Engineering undergraduate scholarship practice interview
Engineering motivation, quantitative readiness, practical problem solving and responsible plans for scholarship support. Practise the 5 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.
Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.
- 15 minutes
- 5 questions
- Scored feedback on paid plans
About the award
An engineering undergraduate scholarship interview tests more than high marks in maths and science. The panel wants to understand your motivation for the discipline, how you reason through practical problems and whether you have a focused plan for developing as an engineering student.
How to prepare
- Check the official scholarship page for current eligible engineering disciplines and application evidence.
- Review the maths and science foundations most relevant to your chosen branch of engineering.
- Prepare one practical example that includes a failed attempt and what you changed.
- Research a real engineering constraint such as cost, safety, maintenance or access.
- Set out how funding would support both your coursework and responsible practical learning.
Common mistakes
- Reciting technical terms without showing that you understand the underlying idea.
- Describing a group project without identifying the decisions you made.
- Ignoring cost, safety or maintenance when discussing an engineering solution.
What to expect
A real selection interview
5 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.
Spoken, like the real thing
Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.
Scored on 4 areas
The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.
A private report
On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.
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