Indigenous VET Bursary

To provide a once off payment for Indigenous VET students who are experiencing financial hardship to assist with start-up costs.

For further information about Indigenous Student Services, please contact an Indigenous Student Adviser:
Email: indigenousstudents@swinburne.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 9214 8481

Any Vocational Education and Training course offered by Swinburne University of Technology

To be eligible for the Indigenous VET Bursary, applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • Australian citizen
   • Confirm they 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. 
2. Meet the following criteria:
   • be a commencing Swinburne student in 2023
   • enrolled in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
3. Have experienced financial and/or personal hardship that may have hindered access to education
    
4. Submit a personal statement (300 words) outlining:
   • the circumstances of your financial and/or personal hardship
   • how this scholarship will benefit your ability to complete your chosen VET course

This scholarship is valued at $1000 (one-off payment). There are 5 bursaries available to be awarded.

Please Note - It is the student’s responsibility to notify Centrelink / MyGov etc. to changes in students’ personal income that might affect payments including ABStudy etc’.

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