Host country: Uk University(s): University of East Anglia Eligible country(s): All countries Duration: Up to 2 years Number awarded: 1 Degree: postgraduate Gender(s): not specified. Age: not specified Commitment of time: Full time Deadline: 31 May 2024
Documentation requirements
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:
- be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder
- be enrolling full-time in semester 1 and 2 in your second year or above in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) in 2024
- have a Grade Point Average (GPA) to date of 2.8 or higher
- be able to demonstrate a passion for studying and working in the mechanical engineering industry
- be able to demonstrate financial and/or educational disadvantage such as:
- receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
- having a long-term medical condition or disability
- experiencing personal/family/social difficulties
- be from an interstate or rural/regional area and moving/moved to Melbourne to study at RMIT
- have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state
- be from an under-represented background such as
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia
- current or former refugee
- completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
Eligibility criteria
You are eligible for a UEA Postgraduate International Excellence Scholarship under these Terms if you meet all these criteria:
- You are an Overseas fee-paying student. If the fee status changes during your course from Overseas to Home Fees the scholarship shall be discontinued.
- You are in receipt of an offer to study at UEA at the time of your scholarship application.
- Students sponsored for full tuition fees by an outside body or government organisation are not eligible for this scholarship. However, students applying for, or expecting to receive, government loans are eligible.
- Panel’s decision is final.
Terms and conditions
- UK Fees
- International Fees
- Self-Funded
- Demonstrate genuine financial need.
Selection criteria
- Scholarships will be awarded based on:
- academic merit (cumulative GPA)
- community service activities
- extra-curricular interests
- successful placement as an RMIT exchange student
- amount of time applicant has spent abroad.
