Women in Engineering Leadership Scholarship
Scholarship focus
Key information
Benefit amount
30% (discount on tuition fees)
Eligible citizenship
Eligible student type
Eligible level of study
Study area
About the scholarship
This scholarship supports female international students pursuing eligible engineering or construction courses while fostering professional development and career readiness through mentorship activities.
To be eligible, you must identify as a woman (as per your passport) and be commencing your studies at our Hawthorn campus for the first time in 2027. You must also meet the generic eligibility criteria for our scholarships.
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
Applicants must:
- be an international student*
- identify as a woman (as per their passport).
*Australian citizens and permanent residents and New Zealand citizens are not eligible.
Applicants must:
- be enrolled in an eligible engineering or construction course
- be commencing studies at Swinburne's Hawthorn campus for the first time in 2027.
The eligible courses are:
- Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Master of Construction and Infrastructure Management
- Master of Engineering Science
- Master of Professional Engineering.
Units taken as part of Study Abroad and Exchange programs are not eligible.
Applications will be assessed based on the applicants' academic performance in their previous studies.
This scholarship is related to the following study areas:
- Built Environment and Architecture
- Engineering
Please note that this scholarship may only be available for particular courses within these study areas. Learn about the inclusions and exclusions.
No supporting documentation is required.
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
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.
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.
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“My scholarship is both a recognition of my achievements and an encouragement and incentive for my future studies.
I have been given a real opportunity to realise my ambitions and reach my full potential in my field of study.”
Lareina , Swinburne international student and scholarship recipient from China
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