Industry placements and professional development for PhD Candidates.
LIFT Internship scholarship, nominally valued at $20,000*, aims to help women bring their business ideas and community initiatives to life. The unique program is open to all women currently enrolled in Higher Degree Research in STEM fields at UOW. The LIFT Internship program involves a three to six month industry internship, alongside a leadership development course, entrepreneurship program powered by iAccelerate and community engagement.
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health
Study area: Engineering, Environmental & Biological Science, Computer Science & Information Technology, Maths, Physics
Student type: Domestic students, International students
Student status: Current student
Scholarship amount
This opportunity comprises of:
- A $9000 internship stipend for 3 months.
- An $1000 support grant to the research group and $10,000 in value for the wider program including leadership, entrepreneurship training and networking events.
- An internship stipend of $18,000 will be paid for those undertaking a 6-month internship. PhD stipends are paused during the internship period.
Application process
Applicants wishing to be considered for this opportunity must submit an EOI to Lift-project@uow.edu.au.
Please include a brief description of your research, if you have an industry partner or project in mind and how this opportunity will assist your studies and career (2 pages maximum).
Note: if you don’t have an industry partner or project in mind, please submit an EOI and we will try to find an opportunity to match.
Eligibility requirements
To be eligible for this scholarship the applicant must:
- Be a female HDR candidate at UOW.
- Currently enrolled in higher degree research (HDR) at UOW in a STEM field.
- Willing to engage in entrepreneurial, leadership and community engagement training.
- Be able to undertake a STEM industry internship of at least twelve weeks (4 days/week) for a full and immersive experience. Timing will be negotiated between the industry partner and successful applicant.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Application closing date
Open year round