Indigenous Start-Up Bursary

The Indigenous Start-Up Bursaries are sponsored by Position Promo, an independent, Aboriginal-owned and operated company. The aim of the Indigenous Start-Up Bursaries is to support Indigenous students at Swinburne to commence their education with success.

The one-off bursary payment supports Indigenous students to purchase initial resources such as; IT equipment, textbooks, journals, stationary or public transport passes, to ensure students have everything they need to reach their full potential.

Any undergraduate course offered by Swinburne University of Technology

To be eligible for the Swinburne Indigenous Bursaries, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Australian citizen
• Confirm you are of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage by submitting a Confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Heritage certificate (COA) with their scholarship application or a certified Statutory Declaration (Stat Dec) declaring that the individual applying for the scholarship is of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, and/or is accepted as such by the community in which you live, or formerly lived.
• Be a commencing (2024) Swinburne student enrolled in an eligible undergraduate course
• Submit a personal statement (500 words) outlining how this bursary will benefit you

The Indigenous Start-Up Bursary is valued at $1000 (One-off payment).

Applications are currently closed.

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