Welcome to the Playford Trust
Providing prestigious scholarships for high-achieving South Australians.
The Playford Trust works with Government, tertiary and further education institutions, industry and the community in supporting South Australians to develop the research and skills base required to advance areas of strategic importance for the State of South Australia.
The future of the Trust relies on donations and the development of business partnerships.
The organisation has been operating for 25 years following a resolution by the South Australian Government to establish a Trust to perpetuate the memory of Sir Thomas Playford, the State’s longest serving Premier.
24 Playford Trust Scholarships for 2010
The Scholarship winners for 2010 were presented with their awards at a ceremony at Old Parliament House recently.
Playford Honours Scholarship Winners: from left - Christopher Coffey, Lilian Ellis-Gibbings, Natalya Schmerl, Tamsyne Smith-Harding, Evan Johnson, Niall Buggy, Paolo Sossi, Jason McLaren, Grant Neale, Kathryn Hill and Leigh Thredgold with Playford Trust Chairman The Hon David Wotton.
PhD Scholarship Winners: from left - Caleb Loades, Rhys Murphy, Amy Macken and Emma Plant with past scholar Dr Kate Delaporte (second left) and Trust Board Member Professor Don Bursill AM (on right)
Regional Science & Engineering Scholarship Awards. Past Scholar Stephen Dutschke (third left) and Playford Trust Board Member Susie Herzberg (on right) congratulate new Regional Scholars (from left) Alana Cuthbert, Kazsandra Howell, Jacob Dawson and Timothy Symonds.
The Scantech/Playford Physics Scholarship and Playford AUsIMM Scholarship were also presented at the ceremony.