Playford Trust

SACOME | Playford Trust Scholarships

The partnership between the South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy (SACOME), the South Australian Government and the Playford Trust continues to provide outstanding scholarship opportunities for school leavers enrolling in mining or petroleum engineering at the University of Adelaide.

Watch the story of the Playford Trust in this video and listen to previous Playford Trust scholars talk about scholarship benefits here.

For full details, and applications, visit the Playford Trust website.

Some of the Playford Trust Resources Sector Engineering Scholarship recipients are profiled below (click on the image to read their story).

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Akash Jain

Mining Engineering
“What really drew me to mining was its scale, especially in South Australia and Western Australia. Plus, the chance to travel for work and contribute to big projects is incredibly exciting.”

Linkin-James Lim

Civil Engineering
“Studying Engineering is a lot of learning but it allows you to look at the world differently. I love walking through cities and exploring how buildings come together. Through the eyes of an engineer, the world is really beautiful.”

Thomas Manns

Mining Engineering
"As a kid, I always loved crystals, I would memorise all the names. My mum worked in the jewellery industry and that also inspired me. Once I understood what mining was and what makes up rocks, I became drawn to work in mining.”

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Allana Sagubo

Petroleum Engineering
"At first, I was undecided as to what pathway to follow – chemical or petroleum engineering – but in the end I decided to do both. I get to apply different skills, but they are both very connected".

Tate Parsons

Mining Engineering
“I know exactly what I am getting into and understand that working in mining will sometimes mean working in remote areas, away from friends and families, in weird locations and often working in tough weather conditions. But that’s what I also love about it.”

Isha Jain

Mining Engineering
“I hope to empower women to follow in my footsteps, to take on STEM roles and be a part of shaping the world’s future".

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Ashra Harkin

Mining Engineering
"I was tossing up between Civil Engineering and Mining Engineering in high school and I came to the decision to go into mining so that I can play a key role in looking after the environment"

Oscar Collins

Petroleum Engineering
“I knew I wanted to work outdoors, and with petroleum I will be able to travel and work offshore on the rigs which would be very cool”

2021 Scholarship Recipients

Adam Faisal

Mining Engineering
“I’d like to work in the resources sector because I know mining is one of Australia’s biggest exports and something Australia relies on”

Francesca Tew

Mining Engineering
“I’m definitely interested in doing something around environmental engineering when I graduate: I feel that I can do some good”

Jack Haddad

Mining Engineering
“It gave me confidence the resources industry is backing graduates”

Oliver Snoad

Mining Engineering
“I didn’t think I was the brainiest kid in the world so to get this scholarship gave me faith in myself, it felt awesome”

Mitchell Jakab

Mining Engineering
“The industry support that comes with the scholarship gives you a good chance to build connections”

2020 Scholarship Recipients

Harry Parker

Kimberley Wyatt-Read

Callum Martin

Petroleum Engineering
“It keeps me focused on what I need to do over the next four years”

Mining Engineering
“I’m going to put it aside for my HECS debt so I can leave uni with as little debt as I can”

Petroleum Engineering
“It’s not every day you’re going to get $20,000 over two years. It will ultimately help how I go throughout my studies.”

Adi Murray

Petroleum Engineering
“I have the opportunity to pay off some of the tuition fees so I don’t have to worry about paying off loans after I graduate”

Luke Webb

Petroleum Engineering
“Not many people are awarded the scholarship so it has given me a sense of pride and confidence in myself”

Sean Lancaster

Mining Engineering
“The scholarship has given me a sense of pride and motivates me to do better at university, because I really want to prove my worth in the mining engineering world”