Len Bettess Memorial Scholarship
Apply for Len Bettess Memorial Scholarship 2020-2025
- Urban development
- Roads and Highways
- Maritime
- Rails
- Structural
- Geotechnical
- Electrical
At SMEC within the Urban Engineering team we are proud to provide the Len Bettes Memorial Scholarship in honor of a wonderful former colleague and Swinburne Alumnus. Len had a positive and energetic nature, and his passion for engineering led to an enviable engineering career, which included both international and local work. Len sadly passed away in 2018, but his legacy and passion for engineering within the urban development sector will be recognized through this scholarship.
The Urban Engineering team deliver fully integrated advisory services, creating, planning, delivering and managing urbanized development of land for the community to enjoy. In the Urban team you will get the opportunity to experience the engineering aspects of creating urban communities in delivering road, drainage, water and sewer design and coordinating electrical, communications and landscaping requirements to shape municipalities and provide places where you will be proud to call your home.
Some of the recent developments include:
- Harpleyhttps://www.smec.com/au/project/harpley/
- Grove https://www.smec.com/au/project/the-grove/
- Atherstonehttps://www.smec.com/au/project/atherstone-master-planned-community/
This scholarship is looking for passionate engineers wanting to make a change and deliver outstanding solutions within the Urban development field.
If successful you will be provided $5,000 (in two tranches) and a paid summer placement at SMEC providing valuable real-world experience.
- Host country: Australia
- University(s): Swinburne University of Technology
- Sponsor: SMEC, Len Bettess
- Duration: 1-4 years
- Degree: bachelor
- Gender(s): All
- Age: not specified
- Commitment of time: part-time
- Deadline: 31 March 2024
- Eligible country(s):
- Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Residents or holders of an Australian Permanent Humanitarian visa
Terms and conditions
All scholarships offered by Swinburne are governed by a set of conditions. Please visit our Scholarship Conditions page for further information.
Eligibility / selection criteria
To be eligible for the Len Bettes Memorial Scholarship, applicants must:
- Meet the following criteria:
- Australian citizen, Australian Permanent Residents or holders of an Australian Permanent Humanitarian visa
- International student (Conditions apply)
- Meet the following enrolment criteria:
- be a third year Swinburne student in 2024.
- enrolled full-time in an eligible course (see courses eligible in section above)
- achieved a minimum Credit average in completed units.
- Submit a personal statement of no more than 500 words addressing:
- Passion for a career in their chosen field of study
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Leadership qualities
- Interested in industry work experience with SMEC.
- Provide one written referee report outlining your suitability for the scholarship:
- Academic reference – from a person qualified to comment on academic studies, such as a subject coordinator, school principal, etc.
- Submit a current version of your CV.
International students with a Swinburne International Scholarship are not eligible to apply.
Scholarship benefits
This scholarship is valued at $5,000 paid in two tranches. The successful scholarship recipient will also receive:
- the opportunity for a paid summer placement with SMEC and gain valuable industry experience in the engineering sector.
- the opportunity to work on real-world urban engineering projects at SMEC Urban Communities team as part of their Final Year project, as well as the potential for full-time employment following a successful placement.
A available courses and programs
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) majoring in Civil Engineering offered by Swinburne University of Technology.
How to apply
Applicants should complete an online application form and submit with all supporting documentation by 31 March 2024. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
For assistance when completing your application, please view the Scholarship Application Help Guide.
Contact
Fees and Scholarships Team, Student Administration and Library Services
scholarship@swin.edu.au
