WJ & LM Sinclair Scholarship in Engineering

The WJ & LM Sinclair Scholarship in Engineering aims to support applicants who have the personal potential and commitment to study engineering, are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and/or can demonstrate financial disadvantage or multiple other educational barriers.

Applicants must be/have:

• Australian or New Zealand citizens, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
• A current school leaver with an ATAR (or equivalent) of 80 or above (including bonus points); or
• An Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicant, with an ATAR (or equivalent) of 69 or above or received an offer through the Jumbunna Admission Pathways Program;
• Commencing their first year of an undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering Science or Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Diploma in Industry Practice, or combined Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree at UTS;
• Apply through UAC for an Equity Scholarship and therein demonstrate financial hardship and/or other educational barriers;
• All candidates must apply using the UTS online scholarship application form to be eligible;
• All candidates must be available to attend an interview in person or online.

• Academic merit (ATAR) may be considered by the selection committee to distinguish between candidates.^[1] 
• Financial need and other equity circumstances as assessed by the UAC Equity Scholarship Application. Applicants who have experienced long-term educational barriers and/or financial hardship due to any of the following will be considered: 
• Regional or remote background
• Sole parent responsibilities
• Carer responsibilities
• Long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effect of abuse
• Indigenous Australian
• Refugee status
• As demonstrated in the scholarship application and interview:
  • Motivation to succeed in their undergraduate Engineering course
  • Initiative in extra-curricular and non-academic activities
• Applicants may be given preference who can demonstrate one or more of the following (in priority order):
• Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent;
• Financial Hardship and other education barriers;
• Financial Hardship;
• Be Female Identifying.

^[1] Academic Merit (ATAR) refers to an applicant’s rank minus bonus points

When applying through UAC for UTS Equity Scholarships, Family Tax Benefit will not be considered as demonstrative of financial hardship. Only applicants receiving a Centrelink means-tested income support payment, or demonstrating exceptional financial hardship with supporting evidence will be considered.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you will need to apply to Centrelink (or make a claim) for the Youth Allowance/Abstudy or other Centrelink benefit applicable to you. Your application may still be considered once you have provided evidence of a Centrelink (or other Commonwealth) means-tested income support payment (such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy).

Steps to complete a UAC Equity Scholarship application

1. Apply for a means-tested income support payment (such as Youth Allowance, Austudy, Abstudy) via Centrelink - click on `Register' online. Centrelink will provide you with your own Centrelink Reference Number (CRN)
2. Please apply for a UAC Equity Scholarship with your Centrelink Customer Reference Number (CRN). Apply at uac.edu.au/equity/
3. If your Centrelink claim wasn't approved at the time of applying you will need to update your UAC Equity Scholarship application at UAC once you receive confirmation that your benefit has been approved. Ask them to refresh your 2026-2027 UAC Equity Scholarship application;
4. You must submit or update your details on UAC website by the closing date.

UTS Scholarships
Email: scholarships@uts.edu.au

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