The AusIMM Education Endowment Fund (EEF) provides funding to a variety of educational initiatives to attract and provide support for those studying in the mining industry. This includes a number of undergraduate and post graduate research scholarships in each calendar year.

Each year the EEF provides a number of successful scholarship applicants with financial support and exemplary professional development opportunities to enable them to complete their studies and embark on a successful career in the mining industry.

If you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, enrolled in a related program of study and can demonstrate a determination to achieve your best, develop leadership qualities and expand your knowledge and network of the mining sector, this scholarship opportunity could be the perfect next step on your career pathway.

Undergraduate scholarships packages are valued at approximately $20,000 each with each recipient receiving:

• Significant financial support of up to $11,000 annually for the duration of their studies. The recipient of the Sir Frank Espie/Rio Tinto Leadership Award receives a stipend of $15, 000 per annum
• Career building mentoring with an industry professional valued at $5,000
• Opportunity to participate in a one-week intensive field trip valued at $4,000 to a mineral-rich region of Australia
• Support to develop career enhancing personal and professional skills

The postgraduate research scholarship package is valued at approximately $25, 000* per annum for a maximum of three calendar years. 

*The final figure is dependent upon the value of other scholarship/stipends to a maximum of $45,000 (all-inclusive amount).

Prizes for final year university students

The EEF also awards two additional prizes which acknowledge the excellence of final year students.

More about the EEF

The EEF Trust Deed was formally created and signed on 22 February 1989. The aim of the EEF is to:

• Fund research projects that may benefit the mining industry
• Provide scholarships bursaries and other awards to tertiary students undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study or research in relation to minerals relevant disciplines or courses
• Fund and provide lectures to persons involved in the mining industry and students undertaking study in related disciplines
• Provide funding to universities for the purposes of running classes, seminars and other activities designed to promote the awareness of and interest in the mining industry amongst secondary school students
• Provide funding to universities for the purpose of providing endowed professorships.

The Board of Trustees

The EEF Board of Trustees consists of prominent members of AusIMM as well as industry representatives and the current AusIMM President. The EEF Board of Trustees meet twice a year to discuss the fund and its existing and new initiatives to ensure the continued attraction to, and retention of, bright individuals into the mining industry.

Register your interest in the Education Endowment Fund Scholarship