

Provide evidence of educational disadvantage, which may fall under the categories listed below. To assist you, we’ve included a link to the VTAC website for further guidance on preparing your evidence: 

• personal information and location
• financial hardship
• living with a disability or medical condition
• difficult family and life circumstances.

Community participation

Provide evidence of any community participation such as extra-curricular service to the community, sporting participation and leadership qualities. Supporting documents can include, but are not limited to:

• reference letter
• certificate of participation.

Written references

Provide two written references from a teacher, community leader, or employer. Note: referees cannot be a family member or friend.

All scholarships offered by Swinburne are governed by a set of conditions. Please visit our scholarship conditions page for further information.
 

Submit the online application form with all supporting documentation by the closing date.