Andrew Ferrier Scholarship in Technology & Engineering
2025 Andrew Ferrier Scholarship in Technology & Engineering
Community/Equity
The Andrew Ferrier Scholarship in Technology & Engineering was established to help young rural and regional Australians with big ambitions to realise their potential through education.
The scholarship will encourage a student who is undertaking the second year of their Bachelor degree through the Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences to improve their lives and those in their local community. This scholarship will support the student from second year for up to 3 years.
Students must originate from a rural or regional background per the Rural, Remote and Metropolitan Area (RRMA) classifications set out by the Australian Government webpage
Applicants must submit an application via UAC Equity as well as a UOW Scholarship application to be considered for this scholarship.
Open from 23/Jul/2025 to 05/Sep/2025
Value
$5,000 per annum
Duration
Three (3) years
Level of Enrolment
Second Year
Graduate Type
Undergraduate
Number Available
One (1)
Year of Scholarship
2025
Degree
Any undergraduate degree within the Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences
Offer Type
Scholarship
Category
Community Equity
Broad Study Area
Engineering, Information & Communications Technology
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences
Application Criteria
Successful applicants must remain enrolled in an undergraduate degree within the Faculty of Engineering & Information Sciences at any onshore campus at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
Successful applicants must remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship.
Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent Humanitarian Visa Holder.
Applicants must currently reside and/or originate from a rural or regional area.
Applicants must demonstrate financial and/or educational challenges. Educational challenges and attributes include but are not limited to; low income family background, carer responsibilities; English language difficulty; long-term medical condition/disability or ongoing effects of abuse; living in a rural or isolated region; sole parent responsibilities; refugee status and Indigenous Australians.
Applicants are required to demonstrate community involvement via submission of a written statement.
