We offer a range of domestic and international scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students at UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Many of these engineering scholarships are awarded based on academic achievement, but some are based on personal circumstances, including financial need. 

Our UNSW scholarships remove some pressure from the university experience, allowing you to focus on your studies and participate in campus life. 

Awards & prizes

Every year, with the support of industry partners, we offer a range of prizes for students’ outstanding work. To be eligible, you must be in a program offered by the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Browse UNSW Prizes to discover more awards in UNSW Engineering. 

Please note: when a course that is part of a prize requirement is not offered, an alternative will be provided. 

  • Description: For outstanding performance in GIS courses

    Current Criteria: Awarded to the student with best total mark in the following: GMAT3220 and GMAT4220 

    2022 Winner: Yijian Liu

  • Description: For the best performance in the Structures discipline in the Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering)

    Current criteria: Only students completing a Structures Research Thesis topic are assessed, along with the highest grades in the following courses: ENGG1300ENGG2400CVEN2303CVEN3303CVEN3304 and CVEN4953

    2022 Winner: Chang Chen

  • Description: For the best achievement in Civil Engineering for a first year student 

    Current criteria: To be awarded to the student with the best weighted average mark at the end of first year

    2022 Winner: Sharon Boen

  • Description: For the best performance in CVEN3303 Steel Structures

    Current criteria: For the best performance in CVEN3303

    2022 Winner: Shehan Wijesurendra   

  • Description: For the best performance in Structural Design in the final year of the degree 

    Current criteria: Only students completing a Structures Research Thesis topic are assessed, along with the highest grades in Structures discipline elective courses: CVEN4953 and Structures discipline electives

    2022 Winner: Han Zhang

  • Description: For the highest accumulative weighted average mark at the end of third year in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering

    Current criteria: The winner must be a female Australian citizen 

    2022 Winner: Clarissa Lu

  • Description: For the best performance in CVEN3202 Soil Mechanics in the Bachelor of Civil Engineering or Bachelor of Environmental Engineering 

    Current criteria: The best performance in CVEN3202

    2022 Winner: Tsz Ling Tang

  • Description: For the best performance in CVEN3501 Water Resources Engineering 

    Current criteria: For the best performance in CVEN3501

    2022 Winner: Clarissa Lu

  • Description: For the best performance in Structural Analysis and Modelling, and Concrete Structures  

    Current criteria: For the best performance in the following courses: CVEN2303 and CVEN3304

    2022 Winner: Clarissa Lu

  • Description: For the best performance in remote sensing and Photogrammetry courses in the Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying)

    Current criteria: Awarded to the student with the best total mark in GMAT3500 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 

    2022 Winner: Finley Phan

  • Description: For outstanding performance in Geodesy courses in the Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying)

    Current criteria: Awarded to the student with the best total mark in the following courses: GMAT2700 and GMAT3700

    2022 Winner:  Jeremy Liu

  • Description: For outstanding performance in Geodesy courses in the Bachelor of Engineering (Surveying)

    Current criteria: This is the sum of final year courses and includes thesis marks 

    2022 Winner: Yijian Liu

  • Description: For the best performance in GMAT2500 Surveying Computations A and GMAT2550 Surveying Computations B in the Surveying program.

    Current criteria: Awarded to the student with the best total mark in the following courses: GMAT2500 and GMAT2550.

    2022 Winner: Noah Coppola

Industry-Sponsored CVEN Final Year Prize Winners - 2022 

This Final Year Dinner Prize was awarded to outstanding fourth or final year students. To qualify, they had to meet the following criteria: 

  1. You must be attending – this is a requirement from the sponsor so they can award you the prize on the night 
  2. For a Discipline prize, you must have completed an individual Research Thesis and be in your final term of study 
  3. Discipline areas are decided by Research Thesis topic 
  4. If you are a double degree student, you can’t have more than 24UOC to complete 

Student name

Prize 

Industry sponsor 

Andy Lu 

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Water Discipline Prize 

Royal HaskoningDHV

Claire Noh

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Practice Prize 

Keller 

Ethan James

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Construction Management Discipline Prize 

Beca

Sara Haider

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil with Architecture Discipline Prize 

ARUP 

Sarah Lay

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Discipline Prize 

JACOBS 

Kate Edwards

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Geotechnical Discipline Prize 

Pells Sullivan Meynink

 Yijian Liu

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Surveying Discipline Prize 

RPS 

Frankie Willis

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Structures Discipline Prize 

Aurecon 

Rebecca Zhao 

The Civil and Environmental Engineering Transport Discipline Prize 

Turnbull Engineering 

 

Postgraduate scholarships

If you’re an applicant, please note that the scholarships and their conditions (including availability and value) are subject to review and the closing dates or awards may vary from year to year. Please visit the Graduate Research School website for more information.