Federation Pathways Scholarship

Eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants must be:

• An international student (not a study abroad, exchange or online student)
• Enrolling as a commencing student in 2026
• Eligible to study in Australia with a valid visa
• Enrolling in an eligible pathway course.

Additional eligibility criteria

• Must be enrolling in an eligible pathway course.
• Must not be a study abroad, exchange or online student.

Eligible pathway courses

• Higher education diploma

Conditions

• Applicants must be enrolled in a Federation University pathway course.
• The scholarship will be calculated on the full tuition fee for each unit and the number of enrolled units during each semester.
• The scholarship covers 10% of the tuition fees and is applied to pathway courses only.
• Students may be assessed for a Merit Scholarship when they progress into a bachelor course, subject to meeting the eligibility criteria for this scholarship.
• If an awardee is approved for compassionate or compelling leave from studies for a semester, the scholarship will be reinstated on their return to study.
• The scholarship is non-refundable and may not be transferred to a cash amount.
• If an awardee withdraws from the course, they will forfeit the scholarship.
• The scholarship cannot be deferred for commencement in a future calendar year.
• Federation University reserves the right to assess and determine the equivalency and validity of all academic results and GPA calculations in accordance with its own grading and admissions framework.