Ford Blue Oval Scholarship 2025

Ford Australia is investing in local talent to promote excellence, innovation and diversity within the community. Ford Australia's involvement with STEM encourages people to cultivate an interest in the STEM fields, keeping them engaged throughout the education process, from early years to senior high school and university.

The Ford Fund has made available two $7,500 scholarships for Swinburne University students.

As Ford focuses on developing smart vehicles for a smart world, we know that Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education will be critical for our business and critical for the workforce of tomorrow. As part of Ford’s ongoing commitment to STEM education, Ford awards the Blue Oval Scholarship to Swinburne University students with a passion for a field of STEM and innovation.

The Scholarship aims to support next generation talent to take advantage of educational opportunities and explore career pathways as they commence their tertiary education journey, particularly those that have taken a big step living away from their families.

Any single or double Bachelor degree within one of the following Swinburne University Schools:

• School of Engineering
• School of Science, Computer and Engineering Technologies

Or the following UniLink pathway course:

• Diploma of Engineering (UniLink)

To be eligible for the Ford Blue Oval Scholarship, applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or Australian Permanent Resident with Humanitarian Visa
2. Meet the following enrolment criteria:
   • be a first year commencing student in Semester 1, 2025
   • be enrolled full-time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
   • studying on-campus
3. Submit a personal statement (500 words) or short video (no more than 2 minutes) addressing the following:
   • a passion for your chosen field of study
   • long term plans in your chosen field of study
      
   • If you are submitting a video, please upload your video to cloud based storage and provide the link in a MS Word or PDF document. The video must be downloadable by anyone - provide any passwords if necessary.
4. Preference will be given to those who:
   • Provide evidence of extra-curricular service to the community, sporting participation or leadership qualities with documents such as a:
     • Reference letter
     • Certificate of participation, or
     • CV
   • Relocate from an Australian rural, regional or remote area

The scholarship is valued at $7,500 for one year only, paid bi-annually.

There are 2 scholarships available.

Applicants should complete an online application form and submit with all supporting documentation. Applications close 16 March 2025. 

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