Internet data package grants

The Internet data package grant is being provided to eligible on-campus local and international students whose studies have been impacted by the move to online study in response to COVID-19. 

The Internet data package grant consists of a new data SIM and 50GB shared data per month for the next 6 months.

Available to: 

• Higher Education postgraduate degree,
• undergraduate degree,
• associate degree, or Unilink students
• Vocational Education (VE) students studying any on-campus Government-subsidised VE course at Swinburne.

This is available only to students studying on-campus, and students must be currently enrolled in units that would have been delivered on-campus in the current teaching period.

To be eligible, you must meet all the following criteria:

Domestic students (Australian citizen, permanent resident, permanent humanitarian visa holder, New Zealand citizen)

• On-campus student 
• Enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, associate degree or UniLink level course, or Government subsidised Vocational Education course at Swinburne;
• Enrolled full-time, and actively studying in the current semester;
• From a low socio-economic background (e.g. you or your parents are in receipt of or eligible for Centrelink payments);
• Your studies have been impacted adversely by the COVID-19 pandemic.

International students (Bridging Visa E V050 holder, Temporary Protection Visa V785 holder, Safe Haven Enterprise Visa V790 holder, International Student Onshore Visa Sub Class 500 holder);

• on-campus student 
• enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree or Vocational Education VE course at Swinburne University;
• enrolled full-time, and actively studying in the current semester;
• your studies have been impacted adversely by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Note: Exceptional circumstances for part-time students will be considered.

Please note: these data packages are supplied by Telstra in the form of a SIM card with 50 GB of data available per month for the next 6 months and is for the specific purpose of supporting you with your studies.

If you are with a different internet service provider, you will be responsible for any disconnection and re-connection costs. 

These grants are funded by the Australian Government’s Higher Education Participation and Partnership Program and funds from Swinburne University.

A limited number of grants are available, each worth approximately $240.

The internet data packages are closed.

Student Equity
studentequitygrants@swin.edu.au