Australia Perth Scholarships for International Students, Australia

The Society for Underwater Technology (SUT), through its Educational Support Fund, will offer annual scholarship awards to either undergraduate and postgraduate students undertaking studies that embrace relevant component areas of marine science, underwater technology or offshore engineering. Applicants are welcome to apply where they can demonstrate a clear interest in pursuing a career in a relevant area of underwater technology.

In 2013, the SUT Educational Support Fund will consider awarding up to six scholarships for fulltime students entering the last two years of their undergraduate course, or undertaking a postgraduate course.

The undergraduate scholarship awards may continue throughout the remaining part of the degree course, subject to a satisfactory academic standard being maintained. This performance will be reviewed annually. (Note: re-application via the web site is necessary to be considered for continuance of the scholarship.)

The grants are open to any student studying in Australia, irrespective of age or nationality.

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

Postgraduate candidates should have a first degree in a relevant engineering or science subject, and have enrolled in a postgraduate course of study related to offshore engineering, marine science or underwater technology

Undergraduate candidates should have permission to proceed to their third or final year of their degree course.

Scholarship applicants must be enrolled in full time education. Applicants who are employed full time are not eligible for the scholarship, however, part-time employment is acceptable.

Applicants are required to be enrolled at university full-time for at least the first semester of 2014.

WHEN TO APPLY

Students wishing to be considered for an SUT sponsorship award should complete and return the application form, academic transcripts and academic reference by Thursday 1st August 2013. Late applications including late copies of academic transcripts & academic references will not be entertained, they must be received by 1st August 2013.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

Selection will be on the basis of the information provided in the application form, the academic referees, and an interview of the short-listed candidates. It is important to ensure that all sections of the application are fully completed. Applicants will be informed of the outcome of the assessment before end October 2013.

SCHOLARSHIP BENEFITS

The Society’s Educational Support Fund will award sponsorship of $5000 per annum for a full academic year. (50% paid end of February 2014 and remaining 50% paid June 2014)

In addition to the financial sponsorship, SUT will aim to provide free attendance to relevant SUT professional development courses for successful candidates.

SUT Scholars may apply for other sources of funding, and still be eligible for an SUT Sponsorship

HOW TO APPLY

Applications are open for 2013. The application form is now available to be competed online here.

All SUT scholarship applicants are expected to join the SUT (which is free to students). Unsuccessful scholarship applicants will have the opportunity to attend SUT evening meetings and selected SUT courses (depending on availability) at Student rates.

SUT reserves the rights to change scholarship details as it sees fit.

For further information, please visit the official website at http://www.sut.org.au/perth/sutau_perth_scholarship.htm