International Engineering Scholarship for Academic Achievement
The ‘International Engineering Scholarship for Academic Achievement’ is a scholarship program for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Engineering only at the University of Wollongong. It avails similar opportunities to our high-performing international students as we do to our high-performing domestic students at the bachelor degree level
All students that achieve the equivalent of 93% or above in their year 12 examinations will receive the International Engineering Scholarship for Academic Achievement and will be guaranteed, on commencement of study, to:
• $3,000.00 cash per annum. Students receive two X $1,500.00 instalments per year payable at the beginning of each new semester (autumn and spring) for two years.
• A 1 time guaranteed $1000.00 travel grant for the student to study abroad for 6 months at one of UOW Engineering’s high-profile partner universities in the UK, USA, France, Germany or Asia. Note you will have to gain access to the specified destination or institution to receive this grant.
• Access to bachelor advanced programs, postgraduate seminars, extra tutoring, research projects in-place of coursework elective modules, and accelerated learning/completion.Students must obtain a WAM of at least 75 in each academic year to keep the scholarship offered by the Faculty.
The top 10 students that receive an International Engineering Scholarship for Academic Achievement will also be guaranteed employment during every summer vacation. The work experience will have a minimum value of $5,000.00 per year for 3 years if employed by UOW, but substantially higher if employed by industry. The Faculty will facilitate employment opportunities with our industry partners
Application: The award will be given at the same time as the assessment of the application for admission. All scholarship offers will be signed off by the Sub-Dean of the Faculty of Engineering. Click here for admission criteria for eligibility from your home country. Countries not listed here will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.
