Scholarship details
Study levels
Undergraduate
Student type
Future students
Study area
Engineering
Eligibility criteria
Women
Citizenship
Australian or New Zealand
What you'll receive
You'll receive a scholarship valued at $6,000, paid over two years.
Other benefits include:
- membership to the Faculty of Engineering Women in Engineering program
- automatic membership into QUT's College of Excellence
- option to apply for the Faculty of Engineering REAL Leaders Program.
Eligibility
You must:
- identify as female
- have completed Year 12 (or a gap year) in 2025 and
- be starting university for the first time in 2026
- have not undertaken/commenced any tertiary study, other than studies in special university programs designed for secondary school students (e.g. START QUT)
- have applied for a tertiary place through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC) and received a QUT offer in your first preference
- have achieved a minimum unadjusted Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 95.00 or a minimum unadjusted selection rank of 95.00 for an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma to be considered.
- have placed one of the eligible courses as your first preference on your QTAC application at the time of the main December and main January admissions offer rounds:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Renewable Energy
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Advanced Manufacturing
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Data Science
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Project Management
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Biomedical Systems and Technology
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Sustainable Infrastructure
- Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Information Technology
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mathematics
- Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)
- Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)
- Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Construction Management and Quantity Surveying) / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil).
You must also be one of the following:
- an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder
- an Australian Permanent Resident or New Zealand citizen
Eligible applicants will:
- be eager to foster growth and recognition of the contribution of women engineers to the profession and the broader community
- be able to effectively balance study with other pursuits
- have the potential to take leadership roles amongst the engineering community
- be able to support and influence others to achieve greater things
- work well and communicate easily with their peers, in teams and with others in the wider engineering community
- be committed to personal awareness and growth.
How to apply
You do not need to complete a scholarship application for the QUT Women in Engineering Scholarship. All eligible students who complete a QTAC application in line with QTAC key dates with a QUT course as their first preference will be considered.
Other scholarships at QUT may require you to complete a separate application form. For further information, refer to the scholarships listed above or view our scholarships.
What happens next?
Scholarship assessment is based on academic performance and the eligibility criteria outlined above. There are no interviews for this scholarship.
Round one scholarship offers will be made in January 2026 to applicants that have placed QUT as their first course preference. Not all first-round offers are accepted so if you don't receive an offer in the first round, you may still be eligible for an offer in the second round.
Round two scholarship offers will be made after the acceptance due date for the first round has lapsed.
Due to the large number of eligible commencing students we'll only notify the students who are successful in being offered one of the 18 available scholarships.
Conditions
To keep your scholarship, you must:
- be enrolled full-time in an eligible engineering degree or dual degree for the duration your studies
- achieve a minimum course grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 each semester
- play a leadership role through active participation in the Women in Engineering program activities and events.
You can't:
- defer your scholarship offer
- hold any other scholarship, except an Equity Scholarship. If you have any questions about holding other scholarships, email scholarships@qut.edu.au
Terms and conditions for Women in Engineering Scholarship (PDF file; 184.7 KB)
About the scholarship
At QUT, we’re committed to growing the number of women engineers entering the industry, and promoting engineering as a career choice for women.
Our Women in Engineering Scholarship valued at $6,000 (per student) encourages and supports 15 young women to start their engineering journey, and helps build a cohort of future leaders who will lead positive change around the world.
Contact us
Faculty of Engineering - Engagement
- Phone
- 3138 1276
- engage.engineering@qut.edu.au
- Location
- Level 3, O Podium
- Gardens Point
Testimonials
Provided a safe, friendly, supportive community
Emma Lawrance, Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)'I received the Women in Engineering Scholarship in 2023, moving from a small regional town I was nervous about my university experience. This scholarship instantly provided me with a safe, friendly, supportive community, which made me realise that engineering and university was the right choice for me. As a young woman in such a male dominated field, this scholarship gave me a boost of confidence to succeed and prove I am just as smart and just as capable as my male peers. It also helped me network with female engineers in older years and different disciplines, knowing that I can follow in their footsteps and inspire the next generation of female engineers.'
