BAE Systems Australia William-Hicks Scholarship for Women in Engineering from Regional Australia

This scholarship provides:

$15,000 per year 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:

Be an Australian citizen
Identify as a woman
Be from a rural/regional area
Be enrolling full-time (or part-time with extenuating circumstances) in Semester 1 2025 in your first* or second year in one of the following programs:
Be able to demonstrate circumstance/s which impact your ability to study such as: 
- receiving a government tested low income benefit or having a Centrelink Health Care Card
- living with a disability, long-term medical condition or identify as neurodivergent
- have previously/are currently living in foster/kinship care or are a ward of the state 
- be from an under-represented background such as 
  - Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander 
  - were born overseas, are from a non-English background and recently migrated to Australia
  - current or former refugee
  - completed secondary school at a School Network Access Program school
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.
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).

* Must receive a program offer by the 23 December 2024.

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.

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 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.
Evidence of primary residence in a rural / regional area of Australia

Find out more about applying for scholarships.

Applications now closed.

View the Coursework Scholarships Office’s terms and conditions.

In 1988, Flight Lieutenant Robyn Williams and Officer Cadet Deborah Hicks etched their names in history as the first Australian women to become pilots in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Deborah was the youngest female pilot in Australia to fly solo, and Robyn was one of the RAAF’s first female engineers. BAE Systems are proud to support this scholarship for women in engineering at RMIT University.

Find out how to contact the Coursework Scholarships Office.

BAE Systems Australia William-Hicks Scholarship for Women in Engineering from Regional Australia