The Parsons Brinckerhoff Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by Parsons Brinckerhoff, which is a global infrastructure engineering and professional services company at the forefront of the power, water, mining and transport infrastructure sectors. Parsons Brinckerhoff has more than 13,000 employees working from over 150 offices in six continents, including over 3,000 in Australia Pacific alone.
This scholarship is open to students who are Australia citizens or permanent residents of Australia and provides support for one student undertaking the third and consequently a fourth year of a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Environmental Engineering) program of study at the University of Adelaide.
The Parsons Brinckerhoff Scholarship provides the successful candidate with a cash scholarship of $3,000 per annum for up to two years to assist with education and living costs, plus the potential to work at Parsons Brinckerhoff during the vacation period. Such arrangements will be negotiated between Parsons Brinckerhoff and the Scholarship recipient.
Selection will be based on academic merit (i.e. students cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) for the preceding years) and personal achievement.
For the purposes of the scholarship, students undertaking 75% of a full course load are considered to be enrolled on a full time basis. Students must be enrolled on the census dates (usually 31 March and 31 August each year) to be eligible to receive this scholarship.
The Scholarship must be taken up in the year in which it is offered; acceptance of the Scholarship offer cannot be deferred. If a student declines the Scholarship offer, the Scholarship will be offered to the next eligible student.
To apply for this scholarship; please go to our website http://www.pbworld.com/ 
click on the ‘People & Careers' tab, select 'Employment Opportunities' and search for job number 16143.
When applying for this role in ONE document (either word or PDF format) please include a covering letter, resume and academic transcript. As part of the application process you will be required to also complete an online application form.
The covering letter must address the following:
- Why did you choose to study civil engineering?
- Where do you see your degree taking you in the future?
- What do you hope to achieve?
- What attracted you to apply for the scholarship with Parsons Brinckerhoff?
- What do you hope to gain from this scholarship?
Applications close at 4pm on Friday 17th August 2012.
If you find you have continued difficulty applying through our online system, please email your application to lynorton@pb.com.au.
We are looking forward to being a part of your adventure!
