Apply for a Playford Trust 2025 Scholarship
Applications are now open for the Playford Trust 2025 Scholarships. Over 70 Scholarships are available and are valued from $4000 to $10,000 a year with selected Scholarships including summer vacation work placements. Undergraduates through to PhD are welcome to apply.
Applications close on Friday 17 January 2025.
Priority areas include the following:
- Advanced manufacturing and new technologies
- Water, energy and climate change
- Agriculture, aquaculture and food production
- Space and defence technologies
- Health sciences and enabling technologies
- Resources, energy and sustainability
Who is the Playford Trust?
The Playford Memorial Trust provides prestigious scholarships, awards and internships for high achieving students working in areas of strategic importance to the State. The aim is to help students make the most of their studies, achieve their potential and contribute to the State’s knowledge and research base.
Scholarships like these are considered prestigious. Not only do they provide valuable financial support and help reduce HECS debts, but they also significantly enhance a CV, open doors early on, and impress potential employers – and others – throughout careers.
A list of the scholarships is available here with a link to more information and the application platform.
1st year Students
Playford Trust/The Andy Thomas Foundation Aerospace Scholarships | 8 @ $5000 x 1 year | First-year undergraduates on an aerospace or space science and astrophysics study pathway at the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia
Playford Trust Resources Sector Engineering Scholarships | up to 20 @ $20,000 over 2 years | Undergraduates beginning studies in mining engineering or petroleum engineering at the University of Adelaide | Supported by BHP, Iluka Resources, Peak Iron Mines, Santos, the Government of South Australia and SACOME |Work placement opportunities
Playford Trust/St Mark's College Residential STEM Scholarships | 2 @ $8000 x 1 year | Undergraduates commencing their residency at St Mark’s and studying science, engineering, mathematics or technology
Rural and regional Students
Playford Trust Rural & Regional STEM Scholarships | 6 @ $5000 x 1 year | First-year undergraduates studying science, engineering, mathematics or technology | Home base in rural or regional South Australia
Playford Trust/St Ann's College Residential Scholarships | 3 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Undergraduates commencing and continuing their residency at St Ann’s and studying in one of the Trust’s priority areas
3rd year, 4th year, final year and Honours Students
Playford Trust/Capral Aluminium Scholarship | 1 @ $10,000 | Third-year student studying mechanical, mechatronic, metallurgical, chemical or electrical engineering | Work placement opportunity
Playford Trust/Codan Scholarship in Engineering | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Third-year, fourth-year or Honours student studying electronic engineering, signal processing or physics, and having an interest in sensing systems | Work placement opportunity
Playford Trust/Peak Iron Mines Scholarship | 2 @ $10,000 (Honours or fourth year) or 1 @ $10,000 (Honours or fourth year) and 2 @ $5000 (First, second or third year) | Students in mining engineering, geology, geoscience, or environmental sciences | Work placement opportunities
Playford Trust Honours Scholarships | 12 @ $7000 x 1 year | Honours students studying in one of the Trust’s priority areas | 4 scholarships for each of the three universities
Playford Trust/Aurecon Scholarship | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Final-year student studying electrical engineering or civil and business/commerce (or similar second degree), or fourth year in electrical or civil engineering | Work placement opportunity
Playford Trust/AusIMM Minerals Industry Scholarships | 3 @ $9000 x 1 year | Honours or fourth-year student studying geoscience, mining engineering, chemical engineering or environmental engineering
Playford Trust/BHP Honours Scholarship | 1 @ $9000 x 1 year | Honours student studying geoscience, mining engineering or chemical engineering | Work placement opportunity
Playford Trust/Coopers Brewery Honours Scholarship | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Honours student studying at the Waite Research Institute in the field of barley breeding science or yeast fermentation |Work placement opportunity
Playford Trust/GSA Scholarship in Earth Sciences | 2 @ $4000 x 1 year | Honours student studying earth sciences
Playford Trust/WSP Engineering Scholarship | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Honours or fourth-year student studying civil, structural, mechanical or electrical engineering or environmental studies | Work placement opportunity
PhD Students
Playford Trust PhD Scholarships | 3 @ $26,250 over 3.5 years | Students undertaking a PhD in one of the Trust’s priority areas.