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Dean's Scholars Program

Engineering

2010 Applications open in August 2009.

The Scholarship

If you are accepted into the Dean's Scholars Program, your scholarship will give you a real head start.

The Dean’s Scholars Program offers outstanding students a scholarship to complete bachelors and masters studies in engineering, as well as opportunities to access valuable industry exposure, and mentoring.

Australian students receive a full scholarship for their entire undergraduate student contribution. International students successful in gaining entry will receive a scholarship for approximately one-third of their tuition fees. Students who complete their degree with a course grade point average of 6.0 or above and accept an offer to continue to the masters program will continue to receive scholarship benefits.

Benefits

In addition to scholarship benefits, as a Dean’s Scholar you will network with current industry leaders in a range of organised forums including:

• company site visits with major industry players, which give you the opportunity to experience engineering environments and high-level engineering management
• an annual leadership dinner
• events relating to industry and associations
• close interaction with senior academics who have strong industry links.

Some industry sponsors also offer boardroom visits, which give Dean’s Scholars the opportunity to experience engineering environments and high level engineering management.

Eligibility

The Dean's Scholars Program is specifically designed for students with outstanding academic ability and leadership potential, who are entering a Bachelor of Engineering (Dean’s Scholars Program) from Year 12 or a gap year. In 2008, the OP cut-off for the Dean's Scholars program was OP 1* (Rank 99).

Applications are considered by the Faculty and awarded on a combination of proven academic and leadership ability. Leadership ability is assessed based on submission of the Dean's Scholars Questionnaire.

Applications

There are two parts to the Dean's Scholars Program application:

• Students who have completed high school within Australia and who intend to apply for the Dean's Scholars Program, must apply via QTAC for the Bachelor of Engineering (Dean's Scholars Program), course code 412052.
• Download the Dean’s Scholar’s Program Questionnaire and submit by the due date to:

  QUT

  Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering

  A204, A Block, Gardens Point Campus

  GPO 2434, Brisbane Q 4001

Important dates

International students must apply to QUT International.

Course structure

Course structure and other entry information can be found by entering the QTAC code 412052 into studyfinder.qut.edu.au

Progression

Students are expected to maintain a course grade point average (GPA) of 6.0 or better each semester without any one unit grade lower than 4.0.  Where a student experiences difficulty, such as in the case of illness, they must apply through their mentors and course coordinator for special dispensation to the Assistant Dean, External Relations.

To graduate, students must also complete at least 60 days of Work Integrated Learning (WIL).

For program guidelines, and information about course progression and exchange program advice, please contact the Faculty office or see the program guidelines.

Fees

Dean's Scholars Program, domestic students have their undergraduate Commonwealth Assisted fees paid by the Faculty. International Dean’s Scholars receive an equivalent scholarship, which covers approximately one third of their tuition fees.

If a student inadvertently receives a Statement of Account from QUT Student Services, they must contact the Faculty's External Relations Portfolio on Level 2, A Block, Gardens Point campus, phone: 3138 1433 or email bee.enquiries@qut.edu.au

Students are responsible for all other costs associated with their program.

Dean's Scholars industry sponsors

Whilst enrolled in the program the Faculty will provide opportunities for you to make industry contacts. These may include events, projects and introductions.

Dean’s Scholars Program industry sponsors include:

• Bechtel
• Boeing
• Brisbane Airport Corporation
• Farallon Capital
• John Holland
• Laing O’Rourke
• Queensland Resources Council
• Robert Bird Group
• Thiess

Mentors

Dean's Scholars mentors are aware of the additional expectations on Dean's Scholars to maintain a high GPA and develop as future leaders in engineering fields. Dean's Scholars mentors can be a source of industry information or careers/study guidance, as well as role models for students. Mentors may be able to provide Dean's Scholars with:

• study options advice
• career advice
• goal setting advice
• feedback
• coaching
• counselling
• professional exposure
• support
• encouragement and support
• industry perspective

Current Professoriate Mentors include:

Alumni Group (BEEDS)

The Built Environment and Engineering Dean's Scholars (BEEDS) Alumni Group is an exclusive group of Dean's Scholars Program graduates (alumni), which provides networking and professional development opportunities through activities with other alumni, industry, current Dean's Schoalrs, and QUT participants.

Contact

Dean’s Scholars Program

Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering

Room A204, Level 2, A Block (Gardens Point Campus)

Queensland University of Technology

GPO Box 2434

BRISBANE   QLD   4001

Phone:   + 61 7 3138 1433

bee.enquiries@qut.edu.au

www.bee.qut.edu.au/study/scholarships