Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology (DFEEST) Defence Scholarships
The Defence scholarships have been designed to ensure the long-term supply of quality skills and a vibrant workforce to meet the needs of the defence industry in South Australia.
Scholarships are available to students who are Australian citizens and who are undertaking a defence related Honours degree or degree with Honours at the University of Adelaide in the following programs:
Engineering
- Bachelor of Engineering
- Bachelor of Engineering (Automotive Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Avionics and Electronic Systems Engineering)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computational)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Systems)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronic)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Aerospace)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical and Automotive)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronic)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Software)
- Bachelor of Engineering (Telecommunications)
Information Technology
- Bachelor of Computer Sciences (Software Engineering)
- Honours degree of Bachelor of Computer Sciences
Mathematics/Sciences
- Honours degree of Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences
- Honours degree of Bachelor of Mathematical & Computer Sciences
- Bachelor of Sciences (Honours) primarily in the discipline of Physics
- Bachelor of Sciences (High Performance Computational Physics) (Honours)
Preference will be given to students who have chosen a defence-related topic for their Honours study, or who can demostrate a previous or current committment to the Australian defence industry, or a desire to work in the Australian defence industry upon completion of their academic program.
Each scholarship is for $5,000 for one year of full time honours study.
The scholarship will be awarded based on academic merit as determined by the Grade Point Average of admission to the Honours program. The Scholarship must be taken up in the year in which it is offered.
Applications close Friday 5 April 2013.
