CIVENG73 Scholarship

Applications closed
Amount

$10,000

Number available

2

Closing date

24 February 2024

Scholarship details

Donor

Cawood Constructions Pty Ltd

Establishment

David Guy is the Managing Director of Cawood Constructions Pty Ltd and an Alumni of the University of Newcastle.

“I am grateful for the assistance and direction given to me by the University of Newcastle as an undergraduate in the 1960’s and 70’s.

Along with other Civil Engineering graduates of 1973 I am pleased that financial gains made while enjoying a truly satisfying career as a Civil Engineer has enabled me to give back to our industry by making available these scholarships to help reduce the loan burden of graduating Civil Engineering students”

For more information on this scholarship, please review the full Terms and Conditions.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

  • Be enrolled in 3rd or 4th, year of a Bachelor of Civil Engineering undergraduate degree program or Bachelor of Civil Engineering combined degree with the University of Newcastle;
  • Demonstrate that the ability to study is affected, or will be affected, by financial hardship.
  • Have completed a minimum of 160 Units of your degree
  • Have completed your secondary schooling at a high school in the Hunter region
  • Demonstrate academic progress with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher and maintain this for the duration of scholarship.
  • Be an Australian citizen.
  • Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
  • Not have previously received this scholarship.

Required Documentation

Required documents will be listed on the ‘Your Documents’ page of your application. The application portal accepts PDF only. A maximum of 3 PDF smaller than 5 MB can be added per document type upload field.

  • A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.
  • You may be required to provide documents to support your educational disadvantage claims. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

This scholarship is for a term of one year. This scholarship must be taken up in the year for which it is awarded.

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $10,000 to be paid as two lump sums of $5,000 after semester one and semester two census dates.

Selection

Selection is a competitive process and will be based on an assessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents, with reference to the eligibility criteria.

College

College of Engineering Science and Environment

Contact Details

Admissions and Scholarships
Student and Academic Services
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au