The Paterson scholarship is open to Australian citizens, who are enrolled in the first year of the Bachelor of Environments, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Biomedicine, or the Bachelor of Commerce, and are undertaking an engineering major or breadth sequence, leading to the Master of Engineering. Applicants must state that they wish to pursue a career in engineering in their application.

Students are required to meet two or more of the following criteria in order of priority:

1. Financial need — as determined by information provided by the applicant
2. Disadvantage — as defined by the University’s Access Melbourne Scheme
3. Academic merit — as determined by the student’s results in the final year of secondary school.

The scholarship is awarded annually and valued at approximately $4,000 per year for the duration of the undergraduate degree and subsequent Master of Engineering in which the recipient may enrol. The Master of Engineering must be taken immediately after completion of the recipient’s undergraduate degree.

Closing Date: Friday 29 March 2013

For more information go to http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/study/undergraduate/scholarships.html