SNXG Engineering Scholarships 2025

The SNXG (Swinburne Engineering Excellence Group) scholarships support high achieving students to excel in the field of engineering. These scholarship aim to provide a cohort of engineering students at various stages in their studies, with support and encouragement which can create opportunities to engage in peer-to-peer mentoring as well as learning from industry experts to help develop talent and minds of future engineers. 

There are three scholarships in total on offer in 2025, one for a second year undergraduate, one for a third year undergraduate and one student undertaking a Masters degree. 

The following single and double degree Engineering courses at Swinburne University:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) 
• Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Professional) 
• Master of Engineering 

To be eligible for a SNXG Engineering Scholarship applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, Australian Permanent Resident
   • International Student (Conditions apply)**
2. Meet the following enrolment criteria:
   • be a second year, third year or Masters student at Swinburne in Semester 1, 2025
   • enrolled full-time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
   • distinction average or higher from previous year of study
3. Provide an academic transcript of previous year of study. 
    
4. Provide a personal statement (Maximum 500 words) or short video outlining the following points:
   • your passion for engineering; and 
   • how the scholarship will assist you in achieving your career aspirations and contributing to a better world

(The video should be uploaded to cloud based storage and a link provided in an MS Word or PDF document. Please ensure the video can be downloaded by anyone and provide any passwords if necessary.)

       5. Written Reference: Once applications have closed and shortlisting has been completed, all shortlisted applicants will be contacted to provide a personal written reference. This reference should be submitted within 5 days of request and can be written by a teacher, community leader, or employer.

** International students with a Swinburne International Scholarship are not eligible to apply

The scholarship is valued as payment as follows (paid bi-annually):

• Second year student - $7,500
• Third year student - $7,500
• Masters student - $10,000

Opening in August 2024.

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