Paterson Scholarship
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.
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.
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you must be:
- an Australian citizen
- enrolled in your first year of an undergraduate degree and undertaking an engineering major or breadth sequence that will lead to one of the 300-point engineering Masters coursework degrees
Value
This scholarship provides a living allowance of $4,000 per year for three years paid in half-yearly instalments of $2,000. The allowance will be extended for two years if students enrol in a master degree by coursework in Engineering.
Selection criteria
Eligible students are required to demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in engineering in their application and satisfy at least two of the following criteria:
- Financial need, as determined by information provided in your 2024 FEIT Student Financial Assessment form
- any disadvantaged circumstances faced or currently facing and the impact this has had on your studies
- Previous academic merit
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a panel interview in early May.
Scholarship Conditions
Recipients are required to make satisfactory progress in their course for the duration of the scholarship. The engineering Masters course must be taken immediately after completion of their undergraduate degree.
This scholarship is subject to the Faculty of Engineering and IT Scholarships Terms and Conditions.
Applications
Please submit an online SmartyGrants application and the 2024 FEIT Student Financial Assessment form below by Tuesday 19 March 2024