API Bursaries
Summary
API offers a bursary program to students undertaking degree level studies in engineering relevant to the power industry at particular Australian universities as follows:
- Available to current engineering students (the majority of bursaries will be awarded to 1st year students with a proportion available to 2nd and 3rd year students)
- studying electrical or mechanical engineering
- or studying a mix of electrical/mechanical engineering subjects and
other subjects e.g. telecommunications/computing.
- Available to students in QLD, NSW, VICTORIA, TASMANIA, SA and WA.
- Bursary value is $8000 OVER 4 YEARS.
- Preferential paid vocation employment potential value of over $20,000.
- Summary of vocation work 2009~2010 for: SA, QLD, VIC, , WA, TASMANIA.
- Summary of vocation work 2009~2010 for: SA, QLD, VIC, NSW, WA, TASMANIA.
- Summary of vocation work 2008~2009 for: SA, QLD, VIC, NSW, WA, TASMANIA.
- Quotations from students placed in vocational employment:Download.
- Resources:
Applications
The API Bursary is now Closed
Please note that 2011 Applications will close on Sunday, 22 May 2011. The outcome of the selection process will be notified by email to all applicants by the end of September 2011.
Selection Process
A selection panel, will coordinate the selection process and ultimately select the bursary recipients. There is currently a commitment for the funding of at least 50 new bursaries; however, the actual number of bursaries awarded will depend on the success in obtaining additional sponsors. Find out more about the sponsors >>
Bursary Value
The bursaries would be paid at a rate of $1000 per year in the student's first year, $2000 in their second and third years and $3000 in their fourth year of study, subject to performance in previous years. This is to provide an appropriate level of incentive as students progress through the course. The program is sponsored by leading Power organisations.
More information
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