BGIS Women in Engineering Scholarship

Value and duration

The BGIS Women in Engineering Scholarship provides:

$5,000 per year for up to five years
10 weeks of paid vacation/WIL work
participation in a mentoring program at BGIS Melbourne.

Note: This scholarship is considered taxable income under taxation legislation as the recipient is expected to undertake paid work with the donor. We recommend that you obtain taxation advice from an accountant or the Australian Tax Office regarding this scholarship.

Number

One scholarship available.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

be an Australian citizen, an Australian permanent resident or a permanent humanitarian visa holder
identify as a woman
be commencing full-time enrolment in semester 1, 2022 in your first year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) program at RMIT in one of the following disciplines:
- Civil and Infrastructure Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
not be committed to another employer (except casual/part-time work) for the duration of the scholarship
commit to undertake 10 weeks of paid vacation/WIL work at the BGIS Melbourne office
be prepared to participate in a mentoring program at the BGIS Melbourne office.

Preference will be given to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants.

How to apply

The online application form will be made available here when applications open.

Supporting documentation

Depending on your circumstances, you will need to provide different types of evidence and material to support your scholarship application. Applications without supporting documents will not be considered.

You must provide:

a current CV or résumé (no more than 3 pages)
a cover letter (no more than 1 page) describing why you would like to work for BGIS and/or what your career aspirations are within the engineering industry.

Please visit Supporting documentation for more information.

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