Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM

Overview

College

Opening date

01-07-2026

Closing date

01-09-2026

Scholarship value

Scholarship duration

Payment term

Student type

Domestic students, Women, STEM students

Description

ATSE’s Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM program (“Elevate”) will award more than 500 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships to women and non-binary people in STEM across the duration of the program.

The Elevate program provides:
• A scholarship
• Access to skill-building workshops
• Access to peer mentoring and networking events
• Access to 24/7 wellbeing and psychosocial support

Benefits

Elevate provides:

A generous scholarship
- Undergraduate category – up to $40,000 over up to 4 years
Access to skill building workshops
Access to peer mentoring and networking events
Access to 24/7 wellbeing and psychosocial support

Eligibility

Applicants are required to meet three eligibility criteria:

Identify as a woman or non-binary person
Be enrolling as a domestic student at an Australian University.
Be planning to undertake an eligible undergraduate STEM degree, commencing in 2027.

ATSE particularly encourages applications from individuals who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander; individuals from regional, rural or remote areas; LGBTQIA+; individuals from culturally or linguistically diverse backgrounds; low-socioeconomic backgrounds; or those living with a disability. Diversity, inclusion, and achievement relative to opportunity will be considered in the assessment and selection process.

Selection Criteria

Eligible applications will be assessed by an expert selection committee consisting of STEM leaders with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences who are representative of the STEM ecosystem. The panel will review the applicant’s responses and discipline of study and will consider the diversity of applicants.

This selection committee will be responsible for recommending applicants for Elevate scholarships.