UNSW Engineering Rural Scholarships Program for Students Commencing Term 1, 2022 UGCE1184

Key

Scholarship Details

Criteria

Stage

High school leavers

Opens

01/07/2021

Closing Date

30/09/2021

Value

$12,000
Scholarship(s) available
For Duration of program (minimum)

Residency

Aus Citizen/Aus Permanent Resident

Outline

The Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarships Program aims to assist high achieving students from rural or isolated areas commencing studies in the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW.

By applying for the Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarships Program you may be considered for the following scholarships. More scholarships may be added to this list progressively.

Scholarship	Value and Duration	Program Eligibility
Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholarship (UGCE1003)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in any Faculty of Engineering degree program.
Luciano Ferracin Memorial Rural Engineering Scholarship (UGCE1171)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in any Faculty of Engineering degree program.
Arthur Bishop Rural Scholarship in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering (UGCE1022)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) the following degree programs: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechatronic)
John Lions Rural Engineering Scholarship (UGCE1251)	$12,000 per annum up for up to 4 years	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in one of the following degree programs: Bachelor of Computer Science Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Bioinformatics) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Software) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Computer)
UNSW Minerals Industry Scholarship (Commencing, Rural) (UGCE1438)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in the following degree program: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining)
Mitsubishi Rural Scholarship in Mining Engineering (UGCE1031)	$12,000 per annum for up to 5 years	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in the following degree program: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining)
The Ian and Barbara Burgess Memorial Rural Engineering Scholarship (UGCE1267)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in any Faculty of Engineering degree program.
Graham Painton Rural Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship (UGCA1249)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in one of the following degree programs: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Telecommunications) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical and Manufacturing)
Keith Kay Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship (UGCE1250)	$5,000 per annum for up to 4 years	Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in one of the following degree programs: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechatronic) Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical and Manufacturing)

Eligibility Criteria

• Must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa Holders); and
• Have completed the NSW HSC (or interstate equivalent) or IB in the previous two years prior to commencing at UNSW, provided no tertiary study was undertaken during this period; and
• Be a rural applicant:
  • Must have lived in a rural, regional or remote area within the two years prior to the start of your UNSW studies.
  • Check the Australian Standard Geographic Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA) system map to check your eligibility. All categories other than RA1 Major Cities of Australia are considered to be regional or remote with the exception of Hobart.

Selection Criteria

• Academic Merit
• Leadership skills (school, workplace or community)
• Extra-curricular activities (sporting, cultural activities, volunteer/work experience)
• Aptitude and commitment to studies in an area of Engineering

You must provide evidence supporting the above criteria in your online application. Please refer to the Scholarship Application Supporting Documents for a detailed list of examples.

Unanswered application questions or claims without supporting documentation will not be assessed. Late applications/supporting documentation will not be accepted.

Interviews

UNSW reserves the right not to award a scholarship, where there is no applicant of sufficient merit, or if the applicant does not meet the scholarship eligibility and/or selection criteria.

Eligibility

Selection

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