Kathy Hirschfeld AM Scholarship Endowment for Women in Engineering
This scholarship is closed.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours
- Study area
- Engineering
- Scholarship focus
- Diversity, Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- At least $4,500
- Scholarship duration
- 1 year
- Number awarded
- 1
- Applications open
- 25 January 2025
- Applications close
- 16 March 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a female
- are a domestic student
- are enrolled full-time in the first year of
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)/ Master of Engineering or
- dual engineering program
- can demonstrate financial hardship
- do not hold another scholarship that the Associate Dean deems similar.
How to apply
Apply using the online application form. You can save your progress and resume your application at any time.
You'll need:
- a cover letter
- your resume
- your most recent Year 12 report card
- evidence of financial hardship such as: Centrelink statements, ATO statements, family income etc.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- evidence of financial hardship
- academic achievements
- personal qualities including leadership potential, community service or engagement
- any other matter that the selection committee considers to be relevant to your future success in the engineering profession.
What happens next
If you're shortlisted, we may contact you to arrange an interview. We will also email you the outcome of your application.
About this scholarship
This Scholarship was established in 2019 and is maintained by an endowed gift from Kathy Hirschfeld OAM under the Create Change Scholarship Match Initiative.