Rosemary Simpson Scholarship 2025

The Rosemary Simpson Scholarship has been established by the Jolimont Foundation to assist Swinburne students from rural and regional areas to undertake and complete an undergraduate degree. The aim is to support and enable them to achieve their full potential by reducing the need to work outside of study.

The Foundation is offering up to two scholarships in 2025 to students in either first or second year. The value of each scholarship is $10,000 per year for up to 5 years.

Any on-campus undergraduate degree at Swinburne University of Technology.

To be eligible for the Rosemary Simpson Scholarship, applicants must:

1. Meet the following criteria:
   • Australian citizen
2. Meet the following enrolment criteria:
   • be a commencing 1st year or continuing 2nd year Swinburne student in Semester 1, 2025
   • enrolled full time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
   • preference will be given to Year 12 school leavers
3. Demonstrate that you have relocated from a rural and regional area in order to study at Swinburne
   • Refer to Rural and Regional Calculator to determine your geographic classification.
4. Submit a personal statement (500 words) or short video (no more than 2 minutes) addressing the following:
   • leadership qualities and/or community participation
      
   • Please upload your video to cloud based storage and provide a link in an MS Word or PDF document. The video must be downloadable by anyone - provide any passwords if necessary.
5. Demonstrated personal or financial hardship.
    
6. 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.

The scholarships are valued at $10,000 per year for the normal duration of the degree for up to a maximum of five years. Funds will be paid bi-annually each year.

Up to two scholarships may be offered in 2025.

Applicants must complete an online application form and submit with all supporting documentation by 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