Women in STEM Scholarship

The scholarship is available for prospective female students who have achieved outstanding academic performance in high school and will be pursuing an undergraduate program with the School of Science, Engineering and Technology. 

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• Be a female citizen of Vietnam;
  
• Have completed high school with a minimum grade 12 GPA of 8.0 / 10.0 and an average score of 8.0 for mathematics (grade 12); or IB diploma with a minimum of 29 points in total and 5 points for mathematics; or GCE ‘A’ Levels (UK) of minimum 9 points for three Advanced subjects and 4 points (B) for mathematics (A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, E=1), or equivalent
  
  • Your high school graduation date must be within two years of the scholarship application deadline.    
• Have IELTS (Academic) 6.5+ (no band below 6.0) or equivalent. For other international English entry requirements, please refer to the English equivalency requirements (links to Australian website)
  • Your IELTS test result must still be within its two-year validity period on the start date of your intended intake semester in 2026.
• Have applied for a Bachelor’s degree program with the School of Science, Engineering and Technology and met the program entry requirements (a conditional offer may be considered)
• Commence study on a Bachelor’s degree in 2026. If successful, the scholarship will apply from semester 3 2026 (October 2026).

• Past Academic Performance will be assessed by the selection committee and ranked according to the eligibility criteria. The top-ranking applicant will be awarded the scholarship.
• Past Academic Performance is weighted as follows: 60% Year 12 GPA + 30% Year 11 GPA + 10% Year 10 GPA.

For Vietnamese high school transcripts that do not include a yearly cumulative GPA, the Scholarship Office will calculate the GPA for each year by averaging the GPA of the subjects assessed on the 10-point scale. Subjects assessed as pass/fail will not be included in the calculation.