Applications now open for Playford Trust 2026 Scholarships<\/p>\n
The Playford Trust is offering up to 70 university scholarships for 2026 \u2013 with values ranging from $4000 to $10,000 a year.<\/p>\n
They are available to applicants from current first year through to PhD \u2013 and across the following priority areas:<\/p>\n
Much of the Playford Trust support \u2013 funded in partnership with major companies, industry organisations and businesses \u2013 also provides opportunities for work
\nexperience, industry networking and, ultimately, jobs.<\/p>\n
Scholarships like these are considered prestigious. Not only do they provide valuable <\/em>financial support and help reduce HECS debts, but they also significantly enhance a <\/em>CV, open doors early on, and impress potential employers \u2013 and others \u2013 throughout <\/em>careers.<\/em><\/p>\n All scholarships and awards \u2013 collectively worth close to $700,000 \u2013 are listed below. Each of the scholarship titles below links directly to the web page explaining the offering and, in turn, linking to the online application form. The vast majority, but not all, are available for study at Flinders.<\/p>\n Students wishing to apply for more than one can do so, provided they meet all relevant criteria. Applications can be completed in stages.<\/p>\n For scholarships offering summer vacation work placement, we recommend <\/strong>beginning your application as early as possible \u2013 and completing as much as you <\/strong>can this year. This allows the Trust to give your name to the partners early.<\/strong><\/p>\n Applications close 16 January 2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n First year <\/p>\n Rural and regional<\/strong><\/p>\n Playford Trust\/Aquinas College Residential STEM Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $8000 x 1 year | Playford Trust\/Lincoln College Residential STEM Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $8000 x 1 year | Playford Trust\/St Ann’s College Residential Scholarships<\/a> | 3 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Playford Trust Rural & Regional STEM Scholarships<\/a> | 6 @ $5000 x 1 year | First-year Playford Trust\/ Commonwealth Hill Trust Rural STEM scholarships<\/a> | 4 x $5000 x 1 year | Firstyear students from rural and regional South Australia who intend to study science, engineering, mathematics or technology (STEM) subjects, with an interest in the areas of primary production <\/p>\n Second year and Third year Playford Trust\/Capral Aluminium Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Third-year student <\/p>\n Third year, Fourth year, final year and Honours Playford Trust Resources Sector Engineering Scholarships<\/a> | up to 10 @ $10,000 x 1 year| Playford Trust\/CEEC International Minerals Efficiency ESG Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year Playford Trust\/Peak Iron Mines Scholarship<\/a> | 2 @ $10,000 (Honours or fourth year) or 1 @ Playford Trust Honours Scholarships<\/a> | 14 @ $7000 x 1 year | Honours students studying in one Playford Trust\/Aurecon Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Final-year student studying Playford Trust\/AusIMM Minerals Industry Scholarships<\/a> | up to 3 @ $9000 x 1 year | Honours Playford Trust\/BHP Minerals Industry Honours Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Honours Playford Trust\/Coopers Brewery Honours Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Honours Playford Trust\/GSA Scholarship in Earth Sciences<\/a> | 2 @ $4000 x 1 year | Honours student or Playford Trust\/Seeley International Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Honours or Masters Playford Trust\/The Hon Sir Eric Neal Engineering Scholarship<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000 x 1 year | Honours
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\nPlayford Trust\/St Mark’s College Residential STEM Scholarships<\/a> | 2 @ $8000 x 1 year |
\nUndergraduates commencing their residency at St Mark\u2019s and studying science, engineering,
\nmathematics or technology<\/p>\n
\nUndergraduates commencing their residency at Aquinas and studying science, engineering,
\nmathematics or technology<\/p>\n
\nUndergraduates commencing their residency at Lincoln and studying science, engineering,
\nmathematics or technology<\/p>\n
\nUndergraduates commencing or continuing their residency at St Ann\u2019s College, North Adelaide,
\nand studying in one of the Trust\u2019s priority areas<\/p>\n
\nundergraduates studying science, engineering, mathematics or technology | Home base in rural
\nor regional South Australia<\/p>\n
\nand supporting technologies\/sciences | Work placement opportunity<\/p>\n
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\nPlayford Trust\/Show Society Foundation \u201cExcellence in Agriculture\/Horticulture\u201d Scholarships<\/a> | 3 @ $5000 x 1 year | Second-year or third-year student studying a science related degree in areas of importance to the agricultural industry<\/p>\n
\nstudying mechanical, mechatronic, metallurgical, chemical or electrical engineering | Work
\nplacement opportunity<\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>
\nPlayford Trust\/Codan Scholarship in Electronic Engineering or Signal Processing<\/a> | 1 @ $10,000
\nx 1 year | Third-year, fourth-year or Honours student studying electronic engineering, signal
\nprocessing or physics, and having an interest in sensing systems | Work placement opportunity<\/p>\n
\nThird-year and fourth-year students studying in any core engineering discipline and specialising
\nin mining or energy resources | Supported by BHP, Hillgrove Resources, Iluka Resources, Peak
\nIron Mines, Santos, the Government of South Australia and SACOME |Work placement
\nopportunities<\/p>\n
\n| Honours or Fourth Year student studying science, geoscience, mining engineering, chemical
\nengineering (minerals processing), civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering or environmental
\nengineering<\/p>\n
\n$10,000 (Honours or fourth year) and 2 @ $5000 (First, second or third year) | Students in
\nmining engineering, geology, geoscience, or environmental sciences | Work placement
\nopportunities<\/p>\n
\nof the Trust\u2019s priority areas | 6 scholarships supported by Flinders University<\/p>\n
\nelectrical engineering or civil and business\/commerce (or similar second degree), or fourth year
\nin electrical or civil engineering | Work placement opportunity<\/p>\n
\nor fourth-year student studying geoscience, mining engineering, chemical engineering or
\nenvironmental engineering<\/p>\n
\nstudent studying geoscience, mining engineering or chemical engineering | Work placement
\nopportunity<\/p>\n
\nstudent studying agricultural science and related sustainability practices | Work placement
\nopportunity<\/p>\n
\nequivalent studying earth sciences<\/p>\n
\nstudent studying electrical, electronic or mechanical engineering, artificial intelligence (or
\ncomputer science, majoring in artificial intelligence), information technology or other relevant
\ndiscipline | Work placement opportunity<\/p>\n
\nor fourth-year student studying an engineering degree at Flinders University in one of the Trust\u2019s priority areas<\/p>\n