Fourth-Year or Honours
Flinders University

The Hon Sir Eric Neal AC CVO / Playford Trust Engineering Scholarship

The Playford Trust, in partnership with the Hon Sir Eric Neal AC CVO, offers one (1) $10,000 scholarship for a student in their fourth year or Honours, studying an engineering degree at Flinders University.

Sir Eric was Chancellor of Flinders University from 2002 – 2010, and its first Chancellor from a business background.

Originally trained as an engineer at the South Australian School of Mines, Sir Eric has a passion for education, industry and, particularly the importance of engineering.

NOTE: If you have already applied for a Playford Trust Honours scholarship and you are studying fourth-year or Honours in engineering at Flinders University, there is no need to submit another application as your existing application will be taken into account for this scholarship.

Access our online application platform here

Selection Criteria

The Playford Trust will consider nominations from students studying at Flinders University and reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the nominations.

The Playford Trust will make the final selection based on the following selection criteria:

Applicants must be:

  • ready to commence Honours or fourth year in an engineering discipline at Flinders University
  • an Australian citizen or a holder of a permanent resident visa, and resident in South Australia
  • intending to spend a significant part of their career in South Australia, or likely to provide a benefit to the State
  • a high achiever with an excellent undergraduate academic record
  • of good character. Preference will be given to students who display leadership potential.

Honours scholarship recipients are not precluded from subsequently applying for a Playford Trust PhD scholarship. Similarly, students undertaking a MPhil and awarded an Honours scholarship will not be excluded from applying for a subsequent PhD scholarship.

It is essential that the applicant’s supervisor or an academic referee (e.g. dean of school/faculty, or lecturer) provides a supporting comment about the student’s achievements, character and leadership potential.