MASTER OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES SCHOLARSHIP

At SAE, we're passionate about making a positive impact on the future of the creative industries and empowering individuals that are making bold moves — our Master of Creative Industries scholarship does just that.

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A man wearing a cap stands in front of a wall of animated stills - pictures stuck to the wall. The storyboard of a film. He is pressing the corner piece of tape on one piece of paper.

Man wearing cap and hoodie, back to camera, stands in front of wall covered with movie illustrations - storyboard/script. SAE MASTER OF CREATIVE INDUSTRIES POSTGRAD, MARK GAMBINO

Scholarship details

Our Master of Creative Industries scholarship provides full tuition for domestic postgraduate students, taking the financial pressure off so you can focus on what you do best — creating.

Course	Master of Creative Industries
Available at:	Online
Intake	May 2024
Value	Full Tuition Scholarship
Selection Criteria & Entry Requirements	View here
Terms & Conditions	View here
Applications Open	28th March 2024
Applications Close	29th April 2024

How to Apply

In your application, you will need to include:

A 250-word statement for “How will studying the SAE Master of Creative Industries help advance your career & achieve your creative goals?”
A link to your online work portfolio to support your application.

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Entry Requirements

Applicants must:

Be a commencing student enrolled full-time or part-time at the SAE in May 2024.
Applicants must meet MCI Entry Requirements
- Completion of a Bachelor degree OR;
- Successful completion of a Bachelor Degree from an unrelated field as well as demonstrated skills and expertise relevant to the course discipline.
Adhere to the Scholarship Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

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Video: Master of Creative Industries alumni: Mark Gambino

Why study a postgraduate qualification at SAE?

This unique course offers an online learning experience whilst fostering collaboration with like-minded creative peers across the SAE network.

You will expand your professional network with the opportunity to attend a range of extracurricular seminars and bespoke workshops.

Our experienced lecturers will help you explore and workshop your capstone project.

World class facilities You will get unlimited access to SAE's state-of-the-art facilities and equipment across Australia and the world.

Tailored for you We will guide you to select units that meet both your individual creative and professional aspirations and provide the appropriate foundation for your capstone project.

Collaborate with the best You will learn from industry thought-leaders, collaborate with creative peers and extend your network through our global reach.

Achieve your career leadership goals You will acquire the skills and know-how to attain and succeed in leadership positions within the creative media industry.

What you can study at SAE

SAE offers creative media education in Animation, Audio, Design, Film, Games, Music and more.
You can study a diploma, an associate degree, a bachelor's degree or apply for postgraduate study.
You do not need an ATAR and could even apply with relevant industry experience. Check out our course guide for more info.

Animation Animation courses that will render the career you want.

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

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

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

Man operating camera with green screen in background

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

Two students playing video games. Left person has arms up

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

Music Music courses that will get your music career on track.

Animation Animation courses that will render the career you want.

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

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

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

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

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

Music Music courses that will get your music career on track.

What graduates say about SAE

Woman in a colourful room smiles to camera. She has long hair and is wearing a beanie.

"I chose to do the Masters of Creative Industries with SAE because I wanted to really dive deeper in filmmaking and my creative practice. It’s been a fantastic decision and I love the flexibility to be remote whilst being surrounded by like-minded people from all walks of the creative world."

Angie Davis

Masters of Creative Industries student

Man wearing a black hat and black hoodie

“I always had the dream of working for a large studio like ILM, Pixar or Dreamworks, so to actually be a part of these huge projects now is amazing."

Enrico Leasa

SAE Alumni | Current Job: Layout artist at Industrial Light & Magic

"Being able to finish my degree and start my career at the age of 19 was a huge plus for me, as it meant I got four years in the industry before I started my business."

Eliza Allard

SAE Alumni | Current Job: Director/Founder, The Content Lab

Portrait image of man wearing optical glasses smiling and looking off into the distance. SAE graduate Aldo Arechar

"Getting to meet other creatives [at SAE] who had other passions was very satisfying, as we were then able to collaborate on music and other projects."

Aldo Arechar

SAE Alumni | Current Job: Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions company in LA

SAE Student work

Digital design of godlike character, holding a guitar. Guitar Gods student work at SAE

GUITAR GODS Student Collaboration

Animation

GUITAR GODS

Student(s) Involved

Danial Shafi'i, Darrian Warner

Campus Perth

Year Produced 2019

Overview

Guitar Gods is a 2D animated short created in Trimester 6 (final) of the Bachelor of Animation.

The work represents the cross-collaboration between an SAE animation student, Danial Shafi’i, and an SAE audio student, Darrian Warner. It perfectly encapsulates the collaborative nature of creating at SAE – a fusion of music and visual animation/effects.

Group of people of skateboards rolling down a hill into the sunset

CONCRETE DENIZENS Student Collaboration

Film

CONCRETE DENIZENS

Student(s) Involved

Jessica Sherlock, Lindsay Sultana, Matthew Johnson, Kyle Wheeler

Campus Brisbane

Year Produced 2022

Overview

Student work

SAE film student, Jessica Sherlock conceived, filmed, and produced a documentary, Concrete Denizens, which highlighted the inclusive skate culture in Brisbane. Jess worked with other film and audio students to bring the project to life.

