Overview
The Boeing Conference Scholarships will be offered to students of RMIT University in support of Boeing’s International Higher Education Philosophical Guidelines which state that Boeing will partner with strategically selected universities to:
• Enhance the skills required for as many students’ academic and professional success as possible while improving access for underrepresented populations (includes but not limited to financial need, gender, rural and ethnic minorities) and targeting high academic achievers.
• Promote interest in continuing higher education for students, faculty and Boeing employees in aerospace areas of interest.
• Increase our knowledge of higher education institutions’ intellectual and technical capabilities and their knowledge of our critical skill needs
• Leverage academic partnerships to enhance Boeing’s visibility/ presence in key geographic markets
Scholarships available
In 2010 there will be a minimum of four $1000 Boeing Conference Scholarships valued at up to $1000 each for RMIT students enrolled in an Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree, Undergraduate Degree or Postgraduate program (excluding PhD and Doctorate)
Successful applicants will be awarded up to 70% (up to a maximum of $1000) of the full cost of registration fees and reasonable travel, accommodation and ancillary costs.
Boeing Conference Scholarships will be announced on Tuesday 29th June 2010.
Eligible Candidates
Applicants must:
• be enrolled in a program in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science and Information Technology, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering.
• have completed a minimum of 48 credit points by 31 March 2010.
• be enrolled in a minimum of 24 credit points in semester one and two, 2010.
• have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 (65%) or higher as at 31 March 2010.
• be an author or co-author of a paper, workshop, poster, seminar, etc. that has been accepted for presentation at an appropriate recognised Conference related to Aerospace & Defence or A&D related technology and is directly related with their degree
• attend the conference after 1 July 2010 and no later than 28 February 2011.
Selection Criteria
In awarding the Boeing Conference Scholarships the selection panel will consider:
• the relevance of the proposed conference/seminar to the student’s degree,
• the applicant’s academic record/ merit,
• evidence of financial need and
• evidence of disadvantaged background such as:
o Mature age at enrolment (25+ at time of enrolment)
o From an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background
o Difficult family circumstances
o Disadvantaged socio-economic background
o In financial need, receipt of government support
o From a rural or isolated area
o From an under-represented secondary school - see RMIT’s Schools Network Access Program (SNAP)
o Disabled or have ongoing medical condition
o From a refugee background
o From a family where neither parents/ guardians attended further education (i.e. TAFE or University)
Download application form: Boeing Conference Scholarship Information and Application form (DOC 88KB 5p).
Application details
Applications close on Friday 4th June 2010 and are to be submitted to:
Mr Rick Ryan
Building 14, Level 12, City campus
College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University
OR emailed to rick.ryan@rmit.edu.au
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
The Boeing Conference Scholarships will be offered to students of RMIT University in support of Boeing’s International Higher Education Philosophical Guidelines which state that Boeing will partner with strategically selected universities to:
• Enhance the skills required for as many students’ academic and professional success as possible while improving access for underrepresented populations (includes but not limited to financial need, gender, rural and ethnic minorities) and targeting high academic achievers.
• Promote interest in continuing higher education for students, faculty and Boeing employees in aerospace areas of interest.
• Increase our knowledge of higher education institutions’ intellectual and technical capabilities and their knowledge of our critical skill needs
• Leverage academic partnerships to enhance Boeing’s visibility/ presence in key geographic markets
Scholarships available
In 2010 there will be a minimum of four $1000 Boeing Conference Scholarships valued at up to $1000 each for RMIT students enrolled in an Advanced Diploma, Associate Degree, Undergraduate Degree or Postgraduate program (excluding PhD and Doctorate)
Successful applicants will be awarded up to 70% (up to a maximum of $1000) of the full cost of registration fees and reasonable travel, accommodation and ancillary costs.
Boeing Conference Scholarships will be announced on Tuesday 29th June 2010.
Eligible Candidates
Applicants must:
• be enrolled in a program in one of the following disciplines: Computer Science and Information Technology, Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Aerospace or Manufacturing Engineering.
• have completed a minimum of 48 credit points by 31 March 2010.
• be enrolled in a minimum of 24 credit points in semester one and two, 2010.
• have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 (65%) or higher as at 31 March 2010.
• be an author or co-author of a paper, workshop, poster, seminar, etc. that has been accepted for presentation at an appropriate recognised Conference related to Aerospace & Defence or A&D related technology and is directly related with their degree
• attend the conference after 1 July 2010 and no later than 28 February 2011.
Selection Criteria
In awarding the Boeing Conference Scholarships the selection panel will consider:
• the relevance of the proposed conference/seminar to the student’s degree,
• the applicant’s academic record/ merit,
• evidence of financial need and
• evidence of disadvantaged background such as:
o Mature age at enrolment (25+ at time of enrolment)
o From an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background
o Difficult family circumstances
o Disadvantaged socio-economic background
o In financial need, receipt of government support
o From a rural or isolated area
o From an under-represented secondary school - see RMIT’s Schools Network Access Program (SNAP)
o Disabled or have ongoing medical condition
o From a refugee background
o From a family where neither parents/ guardians attended further education (i.e. TAFE or University)
Download application form: Boeing Conference Scholarship Information and Application form (DOC 88KB 5p).
Application details
Applications close on Friday 4th June 2010 and are to be submitted to:
Mr Rick Ryan
Building 14, Level 12, City campus
College of Science, Engineering and Health, RMIT University
OR emailed to rick.ryan@rmit.edu.au
Please kindly mention Scholarization.blogspot.com when applying for this scholarship
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