Undergraduate Scholarships
Scholarships for New Engineering Students
Paterson Scholarship
The Paterson scholarship is open to Australian citizens, who are enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Environments, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Biomedicine, or the Bachelor of Commerce, and are undertaking an engineering major or breadth sequence, leading to the Master of Engineering. Applicants must state that they wish to pursue a career in engineering in their application.
Students are required to meet two or more of the following criteria in order of priority:
- Financial need — as determined by information provided by the applicant
- Disadvantage — as defined by the University’s Access Melbourne Scheme
- Academic merit — as determined by the student’s results in the final year of secondary school.
The scholarship is awarded annually and valued at approximately $4,000 per year for the duration of the undergraduate degree and subsequent Master of Engineering in which the recipient may enrol. The Master of Engineering must be taken immediately after completion of the recipient’s undergraduate degree.
2012 applications have now closed.
Bob and Helen Paterson
Bob Paterson BE (Civil) and his wife, Helen, established scholarships to provide significant ongoing support to engineering students who are in financial need or otherwise disadvantaged and have demonstrated academic merit in year 12 of secondary education.
Helen and I were encouraged to establish a scholarship program after the experience of a distant relative who received financial support to complete his studies as an adult. He was able to achieve his dream of becoming an engineer. It highlighted to us that there are many students who have the potential to be talented engineers but lack the financial resources and/or family support to continue their education. We hope that through this scholarship we can help some of those students fulfil their potential.
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A number of other scholarships for new students are available through the University:
University Undergraduate Scholarships
Scholarships for Current Engineering Students
Once enrolled in undergraduate Engineering, students become eligible for the following Engineering scholarships that are provided by industry partners and private bequests:
Rio Tinto Chemical Engineering Scholarship
2012 – Details to be confirmed.
Valued at $8,000 for the entire length of the degree. One annual scholarship to the value of $8,000 to be awarded for up to three years.
Applications will be judged on the following selection criteria:
- Academic merit
- Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills
- Proven initiative
- Extra-curricular community activities
- Interest in minerals and mineral processing activities
Conditions are subject to change.
The David Kenworthy Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility: Third year Chemical Engineering students
The David Kenworthy Memorial Scholarship has been kindly donated by Mrs Christine Kenworthy in memory of her late husband and is valued at $5,000 per annum for 2 years.
The Scholarship is available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) single degree or in combination with any other degree. Students must be in the third year of a single degree or fourth year of a combined and have completed 200 level units in the Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical).
The Scholarship will be awarded to a student living away from home on the basis of academic merit and financial need. The Scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of a Committee consisting of the Head of Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, a member of Academic staff and a representative from the Melbourne School of Engineering. The Scholarship is tenable for the final 2 years of the course, subject to satisfactory academic performance.
This scholarship is open to students undertaking the Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) who are completing either their 3rd year of a single degree or 4th year of a double degree.
Valued at $5,000 for the last two years of degree.
ExxonMobil Awards for Excellence
Eligibility: All penultimate year engineering students
Valued at $5,000. Awarded to three students in their penultimate year of their Bachelor of Engineering or Master of Engineering degree.
Those short-listed for the awards will be considered for the ExxonMobil Engineering Vacation Program.
Applications will be judged on the following selection criteria:
- Academic excellence
- Involvement in extracurricular activities
- Demonstrated experience of working as a leader and as a member of a team.
2012 applications have now closed.
For more information about ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil established the Awards for Excellence in 2005 in order to recognise and support outstanding achievements by students in the penultimate year of a Bachelor of Engineering. Three awards are available annually valued at 5,000 each. The awards are formally presented at the Melbourne Engineering Awards Night in May.
Civilian Defence Engineering Scholarship
Eligibility: Second year onwards, Civil Engineering students
Not offered in 2012.
Defence offers one scholarship per year to the value of $18,000 to be awarded for up to three years to a Civil Engineering student.
The award is open to all students who are Australian citizens, and who have completed their first year of study and are now undertaking their second year of an engineering degree, majoring in civil engineering.
The program includes $9,000 per semester of study, and an annual work placement within Defence for 12 weeks each year.
Applications will be judged on the following selection criteria:
- Academic merit, based on performance during first year of study
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills, leadership qualities, communication skills, creativity, innovation and self-motivation
- Demonstrated achievements in non-academic ventures.
Loxton Aspiring Male Engineer Scholarship
Eligibility: Male, international or local, third year NGD Engineering students
One scholarship (value TBC) awarded to ‘an aspiring male engineer’ in a New Generation Degree (NGD) studying an engineering systems major or sequence of subjects who are intending to undertake one of the Master of Engineering professional programs. Selection will be based on academic merit. The candidate who best fits the criteria will be selected. Shortlisted students may be required to sit an interview.
Tewkesbury Aspiring Female Engineer Scholarship
Eligibility: Female, international or local, third year NGD Engineering students
One scholarship (value TBC) awarded to ‘an aspiring female engineer’ in a New Generation Degree (NGD) and studying an engineering systems major or sequence of subjects who are intending to undertake one of the Master of Engineering professional programs. The candidate who best fits the criteria will be selected. Shortlisted students may be required to sit an interview.