Are you a women or non-binary person interested in applying for an Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM scholarship for 2026?

Applications are open for the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering’s Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM program. The Elevate program aims to address gender inequities in STEM through fostering more industry-academia collaborations in applied research and business, growing professional skills of women and non-binary people in STEM and propelling women and non-binary people into leadership.

The Elevate program provided scholarships to women and non-binary people to study undergraduate STEM degrees, postgraduate STEM degrees, and current STEM professionals to study degrees to improve business acumen. In addition to a scholarship, the Elevate Program provides access to skill-building workshops, peer mentoring and networking events, and 24-hour wellbeing and psychosocial support.

Anyone interested in learning more about the program and applying for the 2026 intake is invited to join ATSE for a public online information session.

Applicant Information Session

The Applicant Information Session on Monday 16 June, 6:00pm – 7:30pm (AEST) will include an overview of the program’s aims and objectives, tips and tricks for applying for the program, followed by a Q&A session.

The session will be accessible, with live captions, and an ASL interpreter. Event recordings will be made publicly available after the event on ATSE’s YouTube channel.

Applicants are required to meet three eligibility criteria: 

• Identify as a woman or non-binary person
• Be enrolling as a domestic student at an Australian University
• Be planning to undertake a STEM degree or higher studies to improve business acumen (Leadership category only), commencing in 2026.