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The Royal Aeronautical Society established the Centennial Scholarship Fund in 2003 to celebrate 100 years since the Wright brothers’ first powered flight.

The objective of the scheme is to support the future of aeronautics by making financial awards that will enable or assist individuals or organisations in the fields of aeronautics, astonautics, aerospace and aviation management.

Applications are accepted twice a year and the closing dates for 2008 are March 28 and September 3.

For further information on the scholarship and the application process you can visit the Royal Aeronautical Society website.

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The scholarship is established to support female or male students who are proposing to undertake or are undertaking an undergraduate program offered by the Faculty of the Built Environment or the Australian School of Business at UNSW, AND who are making or will make a significant contribution to Rugby Union.
 
Two scholarships are available and they are each valued at $7,500 for one year only. Previous recipients may reapply.
 
Applications close March 7, 2008. For further information on the scholarship and the application process you can visit the Randwick Rugby Club/St. Hilliers Scholarship page.
 

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This Scholarship was established to encourage and assist high achieving students to undertake the Bachelor of Engineering in Naval Architecture program at the Kensington Campus of UNSW.  This scholarship is valued at $18,000 pa (taxable) for three years, subject to satisfactory progress (credit average).

To be eligible for the Scholarship, applicants must be students undertaking full-time studies who have completed the first year of the Bachelor of Engineering in Naval Architecture (3710) program within the Faculty of Engineering at UNSW Kensington Campus by the end of 2007.

Each applicant will be assessed on the basis academic merit, leadership qualities and community participation.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and will be assessed on the basis of interview performance, academic merit, aptitude and commitment to the preferred program of study, personal qualities and demonstrated achievements in non-academic ventures and involvement in university and community ventures.

Applications close April 4, 2008.

For further information on the scholarship and the application process you can visit the Australian Defence Force Scholarship in Naval Architecture page.

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This scholarship is established to encourage exceptional students to undertake a Bachelor of Industrial Design program in the Faculty of the Built Environment at UNSW.

The scholarship is valued at $5,000 (tax exempt) per annum tenable for the duration of the Industrial Design Program.
This Scholarship is available to a first year student enrolled at the Faculty of the Built Environment at UNSW who is undertaking a Bachelor of Industrial Design. There are no residency requirements.

The recipient will be selected based on academic merit, commitment to the preferred program of study, personal qualities, including leadership skills, extra-curricular activities and potential to contribute to the wider life of the University.

Social or economic circumstances which may hinder successful transition to, or success at, UNSW may be taken into consideration.

Applications close March 31, 2008.

For further information on the scholarship and the application process you can visit the Nissan Australia Industrial Design Scholarship page.

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Dr. Anita Borg (1949 - 2003) devoted her adult life to revolutionizing the way we think about technology and dismantling barriers that keep women and minorities from entering computing and technology fields. Her combination of technical expertise and fearless vision continues to inspire and motivate countless women to become active participants and leaders in creating technology.As part of Google’s ongoing commitment to furthering Anita’s vision, google are pleased to announce the 2006 Google Australia Anita Borg Scholarship. Through the scholarship, google would like to encourage women to excel in computing and technology and become active role models and leaders. (Read the article)