2023 Risland Community Scholarship in Engineering

This Scholarship provides one undergraduate student with $5,000 towards the cost of their education at the University of Wollongong over a three-year period.

The Risland Scholarship in Engineering encourages a prospective student who is undertaking a Bachelor of Engineering to improve both their lives and those in their local community. The aim of the scholarship is to support a future engineer to stay in the Macarthur area and give back in the region. Risland is a local residential developer. The company's mission is to improve the urban environment by delivering sustainable, innovative, and high-quality communities.

Preference will be given to applicants in the Macarthur region (including the City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire Local Government Areas) and submit a statement outlining their long-term commitment and passion for an engineering degree and how they would support their local community if successful. All nationalities would be strongly considered.

Application Criteria:

• Applicants must be enrolled full-time in their first (1st) year of a Bachelor of Engineering (undergraduate degree) at any onshore campus at the University of Wollongong. Successful applicants must maintain enrolment in a Bachelor of Engineering. Preference will be given to applicants that currently reside and/or originate from the Macarthur Region. This includes City of Campbelltown, Camden Council and Wollondilly Shire Local Government Areas).
• Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, New Zealand Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or Australian Permanent - Humanitarian Visa Holder
• Successful applicants must maintain a minimum Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 65
• Successful applicants must remain enrolled as a full-time student at the University of Wollongong for the duration of this scholarship