Playford Honours Scholarships
A total of 12 scholarships of $3 000 each are offered annually to South Australians intending to study at Honours level at one of the three South Australian universities. Priority is given to proposed projects that address the main priority areas established by the Trust (see Scholarships). There are four scholarships allocated to each of the three universities and the universities are asked to nominate students for the consideration of the Trust. It is expected that the universities will select the highest calibre students through an internal process that takes account of the selection criteria given below.
The Selection Criteria
- Nominees must be South Australian residents who are likely to spend a significant part of their career in South Australia or are otherwise likely to be providing a benefit to the State (clearly it is often difficult to assess the future career prospects of students, however, the Trust is not looking to support students from outside the State or Australia, who are merely undertaking studies in South Australia).
- Nominees must be high achievers with an excellent undergraduate academic record.
- Nominees could include those moving on in the following year to a PhD program in a priority area for the Trust.
- Nominees should be of good character and preference should be given to students that display leadership potential
The Trust would consider a case where the university feels that a particular student has had to overcome a significant disadvantage that may have impacted to some degree on their academic record. In such instances, the university should indicate the nature of the disadvantage and make a case for its confidence in the ultimate success of the student in making an impact in his or her chosen field.
Awards will be made to students only when the nominating university is able to demonstrate rigorous quality assurance and selection processes behind their nominations.
Disclosure of any other awards or scholarships held by the nominee is required.