Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathways

The Australian Government is investing $128.5 million to support 4,001 commencing Commonwealth supported places (CSPs) over 2024 to 2027.

Growing a qualified and experienced STEM workforce to support Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine enterprise is a national priority.  The scale of work required to support the enterprise will be unlike any previous shipbuilding program in Australian history and will deliver career and job opportunities for generations.

These additional places will develop a pipeline of highly-skilled STEM graduates who will strengthen Australia’s sovereign capabilities.

In Victoria, the following two universities were allocated places in relevant STEM areas for 2024:

Students are encouraged to browse Nuclear-Powered Submarine Student Pathways to find out more about this initiative, all the tertiary institutions that have been allocated places, and read through the FAQ’s too.   Note: The University of Melbourne very recently introduced its Science (Nuclear-Powered Submarine Student Pathways) course through VTAC.  The Bachelor of Science (Nuclear-Powered Submarine Student Pathways) provides the opportunity for students to undertake studies that meet the future Science workforce needs of the Australian Submarine Agency.  Students who graduate from the Bachelor of Science (Nuclear-Powered Submarine Student Pathways) may choose to enrol in the Masters of Science in Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, Data Science or Physics. Students are encouraged to browse Bachelor of Science. The Australian Government is also offering STEM cadetships to eligible participants, comprising 60 paid work placement days (approx. $12,000 per annum), reimbursement for books and resources up to $1,000, a $3,000 bursary, mentorships and career opportunities in Defence.  Eligibility to apply requires applicants to:

• be an Australian citizen
• be enrolled in a relevant STEM degree
• have already completed at least 12 months of the degree at the time of the application

must still have at least 12 months of the course to complete at the time of the cadetship program commencement.