FRRR/Pratt Water Engineering Scholarship
A total of ten civil engineering cadetships will be offered to commencing student / industry partnerships over a period of six and half years. Each cadetship will have a value of up to $11,000 per annum composed of a $3000 contribution from FRRR and Pratt Foundation and $2,000 from the applicable industry partner.
Alexandra Gartmann, FRRR, and scholarship recipient Mitch Trounce
Students in communities in the Murrumbidgee Basin are eligible to apply for this program, offering to fund the cost of an undergraduate degree in civil engineering at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus, and guarantee employment with a partner organisation.
Students will return to their communities both during and on-completion of their studies to undertake employment with their respective employer-partner.
The program incorporates a 3-way relationship between The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR)/ Pratt Foundation, Employer-partners, and La Trobe University Bendigo Campus and Department of Civil Engineering.
Each student is contracted to remain under the employment of the employer-partner organisation for a period of two years, following the successful completion of studies.
Benefits
- financial support in the form of a $5,000 scholarship per year for the duration of the course
- fully-paid vacation work experience during each year of the course ($6000 per year, approximate)
- option of including a year of work experience at standard rates ($26,000-$32,000) with the partner before the final year of study for the degree, and
- access to career mentoring advice from the industry partner
Eligibility, terms and conditions
Applicants must
- be a commencing full-time student attempting their first tertiary degree and be enrolled in an undergraduate civil engineering course at La Trobe's Bendigo campus,
- have a strong academic background, and
- not be in receipt of any other civil engineering scholarship.
