IBM Diversity & Access Scholarship

The Scholarship aims to provide financial support to a female student who has experienced educational disadvantage(s), and is commencing or continuing an MBA degree in the UTS Business School.

To be eligible for the Scholarship, an applicant must:

• be female; and
• be enrolled or intending to enrol in the UTS Business School Master of Business Administration degree (C04018); and
• meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent and provide either:
  •  a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or
  • a UTS Statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant's community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; OR
• Have experienced one or more educational disadvantages evidenced by either submitting an Universities Admission Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarship (ES) application or providing a personal statement outlining:
  • facing financial hardship; and/or
  • carer responsibilities;
  • English language difficulty;
  • Indigenous Australian;
  • long-term medical condition, disability, or ongoing effect of abuse;
  • refugee status;
  • sole parent.
  • regional or remote location.
• apply for this Scholarship online using the UTS Scholarship Application Form; and
• be available to attend an interview (in person or via Zoom).

As demonstrated in the Scholarship application and interview, the Recipient will be selected based on the following Selection Criteria:

• Motivation and commitment to succeed in their UTS Business MBA degree and passionate about a business career;
• Demonstrated entrepreneurial initiative to seek opportunities to continually advance their professional and personal lives;
• Motivation to implement long-term goals to overcome adversity.

Applications for the IBM Diversity & Access Scholarship are currently closed.  Scholarships for the following year will progressively open from December. If you have any queries regarding this scholarship please email UTS Scholarships .

Information on How to Apply will be available during the application period.

UTS Scholarships Office
Email: [email protected]