Jessica Sherlock, Lindsay Sultana, Matthew Johnson, Kyle Wheeler are SAE film students who collaborated and worked on this project as part of the Film Studio 4 (Production) unit in Trimester 5 of the Bachelor of Film degree.

Still from Unreal game developed by SAE students

VIOLET HUBRIS Student Collaboration

Games

VIOLET HUBRIS

Student(s) Involved

Nora Lück-Jennings, Jackson Symss, Josh Ayala, Wilma Signal, Cameron Griffith, Siyao Song, Elyssa La, Russell Toffoli, Mohit Rao, Josie Sippel, George Takis, Angus Martin

Campus Melbourne

Year Produced 2022

Overview

Violet Hubris is a cosmic action-horror game exploring humanity’s thirst for knowledge, power, and belonging in a harsh universe. Created by SAE Melbourne students – this project features work from cross-disciplines, meaning students in different courses collaborated to bring the project to life.

We love the motion, fantasy, colour and drama of this one. Games, Animation, Audio and Design students collaborated on this project.

Play the game on itch.io now

Credits:
Nora Lück-Jennings – Game Design
Jackson Symss – Game Design
Josh Ayala – Game Design
Wilma Signal – Game Design
Cameron Griffith – Animation
Siyao Song – Animation
Elyssa La – Animation
Russell Toffoli – Audio
Mohit Rao – Audio
Josie Sippel – Voice Acting
George Takis – Graphic Design
Angus Martin – Graphic Design

Design and artwork from SAE student animated short, Kukunochi

KUKUNOCHI Student Collaboration

Animation

Animated character from Kukunochi - an SAE student animated short

3D model & character design from Kukunochi - an SAE student animated short

Animation

KUKUNOCHI

Student(s) Involved

Mia Dator, Naomi Hermans, Quan Tran, James Goodchild, Alex Ireland, Jake Mendoza, Jasbir Singh, Abbey Janssen, Nanda W., Daniel Villa, Dylan Marinko, Michael Gould-Brown, Conor Atkinson, Monica Petra Christina, Charles Warner, Audrey Daniella, Samuel Bourke, Qaliesha Trivino

Campus Perth

Year Produced 2022

Overview

Kukunochi is a sophisticated and cross collaborative short film involving students from Animation, Film, Design and Audio courses at SAE.

The Kukunochi film is the final capstone project for many of the students completing bachelor degrees at SAE Perth.

Synopsis: The story presents an arrogant girl, Katsumi, who learns a thing or two from Yamato, who embodies kindness and humility. Their unbalanced relationship is encapsulated through their sparring as they practice Kendo. Katsumi’s arrogance beats down on Yamato again and again. However, even when beaten repeatedly, Yamato’s determination never fazes.

They emotionally evolve after having experienced a confrontation with an angered spirit called the Kukunochi, where Katsumi learns the true meaning of humility.

Directed By
MIA DATOR
NAOMI HERMANS

Character Animator | MIA DATOR
Lead Character Artist | NAOMI HERMANS
Character Artist | QUAN TRAN
Rigging | JAMES GOODCHILD

Cinematographer | DANIEL VILLA
Editor & Colourist | DYLAN MARINKO
Writer | MICHAEL GOULD-BROWN

Music Producer | CONOR ATKINSON
Audio Management | MONICA PETRA CHRISTINA
Mix Engineer | CHARLES WARNER
Voice Actor | AUDREY DANIELLA

Lead Branding and Marketing | SAMUEL BOURKE
Marketing | QALIESHA TRIVINO

Special thanks to our mentors

TIM KITEVSKI
DAVEY GOH
STEVE TEUNE
KALEB TRELOAR

3D Red skulls on blue, fuzzy balls. MitchID by Mitchell Viney

MitchID MITCHELL VINEY

Design

MitchID

Student(s) Involved

MITCHELL VINEY

Campus Byron Bay

Year Produced 2016

Overview

MitchID is the work of Mitchell Viney and served as his personal branding identity which he used for his professional portfolio and online presence. The project aims to highlight his 3D illustration, branding and graphic design skills.

Industry professional programs such as the Adobe Suite were integrated with 3D software such as Maxon Cinema 4D. Mitch experimented with colour, tone and texture to create these 3D illustrations exploring themes such as organic / nature VS structural/man-made.

You can view more of Mitch’s work at: https://www.behance.net/gallery/45778903/Mitch-ID

Whilst still studying Mitch has secured work from organisations such as Bond & Coyne Studio, London and A & R Healthcare.

NESS MARI Vanessa Mari

Music

Ness Mari performs 'Wildfire'

Music

NESS MARI

Student(s) Involved

Vanessa Mari

Campus Melbourne

Year Produced 2021

Overview

SAE student, Ness Mari, recorded a live stream for her performance in Music Studio 3, a unit of the Bachelor of Songwriting and Music Production course.

We think Ness is such a talent and we just can’t stop watching this one.

Song: Wildfire
SAE Melbourne student
Vanessa Mari