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EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP

SAE's Excellence in Technology Scholarship is designed to support full-time domestic students commencing in either the Bachelor of Computer Science or Bachelor of VFX and Virtual Production. The scholarship covers half the tuition costs of successful applicants.

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS

Study Areas Computer Science, VFX and Virtual Production
Available at Sydney (Computer Science), Online
Student Type Domestic
Study Level Undergraduate
Intake February 2026
Value Half tuition scholarship
Selection Criteria & Entry Requirements View here
Applications Close 30 January 2026

Entry Requirements

  • Applicants must meet SAE’s Entry Requirements
  • Applicants must be new commencing students who have not previously studied with SAE and enrolled into a bachelor’s degree
  • Applicants must be 17 years of age turning 18 the first year of study or older
  • Applicants must have an offer to study at SAE OR have SAE University College placed as a preference in a relevant Tertiary Admissions Centre (TAC) to be considered for a Scholarship
  • Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents
  • Applicants must agree to SAE’s Scholarship Policy
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Selection Criteria

In your application, you will need to include: 

  •  A 250-word statement for “What drives your passion for the creative and tech and how will studying at SAE help you achieve your career goals?”
  • A link to your online work portfolio to support your application

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Unfortunately, this scholarship is not available for international students. For international scholarship opportunities, head to our International Scholarship page.

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PLEASE NOTE: The link must be an open folder on Google Drive or Dropbox, not a link to a personal computer location or 'General" drive location as SAE will not be able to access it.
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The link must be an open folder on Google Drive or Dropbox, not a link to a personal computer location or 'General' drive location as SAE will not be able to access it.
All links must be set to open access. Applications without portfolio links or with links that are not accessible will be deemed ineligible.
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WHAT CAN YOU STUDY WITH THE EXCELLENCE IN TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP

The Excellence in Technology Scholarship offers courses in Computer Science and VFX & Virtual Production.

Animation

Animation courses that will render the career you want.
Animation
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Audio

Audio courses that will give your audio career some serious noise.
Audio

Creative Industries

Multidisciplinary courses that'll allow you to be creative with your career.
Creative Industries

Design

Design courses that have the path to your design career laid out.
Design

Film

Film courses that have everything from concept to the final cut.
Film
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Games

Games courses to get your career ahead of the game.
Games

Music

Music courses that will get your music career on track.
Music
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The excellence in creative media scholarship applications are now open