MACH Energy Rural Community Engineering Scholarship

Applications open
Amount

$15,000

Number available

2

Closing date

08 February 2026

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Scholarship details

Donor

MACH Energy Mount Pleasant Operations

Establishment

MACH Energy offers career paths within the mining industry including mining, civil, mechanical, electrical and environmental engineering and environmental sciences. They are committed to diversity and inclusion and understand that rural students can face barriers to study. As part of their strategy to remove the barriers that stand in the way of rural students joining the mining industry, they are excited to fund this scholarship.

It is the intention of MACH Energy to build ongoing relationships with scholars, including opportunities for work integrated learning and professional networking opportunities during their degree program.

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

Applicable to regional and remote, industry, WIL.

Eligibility

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

  • Be enrolled in 2nd, 3rd or 4th year of either mining, civil, electrical, mechanical or environmental engineering or environmental science undergraduate program in the College of Engineering, Science and Environment with the University of Newcastle.
  • Be intending to study on a full-time basis (minimum 60 units per year).
  • Demonstrate that your study is affected, or will be affected, by regional or remote disadvantage. Preference will be given to students who reside in the Upper Hunter electorate, particularly those who would return to the region to work.
  • Demonstrate a minimum academic standard of a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 or higher. Please note, you do not need to provide evidence of this as we will use University reporting.
  • Be an Australian citizen.
  • Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.

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.
  • Option to provide up to 3 documents which show your commitment to leadership within your community, such as a reference, proof of volunteering and community activities, leadership panel or club membership, articles or publication.
  • The application will include a free text question asking you to outline your interest in associated future opportunities with this donor and/or Industry partner.
  • You may be required to provide documents to support your educational challenges and personal circumstances. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

This scholarship is $15,000 for a term of one year provided ongoing eligibility for the term of the scholarship.

The scholarship will be paid as $7,500 each semester.

Payments are typically received 2–3 weeks after the semester census date, or 2–3 weeks after you accept your offer if the census date has already passed.

Selection

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

Applicants will be shortlisted based upon equity score. A panel interview of shortlisted candidates may then be conducted by the College of Engineering, Science and Environment Selection Panel and an external donor representative.

College

College of Engineering Science and Environment

Contact Details

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

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