UQ Women in Action Fund
This scholarship will open on 11 January 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic
- Study level
- Undergraduate, Honours, Postgraduate coursework, Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Architecture, design and urban planning, Computer science and IT, Engineering
- Scholarship focus
- Diversity, Experiences and employability
- Scholarship value
- $1,000
- Scholarship duration
- 1 semester
- Number awarded
- up to 5
- Applications open
- 11 January 2025
- Applications close
- 9 March 2025
Eligibility
You're eligible if you:
- are a domestic student
- are enrolled full-time in the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
- have completed the first year of your undergraduate program, or are a post-graduate student
- have maintained satisfactory academic progress.
- intend to engage in community and industry-based experiences via study tours, student exchange, and short-term professional and personal development experiences, for example:
- attendance at interstate or international conferences
- registered elite athletes attending a significant overseas athletic event that will help advance their athletic career
- HDR students undertaking an overseas internship that furthers their research project
- attendance at 'iconic' activities (e.g. international mining games).
You're not eligible if you:
- are receiving other UQ funding for the same activity.
How to apply
Apply using the online application portal. You can save your progress and resume your application at any time.
You'll need to provide:
- details of your chosen activity (this must take place the same calendar year that the application is lodged)
- a copy of your recent studies report from mySI-net
- a short-answer written submission (300-350 words) outlining how the activity will benefit your personal and professional development.
Use our tips for putting together a great application to help you through this process.
Selection criteria
We'll consider:
- your initiative demonstrated through your application.
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
Established by the EAIT Faculty with the support of Professor Simon Biggs, Executive Dean in 2015. It is also supported by the School’s alumni and friends, this Fund will be used to award and distribute up to five small grants of $1,000 each, twice per calendar year to support aspiring female engineering, design and technology students make a global impact.