Recipients of the 2025 Playford Trust Scholarships
Listen up! 27 scholarships out of 45 up for grabs were snagged by University of Adelaide (UoA) students.
A Playford Scholarship is much more than just free money it's an opportunity to make a giant leap towards working in your future industry, meeting potential mentors (and employers!), and importantly, it helps you begin “strategic adulting” as a professional and a changemaker.
This year they awarded around $700,000 worth of scholarships to university students at all levels of study and to TAFE students.
Applications typically open in August each year, so mark your calendar to check the website or Student News (preferably Student News).
Congratulations to the following UoA students
Playford Trust Rural and Regional STEM Scholarships:
- Shivarni Blaser | Bachelor of Architectural and Structural Engineering
- Lila Dale | Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours)
- Geoffrey Slattery | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical)
Playford Trust / The Andy Thomas Space Foundation Scholarships:
- Lewis Gilbert | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
- Teagan Johnson | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Major in Aerospace Engineering
- Felix Lennard | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
- Evan Mewett | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical), Major in Aerospace Engineering
- Ashton Rathael | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical), Major in Aerospace Engineering
- Charles Watkinson | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) Bachelor of Science
Playford Trust Honours Scholarships:
- William Bai | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) (Major in Aerospace Engineering) Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Sciences
- Leon Bishop | Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours) in Soil Science and Plant Biology
- Mackenzie Coopman | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Agricultural Sciences)
- Daniel Hassan | Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Molecular and Biomedical Sciences), with a Bachelor of Science (Advanced) Major in Microbiology, Immunology, and Bioinformatics
Playford Trust / Aurecon Electrical Engineering Scholarship:
- Rachael Donnelly | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil), Major in Structural Engineering
Playford Trust / Capral Aluminium Scholarship:
- Jaidyn Willis | Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) (Honours)
- Playford Trust / Coopers Brewery Undergraduate Scholarships
- Abbey Bigg | Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences
- Erin Brooks | Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences
Playford Trust / Seeley International Scholarships:
- Ryan Finlay | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic)
- Nathan Rokebrand | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical)
Playford Trust / Show Society Foundation ‘Excellence in Agriculture/Horticulture’ Scholarship:
- Caleb Schaefer | Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences
Playford Trust / Chartwells / St Ann's College Residential Scholarships:
- Joshua Graham | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical and Electronic) Major in Computer Engineering
- Isabelle Hunt | Bachelor of Marine and Wildlife Conservation
Playford Trust / St Ann's Foundation Residential Scholarship:
- Sophie Wrightson | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mechanical) Bachelor of Finance and Banking
Playford Trust / St Mark’s College Residential Scholarships:
- Benjamin Gabb | Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
- Sam Heuzenroeder | Bachelor of Engineering
Playford Trust PhD Scholarships:
- Declan Gossink | Doctor of Philosophy (Physics)
- Nicholas Wyndham | Doctor of Philosophy (Geology)
Playford Trust Commendation Awards (5 of 6 awarded):
- Emily Bowyer | Doctor of Philosophy (Conservation Genomics)
- Eliza Leung | Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Electrical & Electronic) Bachelor of Science (Physics)
- Emily Milne | Bachelor of Science (Honours)
- William Morrow | Doctor of Philosophy (Experimental Physics)
- Hayley Twigden | Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) Bachelor of Science