BAE Systems Australia First Nations Scholarship in Engineering

This scholarship provides:

• $10,000 per year (full-time enrolled) for up to four years
• The successful recipient may also be offered paid work placement with BAE Systems Australia.

One scholarship available.

To be eligible for this scholarship you must:

• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
• Be an Australian citizen
• Be enrolling full-time (or part-time with extenuating circumstances) in Semester 1 2025 in your first or second year in in one of the following programs (single or double degree):
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Adv Manufacturing and Mechatronics) (Honours) (BH068)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Engineering) (Honours) (BH078)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) (BH075)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic and Computer Systems Engineering) (BH073)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (Honours) (BH070)
• Consider opportunities to complete professional experience, an industry placement and final year project as a part of the engineering curriculum at BAE Systems Australia; for educational purposes and to support competency development and course accreditation requirements. These placements may form part of the CareerTrackers Programs through BASE Systems’ partnership with CareerTrackers.
• Eligible to apply for and hold an Australian Government Security Clearance.

Applications will be evaluated based on equity and/or financial need, along with the applicant’s statement, with a preference for students who do not already receive an industry scholarship or other scholarships worth over $15,000 per year (excluding any accommodation-based scholarships).

The link to the application form will be provided here once 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 will need:

• to confirm your Indigenous eligibility with RMIT’s Ngarara Willim Centre prior to the application close date

Please visit  Supporting Your Application for more information.

Application questions

If you are shortlisted for the scholarship, you will be contacted to answer further application questions. Please check the email address you nominate in your scholarship application form at least twice per week. It is expected that the online application will take approximately thirty minutes to complete. The questions are listed below to allow you time to prepare your answers in advance.

• A personal statement (no more than 1 A4 page) that addresses:
  1. Your reasons for studying your engineering degree
     
  2. Future career goals within the engineering / defence industry
  3. Your interest in completing professional experience and placement activities with the donor to support your program of study
  4. Your academic standing and achievements
  5. How the scholarship will assist you
• A curriculum vitae, no greater than two pages in length.

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications are now closed.

Applications are now closed.

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions.

BAE Systems are proud to support this scholarship for Indigenous students studying engineering at RMIT University.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.