APPEA Scholarships

THE TONY NOON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

Applications for the 2013-14 Tony Noon Scholarship will be called in July 2013.

This scholarship is for students enrolled for honours, Masters or PhD degrees at an Australian university. It provides a one-off grant to a maximum value of $3000.

The 2012 Tony Noon Scholarship was awarded to University of Adelaide petroleum engineering Masters student Nicole Ditty.

The Tony Noon fund is aimed at helping students who are aspiring to, or considering, a career in upstream petroleum in any discipline directly related to the industry. This could include, but is not restricted to, exploration, safety, engineering, environmental management, economic or legal areas.

Tony Noon worked at APPEA from 1994-1998. His principal responsibilities were to the Health Safety & Production and Exploration Committees. His work on these Committees was outstanding and his contribution to APPEA and the industry during his time at the Canberra office was exceptional. Sadly, he passed away in September 1998 following a long battle with leukaemia.

Subsequently, the APPEA Board approved the establishment of the Tony Noon Memorial Fund in memory of Tony Noon and his outstanding contribution to the petroleum industry through his work with the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy and later as a member of the APPEA staff.

Funds cannot be used for any purpose other than as set out in the successful application. APPEA reserves the right not to award the funds if it deems the applicants are not of a suitable calibre.

Criteria for the award

Applications must be attending the university in the year of application and must be an Australian resident or citizen.

Applications must provide details of the funds sought the purpose to which they will be applied, and a statement setting out how the applicant and their career will benefit.

Applications may seek support for:

• travel within or Australia or overseas
• attending an appropriate conference to present a paper or poster describing their original work in a petroleum-related discipline
• work with relevant companies or academic institutions.
• other purposes relevant to the petroleum industry or the study of oil and gas.

 

How to apply

Applicants should address the criteria and set out the nature of the work and the type of activity for which funding is sought.  The award will be made on the basis of the nature and relevance of the research to the petroleum industry.  Applications must include a statement of support from either the applicant’s supervisor or head of department.

 

Applications in writing are to be addressed to:

 

 

THE KA RICHARDS SCHOLARSHIP (POSTGRADUATE)

The KA Richards Scholarship was established in 1989 to encourage professional development to the benefit of the industry. The scholarship is tenable for one year for Masters study or for three years full time for a doctoral degree, or for an appropriate length of part-time study. It cannot be renewed or extended.

Nominations will not be called again until early 2015, as this scholarship is awarded over one year for a full-timeMasters degree, three years for a full-timedoctoral degree, or an appropriate length for part-time study.

The Scholarship is available to Australian residents for study in Australia and is for a maximum of $10,000 per year. Funds can be used for:

• living expenses
• travel
• materials
• laboratory or computer services
• fees

 

The recipient of the award can hold the scholarship in conjunction with another and may be invited to deliver a paper at the annual APPEA Conference.

This scholarship was last presented to University of Adelaide postgraduate student Adam Bailey in 2012.

APPEA ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS

Details of APPEA's Oil & Gas Industry 2013 Engineering Scholarships will be coming soon.

The 2012 APPEA Engineering Scholarships were awarded at APPEA's Oil and Gas Workforce Development & Productivity Conference in Darwin in July.

The two scholarships available are applicable in any field of engineering for undergraduate degrees and cover the remaining duration of the recipient’s studies for up to five years full-time or the equivalent in part-time study.

One scholarship is specifically for Indigenous Australians, and APPEA encourages applications from Indigenous Australians who are starting or already undertaking an engineering degree in Australia that is relevant to the oil and gas industry.

The other scholarship is open to all Australian residents who are starting or undertaking an engineering degree in Australia relevant to the oil and gas industry.

Both awards are sponsored by Brunel Energy.

The award for each scholarship is for $5000 per year up to a maximum of five years full-time or part-time equivalent. Additional funding of up to $5000 per annum is available for the Indigenous Australian Scholarship recipient for agreed mentoring services.

Vacation work experience with oil and gas major

The scholarships include the expectation that paid vacation work experience will be provided with an APPEA member oil and gas operating company within Australia.

Winners of the APPEA Engineering Scholarship:

2012 Venus Tran, University of Western Australia

2011 Elvis Nguyen, University of Adelaide

 

Winner of the APPEA Indigenous Australian Scholarship:

2012 Alex Dyball, Downlands College