Key information

Benefit amount

30% (discount on tuition fees)

Eligible citizenship

International resident

Eligible student type

School leaver, Non-school leaver

Eligible level of study

Undergraduate, Postgraduate

Study area

Aviation, Built Environment and Architecture
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About the scholarship

Summary

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 2027.

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.

Value
Discount on tuition fees for the duration of the course
30% off

What's included

If eligible, you will receive 30 per cent off your tuition fees for the standard course duration calculated from the start date to the end date as stated in your letter of offer.

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.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

Applicants must be an international student. Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens are not eligible.

Enrolment criteria

Applicants must:

  • be enrolled in an eligible undergraduate or postgraduate course (please note excluded courses)
  • be commencing studies at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus for the first time in 2027.


Excluded undergraduate courses:

  • Bachelor of Aviation and Piloting (including the double degrees)
  • Study Abroad and Exchange programs


Excluded postgraduate courses: 

  • Master of Physiotherapy
  • Master of Occupational Therapy
  • master degrees by research
  • doctorate degrees
  • Study Abroad and Exchange programs
Selection criteria

Applications will be assessed based on the applicants' academic performance in their previous studies.

Study areas

This scholarship is related to the following study areas:

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

Please note that this scholarship may only be available for particular courses within these study areas. Learn about the inclusions and exclusions.

Supporting documentation

No supporting documentation is required.

Conditions

You must:

  • meet any course or scholarship-specific entry requirements, the terms and conditions of the scholarship and the conditions outlined in your letter of offer
  • not be in receipt of another tuition fee scholarship or reduced fee arrangement from Swinburne at any time*
  • not be in receipt of another tuition fee scholarship or reduced fee arrangement from another organisation at the same time.

*Swinburne will apply the most favourable scholarship or arrangement.

How to apply

Opening date
Sunday 6 September 2026
Closing date
Friday 31 December 2027

Please note that the allocation of this scholarship is subject to a quota. We recommend early applications as the scholarship may no longer be available once the quota is exhausted.

Complete application

No extra application is required for this scholarship

When you apply to commence an intake in an eligible course for the first time at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus, we automatically consider you for the available international scholarships 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. Visit our how to apply page for course application details.

  • International student Thao (Bachelor of Computer Science)

    “I accepted the International Excellence Undergraduate Scholarship. The scholarship has helped me financially, so that I can focus more in my studies.”

    Thao , Swinburne international student and scholarship recipient from Vietnam

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