Applicants must: be Australian or New Zealand citizens, Australian permanent residents or permanent humanitarian visa holders; be enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program at the UTS Faculty of Science with satisfactory academic progression (for continuing students only); and be in financial need, as demonstrated through current Centrelink benefits, or otherwise demonstrated exceptional financial hardship. Selection is based on: motivation and interest in the chosen UTS course; personal experience and achievement as demonstrated in the scholarship application process; and academic merit (for commencing students - results of qualification used for entry into the UTS Science course; for continuing students - academic results of the previous year).