UNSW Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering Scholarships for Students Commencing Term 1, 2024

UGCE1376

Key

High School Leaver

Indigenous Australians

Rural

UAC & EAS

Criteria

Stage

Minimum Value

$12,000
available for Duration of program (minimum)

Residency

Aus Citizen / Aus Permanent Resident / NZ Citizen

Opens

30/06/2023

Closes

29/09/2023

Outline

The UNSW Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering Scholarships aim to support students undertaking study in the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering at UNSW.

By applying to the UNSW Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering Scholarships you will be considered for the following scholarships. More scholarships will be added to this list progressively.

Scholarship	Value and Duration	Additional Criteria
UNSW Minerals Industry Scholarship (Commencing) (UGCA1620)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	No additional criteria
UNSW Minerals Industry Scholarship (Commencing, Rural) (UGCE1438)	$12,000 per annum for the minimum duration of program	Be a rural applicant: Have lived in a rural, regional or remote area within the two years prior to the start of your UNSW studies. Check the Australian Standard Geographic Classification Remoteness Areas (ASGC-RA) system map to check your eligibility. All categories other than RA1 Major Cities of Australia are considered to be regional or remote with the exception of Hobart.

Eligibility

To be eligible for these scholarships, applicants must meet the following criteria in addition to the program requirements listed above:

Be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident (including Humanitarian Visa Holders) or New Zealand Citizen; and
Be commencing full-time undergraduate study (single or double degree) in one of the following Faculty of Engineering degree programs:

Bachelor of Mining Engineering (Honours)

Selection

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of:

Academic Merit
Leadership skills (school, workplace or community)
Extra-curricular activities (sporting, cultural activities, volunteer/work experience)
Aptitude and commitment to studies in an area of Mining Engineering

You must provide evidence supporting the above criteria in your online application. Please refer to the Scholarship Application Supporting Documents for a detailed list of examples.

Unanswered application questions or claims without supporting documentation will not be assessed. Late applications/supporting documentation will not be accepted.

Other Engineering Scholarship Opportunities

Scholarship	Application Requirements
UNSW Engineering Rural Scholarships Program (UGCE1184)	Separate application required
UNSW Women in Engineering Scholarship Program (UGCE1400)	Separate application required
School of Chemical Engineering High Achiever Award (UGCE1425)	No application required
School of Computer Science & Engineering Scholarships (UGCA1804)	No application required

UNSW reserves the right not to award a scholarship, where there is no applicant of sufficient merit, or if the applicant does not meet the scholarship eligibility and/or selection criteria.