To be eligible for this scholarship, there are certain conditions you need to meet:

• You must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia
• Your family home has to be or have been located in a rural or isolated area* for at least four of your high school years
• You should have attended secondary school in a rural or isolated area* for at least four years (exemption: rural students in receipt of a scholarship to attend a metropolitan secondary boarding school)
• You must be completing the NSW HSC or equivalent in 2018, or have undertaken a Gap year (but you may not have commenced tertiary study)
• You need to have a superior record of involvement and achievement in school activities and community affairs
• You should expect to achieve an ATAR (including adjustment factor points) of 92 or more in the HSC or equivalent
• You must apply to the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) for admission to programs at UNSW
• You must be entering an Engineering Program (single or dual, excluding combined with Law) in Term 1, 2019

*Rural areas will generally be considered according to the Australian Standard Geographical Classification - Remoteness Areas. You can find out the ASGC classification of your home and school addresses using the search function at this website:www.doctorconnect.gov.au/internet/otd/Publishing.nsf/Content/locator

The ASGC classifications accepted under this program are: RA2 (with the exception of Hobart), RA3, RA4 or RA5. Students whose family home is located in RA2 to RA5, but who have received a scholarship to attend a RA1 (or Hobart) boarding school are also eligible to apply.