Elevate Scholarship: Boosting diversity in STEM

  
      Enrolment status
      
            Future UQ student,
                Current UQ student
      
      Student type
      
            Domestic
      
      Study level
      
            Undergraduate
      
      Study area
      
            Agriculture and animal sciences, Computer science and IT, Engineering, Environment, Science and mathematics
      
      Scholarship focus
      
            Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander,
                Diversity,
                Financial hardship,
                Rural or remote
      
      Funding type
      
            Living stipend
      
      Scholarship value
      
            May vary
      
      Scholarship duration
      
            Up to 4 years
      
      Number awarded
      
            May vary
      
      Applications open
      
            1 July 2026
      
      Applications close
      
            1 September 2026

Eligibility

You're eligible if you:

are an undergraduate student commencing an eligible STEM degree in 2027
identify as a woman or non-binary person
are enrolling as a domestic student at an Australian University
are planning to undertake an eligible undergraduate STEM degree commencing in 2027.

How to apply

Applications for the 2027 Elevate program close at 9:00am (AEST) Monday 1 September 2026.

Apply using the online application.

Please read the guidelines before applying.

Apply now

Selection criteria

Applications are open to undergraduate students commencing an eligible STEM degree in 2027.

ATSE particularly encourages applications from individuals who:

identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
identify as LGBTQIA+
are from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds
are from low socioeconomic backgrounds
are from regional, rural or remote areas
are living with a disability.

Diversity, inclusion, and achievement relative to opportunity will be considered in the assessment and selection process.

About this scholarship

The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering’s (ATSE) Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM will award more than 500 scholarships to women and non-binary people in STEM. The Elevate program aims to address gender inequities in STEM through fostering more women and non-binary led industry-academia collaborations in applied research and business, growing professional skills of women in STEM and propelling women and non-binary people into leadership.

Rules

Elevate Scholarship Guidelines