Early Bird Bursary
- Location
- Ballarat, Berwick, Gippsland, Melbourne City
- Value
- $3,000
- Open date
- 25/08/2025
- Close date
- 18/09/2026
- Study sector
- Higher education
- Study level
- Bachelor, Postgraduate
- Student type
- International
- Student status
- New / commencing
- Additional eligibility criteria
- Must not be a study abroad, exchange or online student
- Must apply and accept offer to study before the cut-off date
How do I apply for this scholarship?
You don't have to apply. The International Admissions team will automatically assess you for this scholarship when you receive an offer to study at Federation.
Scholarship details
Accept an offer from Federation and pay the deposit as listed on your offer by the given date to receive a one-off bursary in your second year of study.
Terms and conditions
Semester 1 2026 intake
Offshore: 5 December 2025
Onshore: 9 January 2026
Semester 2 2026 intake
Offshore: 24 April 2026
Onshore: 22 May 2026
Summer Semester 2026 intake
Offshore: 21 August 2026
Onshore: 18 September 2026
To be eligible for the bursary, applicants must:
- be a fee-paying international student (not a study abroad, exchange or online student)
- be enrolling as a commencing student in an eligible intake period
- be eligible to study in Australia with a valid visa
- meet the additional terms and conditions as set out below.
- Applicants must be enrolled in a Federation University Australia undergraduate or postgraduate coursework degree.
- Applicants are required to have accepted their offer letter for commencement and paid fees due as outlined in the International Student Offer and Acceptance Agreement by the applicable cut-off date for that intake as outlined above.
- The bursary will be paid as a tuition fee discount and will be applied in the third semester of study.
- The bursary is non-refundable and may not be transferred to a cash amount.
- If an awardee withdraws from the course, they will forfeit the bursary.
- The bursary cannot be deferred for commencement in a future calendar year.
This bursary is awarded as a tuition fee discount in your third semester of study.
The University regards any decision in relation to these bursaries as final and will not entertain any appeal.