Faculty Women in Engineering and Information Technology Scholarship

The Faculty Women in Engineering and IT Scholarship has been established by UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology with the goal of increasing the participation of women in Engineering and IT as a non-traditional area of study. The Scholarship will provide financial assistance for the duration of their chosen Engineering or IT degree.

Applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Identify as a woman;
• Be an Australian citizen, or New Zealand citizen or the holder of an Australian Permanent Resident visa or a Permanent Humanitarian visa; 
• Current school leavers; or gap year students who graduated in the previous year where no tertiary study was undertaken in the gap year; and
• Have received an offer through UAC for a UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology undergraduate degree[1]; and
• Intended full-time enrolment in a UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology undergraduate degree; and
• Academic excellence in the final year of high school (ATAR of 85.0 or above, excluding bonus points).

 [1] Students undertaking the Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) are not eligible.

• Ranked in ATAR order, excluding bonus points.
• First UAC preference to a UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) undergraduate degree at the time of selection will be highly regarded.
• Candidates who have applied using the optional UTS online Elite School Leaver Scholarships Application form will be highly regarded. As demonstrated in the Scholarship application. 
  • Motivation to succeed in the chosen FEIT degree program, 
  • Demonstrated initiative in personal and professional life,
  • Motivation to support and represent women in engineering and IT.  

Students who complete an application, will be considered for all UTS Elite School Leaver scholarships, as listed here (subject to meeting the eligibility criteria):

University-wide:

• Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
• Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarship

Business:

• Business Dean's Merit Scholarship

Engineering and Information Technology:

• Engineering and Information Technology Dean's Scholarship 
• Faculty Women in Engineering and Information Technology Scholarship
• Engineering and Information Technology Dean’s Equity Scholarship

Law:

• Law Dean's Scholarship

Health:

• Health Dean's Scholarship

Science:

• Science Dean's Scholarship
• Science Dean's Scholarship for Women
• UTS Science High Achiever's Scholarship

These scholarships are awarded automatically following the release of ATAR results in December, although you must be enrolling as a domestic student and have a University of Technology Sydney course preference on your UAC application to be eligible. The application form is optional and can be completed online at the Elite School Leaver Scholarship Application Form.

UTS Scholarships

Email: scholarships@uts.edu.au