Medibank Next_Gen Scholarship 2024

Medibank work to create Better Health for Better Lives by providing the best health and wellbeing experience for people across Australia.

Through the Medibank Next_Gen Scholarships, Medibank will support International students who are innovative, driven, globally minded, and motivated by a desire to create change and solve real world problems. Scholarships are open to 2nd year International Students completing their undergraduate studies within the School of Health Sciences.

Any undergraduate degree within the School of Health Sciences offered by Swinburne University of Technology.

Pathway Students who have competed a Diploma of Nursing at Swinburne Uinvieristy and commencing in their 1st year, Bachelor of Nursing are welcome to apply. 

To be eligible for the MediBank Nex_Gen Scholarship, applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • be an International student who is not a recipient of a Swinburne International Scholarship. 
2. Meet the following enrolment criteria​​​​:
   • be a commencing second year student at Swinburne in Semester 2, 2024; or
   • A Swinburne Pathway Diploma of Nursing student who is commenting into 1st year of Bachelor degree
   • enrolled full-time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
   • studying on-campus
3. Provide evidence of educational disadvantage. Disadvantage(s) may include: 
   • financial difficulty or low-socio economic status
   • disability or on-going medical condition
   • personal hardship circumstances
4. Provide a personal statement of 500 words or less, or 2 minute video, outlining:
   • your passion and commitment to study
   • how this scholarship will help you achieve your educational goals
   • describe involvement with university life.
   • ​​​​​​Please upload your video to cloud based storage and provide a link in an MS Word or PDF document. The video must be accessible by anyone - provide any passwords if necessary.
5. Provide supporting evidence outlining any university and/or community participation, extra-curricular activities, service to the community, sporting participation and/or leadership experience.

These scholarships are valued at $10,000 for one year only, paid bi-annually. There are 9 available. 

The first scholarship payment will be paid in Semester 2, 2024, with the remainder paid Semester 1, 2025 (subject to achieving a credit average acoss all enrolled units in Semster 2, 2024). 

Student who apply must not be a recipient of a Swinburne International Scholarship. 

Applicants should complete an online application form and submit with all supporting documentation. 

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