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As the demand for safe, efficient, and cost-effective transportation grows, AECOM provides comprehensive services from concept to completion and beyond. Our transportation experts leverage local knowledge and global capability to help clients navigate challenges and build a better world. Specialising in planning, designing, and managing transportation systems, we also restore and upgrade aging infrastructure. We support public and private clients in moving people and goods sustainably, with a strategic focus on renewable energy and the electrification and decarbonisation of transportation..

Everyone belongs at AECOM

We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives. AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.

Scholarship Purpose
This annual scholarship is a legacy to AECOM’s colleague, the late Dr Jonathan Harris. The aim of the scholarship is to support the academic development and achievement of undergraduate engineers that have a connection to or live in North/Far North Queensland. 

What’s on Offer
Up to $10,000 + paid work placements at a competitive hourly rate, over 2 years.

In addition to your scholarship payment, the true value of this opportunity is receiving coaching and mentoring by our skilled engineers, and exposure to a variety of projects and clients. 

The successful scholarship recipient will be required to complete industry work placements in the Townsville or Cairns office. The period of engagement will be aligned to your university’s placement requirement.

We’ve had a great track record of engaging our co-op, vacation work and scholarship holders beyond their industry placements, working part-time and into graduate employment. We are a place of opportunity and development, so come and build your career with AECOM.

Eligibility

• Be enrolled in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with a major in Civil Engineering, entering your second or third year of your degree.
• Have an interest in employment in the North or Far North Queensland region.
• Be available and committed to a completing your industry work placements with AECOM.
• Not be receiving any other employer-linked bursary or scholarship.
• Be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident, holder of a Humanitarian Visa or New Zealand Citizen with a permanent home address in Australia; 

Note that candidates do not have to be experiencing financial hardship in order to apply for this opportunity.

How to Apply
Simple! Click the Apply Now button and ensure you attach:

• Your CV
• A copy of your academic transcript
• Response to the following selection criteria:

1. Why are you interested in this Scholarship?
2. What are your aspirations and goals?
3. Are you interested in employment in the local region after your studies, and why?

Terms, Conditions and Ongoing Eligibility Requirements

Payment:

• $5000 per year (fulltime study load)
• $2500 per year (part time study load)

Payments may continue to be awarded on a pro rata basis to students completing less than 12 credit points in extenuating circumstances.

Ongoing Eligibility:
In addition to the eligibility criteria, the successful applicant must:  

• Maintain a minimum GPA of 4.0 each term.  
• Remain enrolled in the course as at Census Date each term.  
• Commit to and participate in paid work placements with AECOM.  

Please note that failure to meet the continuing eligibility criteria may result in the scholarship being cancelled.  

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.