Science & Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) Scholarship

The Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) was established in 1926 to provide support for scientific research. Since 2009, CSIRO has gifted significant funds to the SIEF to be applied to scientific research for the purposes of assisting Australian industry, furthering the interests of the Australian community or contributing to the achievement of Australia’s National Research Priorities.

  As part of SIEF’s Undergraduate program, and in keeping with CSIRO’s wishes, a significant level of funding from CSIRO’s gift has been allocated towards scholarships for low-socio-economic students who are from rural or remote areas or are from Indigenous backgrounds. The aim of the scholarships is to promote the study of science and engineering among groups who face significant financial and/or social barriers to undertaking university study.
 
 The University of Queensland has been fortunate enough to have been allocated one SIEF Undergraduate Scholarship, valued at $8,000 per year for up to four years, to award to an eligible student in 2013.
 
Eligibility criteria:
The SIEF Undergraduate Scholarship is open to students who:
 
-          have completed year 12 in 2012 and are intending to enrol in an engineering, science/IT related undergraduate program at UQ in 2013; AND
-          are based in a rural or remote location AND of low socio-economic background; OR
-          are of Australian Indigenous background.
 
Value: $8,000 per year for 4 years
Application closing date: Friday 1 February, 2013
To apply: Click here to download the Appliction Form

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