Catherine and Peter Tay High Achiever Engineering Undergraduate Scholarship

This scholarship was established in 2013 by Catherine and Peter Tay, of Singapore. It is a continuing demonstration of appreciation that in 1968 Peter Tay received his undergraduate education for a double degree in Industrial Engineering and Economics from the University of Newcastle through a Colombo Plan Scholarship from the Australian Government. That scholarship became a stepping stone in Peter's life-long achievements, and helped him to become what he is today. Catherine and Peter Tay hope that an Australian student may likewise benefit from the opportunities and experience that such a scholarship would offer.

Its purpose is to encourage high achieving students in districts served by the University of Newcastle to enrol full-time in a School of Engineering undergraduate degree at the Callaghan Campus. This scholarship is offered to the highest ranked commencing student in a Bachelor degree in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle with an ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) score (or equivalent) of 99.0 or above.

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship, you will need to:

• Be commencing in a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) undergraduate program within the School of Engineering.
• Be enrolling in the first year of your first undergraduate degree
• Be offered admission on the basis of a Year 12 Higher School Certificate ATAR with a minimum rank of 99.0 (not inclusive of adjustment factors).
• Be enrolling full-time at the Callaghan Campus
• Be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident.
• Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.