Be mentored by an industry professional to achieve your career goals.
Program objectives
The Lucy Mentoring Program aims to:
- Demonstrate the diverse opportunities available in engineering and technology;
- Provide an opportunity to work with IT and engineering professionals in a mentoring relationship;
- Provide women and gender diverse people studying in non-traditional fields, with access to a network of professionals and senior managers in relevant companies, including role models;
Provide with a program which will encourage active decision making about their careers
Program structure
The Lucy Mentoring Program has been designed to be driven by student goals while providing support and opportunities to connect with peers and professionals. Students are required to self-organise 20 hours one-on-one with their mentor and attend five mandatory checkpoints:
Checkpoint 1: Goal-setting workshop
Checkpoint 2: Launch Event
Checkpoint 3 and 4: Professional development workshops
Checkpoint 5: Graduation Evening
Eligibility
- All women, including both cis- and trans-women, or gender diverse students from an undergraduate or postgraduate (coursework) degree in the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT, the Bachelor of Technology and Innovation or a Masters of Data Science and Innovation
- The program is open to domestic and international students
- Students not graduating before September 2025
Selection process
First round of student applications for 2025 are open October-December. Apply here.
- Students apply through Careers Hub.
- Shortlisted students will be notified in December and requested to complete a video or in person interview.
- Students will be selected based on motivation, commitment and professionalism by a panel of UTS representatives.
- Students will be notified of selection mid February.