Sir William Tyree Engineering Scholarship
This scholarship will open in January 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Future UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Study area
- Engineering
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence, Experiences and employability, Financial hardship
- Scholarship value
- $15,000 p.a
- Scholarship duration
- up to 4 years
- Number awarded
- at least 1
- Applications open
- January 2025
- Applications close
- March 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a domestic student from rural/remote Australia (RA2-5)
- can demonstrate financial hardship
- are enrolled or intend to enrol full-time as a Commencing Student in the first year of an Approved Program:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Engineering
- engineering dual
- strength of interest in Electrical Engineering
- do not hold a similar scholarship.
How to apply
Apply using the online application form.
You'll need:
- a cover letter
- a resume
- Year 12 report
- ATAR Advice Notice
- evidence of financial hardship (Centrelink statement, ATO notice, etc.)
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- academic achievement
- your financial circumstances
- your strength of interest in electrical engineering
- personal qualities including leadership potential, community service and engagement
- any other matter that the selection committee considers relevant to your future success in the 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 2021 by the Tyree Foundation in memory of Sir William Tyree, founder of the Tyree Group and a leading Australian industrialist.