Avanade Women in STEM Scholarship 2026

The Avanade Women in STEM scholarship was established to support a female, second year student enrolled full time in an eligible undergraduate STEM course at Swinburne. The recipient will also be provided with opportunities to develop professional skills to support their chosen career through mentoring and other meaningful engagement opportunities offered by Avanade Australia.

Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions and design-led experiences on the Microsoft ecosystem. Avanade has 50,000 professionals in 26 countries - bringing bold, fresh thinking combined with technology, business, and industry expertise to make a genuine human impact for its clients and the local communities it operates in.

Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation. Learn more at www.avanade.com, or follow Avanade on LinkedIn, Instagram (@avanadeinc) and YouTube.

This scholarship is valued at up to $11,250  with $5,625 paid annually for up to two years.

The following undergraduate STEM courses offered by Swinburne University of Technology:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Professional) 
• Bachelor of Science 
• Bachelor of Science (Honours) 
• Bachelor of Science (Professional) 
• Bachelor of Computer Science 
• Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) 
• Bachelor of Computer Science (Professional) 
• Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology 
• Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (Professional) 

To be eligible for the Avanade Women in STEM Scholarship, applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • Female student
   • Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident
2. Meet the following enrolment criteria​​​​:
   • be a second year continuing Swinburne student in Semester 1, 2026
   • enrolled full-time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
   • studying on-campus

3. 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

4. Provide a resume or curriculum vitae (CV)
    
5. Submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining the following points:
   • interest in your chosen course
   • career ambitions
   • how this scholarship would assist you to achieve your goals

The scholarship is valued at $5,625 per year, paid bi-annually, for a maximum of 2 years. 

Applicants should complete an online application form and submit with all supporting documentation by 15 March 2026.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. For assistance when completing your application, please view the Scholarship Application Help Guide.

Fees and Scholarships Team, Student Administration.
scholarship@swin.edu.au