Scholarships

Admission Scholarships

A wide variety of Scholarships are available to both new and current students within the Faculty of Engineering.  These Scholarships are allocated on merit and though performance at interview, with individual circumstances and personal attributes also taken into account.

A scholarship provides many benefits. It allows students to focus on their studies and to participate in university life, by relieving the pressure for paid work.

The Faculty of Engineering has a strong relationship with Industry partners allowing for a wide variety of scholarships, including a number that provide invaluable industry training opportunities.

There is also a range of UNSW scholarships to consider, including  the UNSW Co-op Program.

Available Engineering Scholarships for future undergraduate students include:

For a full list of scholarships offered at UNSW, with details of their value, tenure, eligibility, conditions, application procedures and closing dates go to: www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au

Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarships

  • $10,500 per annum
  • Up to four years, subject to satisfactory progress

GENERAL CONDITIONS

A number of scholarships are available to encourage and assist students from rural and isolated areas to undertake full-time undergraduate programs in the Faculty of Engineering. The scholarships share the same general conditions:

  • the applicant's family must have lived in a rural or isolated area for at least four years of the applicant's high school studies
  • the applicant should have attended secondary school in a rural or isolated area for at least four years
  • the applicant must be completing the New South Wales HSC (or equivalent) in the year of the application, or have undertaken a one or two year gap year (but must not have commenced tertiary study) 

Scholarship applicants are assessed on the basis of interview performance, academic merit and personal qualities (for example, extra-curricular activities, evidence of leadership skills and potential to contribute to the wider life of the University). Economic circumstances which may make the transition to UNSW difficult may also be considered.

2013 FACULTY OF ENGINEERING RURAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

The 2013 Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarships Program includes:

Scholarships Related Program Website
The Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarships For most programs in the Faculty of Engineering  
Arthur Bishop Rural Scholarship Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) Rural Scholarships (Central Queensland rural residents preferred) Mining Engineering www.bmacoal.com
Leighton Holdings Limited Rural Scholarship Civil or Environmental Engineering  
Luciano Ferracin Memorial Rural Engineering Scholarship  For most programs in the Faculty of Engineering  
Mitsubishi Rural Scholarship in Mining Engineering Mining Engineering  
Northparkes Mines Rural Undergraduate Scholarship Mining Engineering  
Parsons Brinckerhoff Civil Engineering Rural Scholarship Civil Engineering  
Stan Hall Rural Scholarship Civil Engineering. New South Wales rural residents only  

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for all scholarships listed above are via one application form . You will be considered for those scholarships relevant to your engineering interest area (you may nominate up to four areas).

Application period: July 2012 - 30 September 2012
interviews to be held 21  to 22 November 2012

ON-CAMPUS ACCOMMODATION FOR ENGINEERING RURAL SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM

As part of the Engineering Rural Scholarships Program several on-campus student residential colleges set aside some of their first year places for successful Engineering Rural Scholarship applicants. If you wish to be considered for these places you must apply direct to each college of your choice by their closing date clearly indicating that you are applying for the Engineering Rural Scholarship Program.

UNSW Co-op Scholarships

  • $16,750 per annum
  • For the duration of the program

UNSW Co-op Scholarships provide industry training and professional development and are available for a number of programs in Engineering.
For more information go to www.co-op.unsw.edu.au

NICTA-UNSW Undergraduate Research Scholarships

For high achieving students interested in engineering, mathematics and computer science, this new scholarship program offers opportunities to pursue exciting and challenging research during bachelor degree studies. The program is possibly the first of its kind in Australia. If you have a passion for solving problems, a desire to work right at the cutting edge of technology development, and an excellent academic record, applying to this scholarship program is a must. 

http://www.nicta.com.au/education/scholarships/undergraduate_scholarships 

The Faculty of Engineering Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholarship

  • $9,500 per annum
  • Next offered in 2013

The Scholarship was established to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to undertake undergraduate study in the Faculty of Engineering. Applicants must have completed the HSC (or equivalent) in the year prior to the year of the award and be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent.

Selection is based on academic merit, the reasons for undertaking the proposed program and potential to contribute to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. Consideration will also be given to any social and/or economic circumstances which might otherwise hinder successful transition to UNSW.

A new award is only offered when the current recipient has ceased to receive benefits.  

ABC Indigenous Engineering Scholarship 

This scholarship is to encourage Indigenous Australians to undertake full-time undergraduate study in a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering/Combined Electrical Engineering programs in the School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, UNSW.

http://www.eet.unsw.edu.au/Scholarship/ABCIndigenousEngineering

Women in engineering opportunities

Traditionally, women have been under-represented in the engineering arena. To redress the balance and attract high-achieving women to the Faculty of Engineering, the following scholarships are available to female applicants:

Where can I find more information about UNSW scholarships?

UNSW Scholarships can assist high school leavers, current undergraduate students and post graduate coursework students looking for scholarship opportunities.
For a full list of scholarships offered at UNSW, with details of their value, tenure, eligibility, conditions, application procedures and closing dates visit: www.scholarships.unsw.edu.au