Sponsoring Scholarships and Prizes
Sponsoring a scholarship or prize is a great way for organisations to source talent, promote their business and support our future engineers.
What is the difference between a scholarship and a prize?
A scholarship provides financial assistance while the course is being undertaken, while a prize recognises a student’s achievement at the completion of a course. Both are awarded on the basis of academic merit and offer a benefit to the organisation, such as naming rights, or access to students.
If you would like to sponsor a scholarship or prize within the School:
Our Scholarship and Prize Sponsors
Melbourne School of Engineering is grateful to its corporate sponsors for their generous support of student scholarships and prizes. A summary of the current prizes and scholarships offered by our corporate sponsors, at a value of over $1,000 is provided below:
Rio Tinto Scholarship
Sponsored by Rio Tinto, this scholarship is open to students majoring in Chemical Engineering.
Civilian Defence Engineering Scholarship
Sponsored by Australia’s Department of Defence, this scholarship is open to students studying Infrastructure Engineering.
ExxonMobil Awards for Excellence
Sponsored by ExxonMobil, these three awards are open to students in any engineering discipline, who are undertaking their penultimate year of study.
Alcoa Future Leaders of Industry Engineering Scholarship
Sponsored by Alcoa, this scholarship is open to students in any engineering discipline, who are undertaking their penultimate year of study.
ACSIS Prize
Sponsored by ACSIS Ltd, this prize is awarded to the student who submits the best project on risk management in a survey environment.
Orica Design Prize
Sponsored by Orica, this prize is awarded to one or more students identified as making the most outstanding contribution to mechanical engineering design.
Marconi Medal
Presented by Ericsson, the Marconi Medal is awarded to two students with the highest average in the Master of Telecommunications.
CiSRA (Canon Information Systems Research Australia) Prizes
Sponsored by Canon Information Systems Research Australia, these prizes are awarded to the top performing penultimate and final year students majoring in Computer, Software or Electrical Engineering.
AECOM Prize in Structural Engineering
Sponsored by AECOM, this prize is awarded to the student with the highest aggregate academic performance in the final year subjects Structural Steel Theory & Design and Concrete Theory & Design
Google Computer Science Prize
Sponsored by Google, this prize is awarded to a student majoring in Computing and Information Systems, Software Systems, or Software Engineering with the best performance in the subject Data on the Web
L.R. East Prize, awarded by Engineers Australia
Sponsored by Engineers Australia, this prize is awarded to the best performing student in the final year of Electrical Engineering
Society of Petroleum Engineers Prizes — First Year
Sponsored by the Society of Petroleum Engineers, this prize is open to first year students majoring in Chemical, Infrastructure, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Society of Petroleum Engineers Prize — Penultimate Year
The Society of Petroleum Engineers also sponsors a prize for penultimate year students majoring in Chemical, Infrastructure, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Surveyors Registration Board of Victoria Prize
Awarded to the best student in the subject Residential Land Development.
Shovan Rath
Rio Tinto Chemical Engineering Scholarship 2008 recipient
The Rio Tinto Chemical Engineering Scholarship has informed my final year of studies, and given me an edge in the graduate job market.
Fergie Romero
ExxonMobil Award for Excellence 2011 recipient
As a devoted volunteer, this scholarship has meant that I have been able to allocate financial resources towards projects that I am passionate about, without having to compromise other aspects of my academic and working life.
Rilshad Rafiudeen
Civilian Defence Engineering Scholarship 2009 recipient
The Civilian Defence Engineering Scholarship has allowed me to gain a much greater appreciation for Defence and the sheer scope of its operations. It has enabled me to enjoy my studies, without worrying about the burden of paying fees.