Idemitsu Australia Resources Engineering Scholarship

Donor

Idemitsu Australia Resources

Establishment

Idemitsu Australia Resources (IAR) has a proud history spanning nearly 40 years, with approximately 900 employees and 1,100 contractors across the Brisbane Head Office, Boggabri Coal Mine, Ensham Coal Mine and Muswellbrook Coal Mine. Along with our parent company, Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd., who are based in Tokyo, we are proud to play a proactive role in diversifying Australia’s energy portfolio through mining, retail fuels and renewable initiatives. Our unique fusion of Japanese and Australian culture means working with us is unlike working at any other local mining company.

The aim of this scholarship is to support a student financially while encouraging them to pursue a career in the engineering / resources industry. The successful recipient of the Idemitsu Engineering Scholarship will be offered the opportunity of paid work in semester breaks. It is the intention of the scholarship to build an ongoing relationship with the scholar with a view to them being considered for a career with IAR.

For more information on this scholarship, please review the Terms and Conditions .

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:

• Be enrolled in a Bachelor of Electrical or Electronic Engineering (Honours), Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours) or a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) degree.
• Be enrolled full-time.
• Demonstrate educational disadvantage such as carer, sole parent, financial hardship, English language difficulty, long term medical condition/disability or effects of abuse, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Out of Home Care, Refugee, or Geographic.
• Demonstrate academic progress either by the Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent required for entry for commencing students, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 for continuing students.
• Be an Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Resident (includes New Zealand Permanent Residents).
• Not have previously completed a degree.
• Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.

Required Documentation

If documentation is not provided your application will not be processed. Please have all required documents available for upload as PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, or JPG files prior to completing the online application process.

• A personal statement (approx. 1 A4 page) outlining your academic achievements, career aspirations in the relevant area of study, and how this scholarship would assist you. This statement will cover all scholarships you are submitting for.

• You may be required to provide documents to support your educational disadvantage claims. These will be identified when you apply based on your individual application responses.

Benefit

The scholarship provides a total benefit of $5,000 over a 1 year tenure provided ongoing eligibility is met for the term of the scholarship.

The scholarship will be paid in two lump sums of $2,500 following the semester 1 and semester 2 census dates.

Selection

Selection is based on assessment of the scholarship application and suitability for the individual scholarship.

All applicants notified of an outcome via email. This will usually occur within 6 weeks of the scholarship close date.

College

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICER
Student Services Centre
University of Newcastle
University Drive
CALLAGHAN NSW 2308

Phone: +61 2 4921 5000
Fax: +61 2 4921 5759
Email: scholarships@newcastle.edu.au