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Engineering and Information Technology Dean’s Scholarship

Value

$30,000

Duration

2 years

Status

Closed

Closed.
Opens
31/08/2024
Closes
09/12/2024

Overview

To attract top achieving high school students to UTS Engineering and Information Technology undergraduate degrees, and support them financially during their first two years of study.

Who is eligible?

To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must meet all of the following criteria:

  • Australian or New Zealand citizen, or the holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa; and
  • Current school leavers; or gap year students who graduated in the previous year where no tertiary study was undertaken in the gap year; and 
  • Have received an offer through UAC for a UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology undergraduate degree; and
  • Intended full-time enrolment in a UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology undergraduate degree; and
  • Academic excellence in the final year of high school (ATAR of 95.0 or above, excluding bonus points); and
  • Note - Students undertaking the Bachelor of Information Technology (Co-op) are not eligible.

Selection process

  • Ranked in ATAR order, excluding bonus points.
  • First UAC preference to a UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT) undergraduate degree at the time of selection will be highly regarded.
  • Candidates who have applied using the optional UTS online Elite School Leaver’s Scholarships Application form will be highly regarded.
    • Motivation to succeed in the chosen FEIT degree program, as demonstrated in the Scholarship application may be considered.
    • Demonstrated initiative in personal and professional life as demonstrated in the Scholarship application may be considered.

Applications closed

This scholarship has been awarded for 2025. If any scholarship places become available further offers will be made in January. Scholarship applications will re-open in August 2025 for 2026. Once these scholarships open for 2026 the application form for these scholarships will become available. Whilst the application form is not compulsory we strongly encourage students to apply. 

If you would like to be notified when these scholarships open, please email: scholarships@uts.edu.au and we will add you to a contact list.  

Need more information? Contact...

UTS Scholarships Office
Email: scholarships@uts.edu.au

Other information

Disclaimer: The University of Technology Sydney reserves the right to review and revise these Conditions of Award at any time. Successful applicants should ensure they read and understand the ongoing eligibility criteria as outlined in their Letter of Offer.

Students who complete an application, will be considered for all UTS Elite School Leaver scholarships, as listed here (subject to meeting the eligibility criteria):

  • Vice-Chancellor's Outstanding Achievement Scholarship
  • Vice-Chancellor's Merit Scholarship
  • Business Dean's Scholarship
  • Engineering and Information Technology Dean's Scholarship
  • Law Dean's Scholarship
  • Health Dean's Scholarship
  • Science Dean's Scholarship
  • Science Dean's Scholarship for Women
  • UTS Science High Achiever's Scholarship

These scholarships are awarded automatically following the release of ATAR results in December, although you must be enrolling as a local student and have a University of Technology Sydney course preference on your UAC application to be eligible.