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The Minerals Education Bursary Scheme (MEBS) is run by NSWMC with support and active participation by its member companies. MEBS is an integral part of the mining industry’s commitment to the community and to the education of Australian youth.
MEBS seeks to foster students’ interest in the minerals industry as a potential career path through a series of activities and direct contact with the industry.
MEBS supports and encourages eligible students who have a genuine interest in the minerals industry through the provision of a financial sponsorship. This ranges from $500 for Year 11 students to $1000 for Year 12 students. If a bursary student decides to pursue designated minerals related studies at university, they are then eligible for $2000 in their first year of tertiary education. A student can be sponsored for up to three years, depending on the fulfilment of certain criteria.
Students who participate in MEBS are endowed with a unique opportunity to gain valuable insight and access to the mining industry. MEBS activities include being assigned a mentor from the sponsoring company, attending events and open days, and work experience opportunities.
(sponsored by Newcrest Mining - Cadia Valley Operations)
2010 Winners
Kim Anderson - Year 11, Molong Central School
Cameron Bright - Year 11, Blayney High School
Patrick Bowman - Year 11, St Stanislaus College
Lachlan Jadezak - Year 11, James Sheahan Catholic High School
Robert Nicholls - Year 11, St Stanislaus College
Dylan Weekes - Year 11, Orange High School
Lindsay Mahlo - Year 12, Orange High School
Adam Smith - Year 12, James Sheahan Catholic High School
Gabrielle Upton - Year 12, Canowindra High School
Amy Wythes - Year 12, Canowindra High School
2010 Rollovers
Faram Brown - Year 12, Orange High School
Adam Lowe - Year 12, Blayney High School
Eli McLennan - Year 12, Molong Central High School
Heath Milton - Year 12, St Stanislaus College
Tiarn Pauletto - Year 12, Blayney High School
Jake Tranter - Year 12, Blayney High School
(sponsored by Xstrata Coal NSW)
2010 Winners
Peter Bartolacci - Year 11, Maitland Grossman High
Damon Mills - Year 11, Hunter Valley Grammar School
Thomas Myles - Year 11, Maitland Grossman High
Jessica Adler - Year 12, Mount View High School
Sam Buttenshaw - Year 12, All Saints College, St Mary's Campus
Haydn Cole - Year 12, Maitland Grossman High
Sarah Cross - Year 12, Mudgee High School
Christopher Glover - Year 12, Mudgee High School
2010 Rollovers
Byron Anderson - Year 12, Mt View High School
Sean Paynter - Year 12, Cessnock High School
The Maitland Mercury published an article (6 July 2010) entitled $500 bursary winners to attend Honeywell Summer School featuring 2010 MEBS winners Peter Bartolacci and Tom Myles.
The Maitland Mercury published an article (30 June 2010) entitled Bursary win puts Cole on target for chosen career featuring 2010 MEBS winner Haydn Cole from Maitland Grossman High.
(sponsored by BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal)
2010 Winners
Thomas Campbell - Year 11, Edmund Rice College
Sam Formosa - Year 11, Edmund Rice College
Nicholas Talese - Year 11, John Therry High School
Lauren Brown - Year 12, Illawarra Senior College
Elizabeth Kadwell - Year 12, Illawarra Christian School
2010 Rollovers
Nicholas Calhau - Year 12, The Illawarra Grammar School
Phillipa Mottershead - Year 12, St Patrick's College, Campbelltown
Jordan Theodossiadis - Year 12, Edmund Rice College
- Must be enrolled at a secondary school as nominated by sponsoring companies.
- Students must maintain a set pattern of study and satisfactory academic results so that the student will be eligible for a HSC.
- Eligible schools: Central West – All Saints Bathurst, Bathurst High, Blayney High, Canobolas Rural Tech High, Canowindra High, Cowra High, James Sheahan High, Kelso High, Kinross Wolaroi School, McKillop College Bathurst, Molong Central School, Mudgee High, Orange Christian School, Orange High, Scots Bathurst, St, Joseph’s Central Blayney, St Stanislaus College Bathurst. Hunter Valley - All Saints Maitland - St Mary's Campus, All Saints Maitland - St Peter's Campus, Hunter Valley Grammar, Maitland Grossman High, Maitland High, Rutherford High, Cessnock High, Mt View High, Kurri Kurri High, Mudgee High, Muswellbrook High School, Singleton High, St Catherine’s Catholic College. Illawarra - Ambarvale High School, Broughton Anglican College, Bulli High School, Camden High School,Edmund Rice College, Figtree High School, Holy Spirit College,Illawarra Christian School, Illawarra Grammar, Illawarra Senior College, John Therry Catholic, Keira High School, Magdalene Catholic High School, Picton High School, Smiths Hill Selective High School, St Gregory's College, St Josephs High School, St Mary’s Star of the Sea, St Patrick's College, Warilla High School, Wollongong High School, Woonona High School.
- Applicants will be required to make a written application including details of recent academic record and a short supporting statement from their Head Teacher Science or Maths. Short-listed students may be required to attend a personal interview. Personal attributes and suitability together with a genuine interest and commitment to the industry should be considered as key selection criteria in addition to a sound academic record.
- Unsuccessful applicants in a given year may re-apply in the subsequent year
- To be eligible to extend a bursary from Year 11 into their Year 12, bursary holders must demonstrate participation in at least two “careers education” activities conducted by the sponsoring companies, NSW Minerals Council or Minerals Council of Australia. These could include Minerals Careers Dinners, mine site work experience and other designated activities as determined by NSWMC
- Current bursary holders do not need to reapply.
Applications for the Central West Region are now CLOSED.
Applications for the Hunter Valley Region are now CLOSED.
Applications for Illawarra Region are now CLOSED.
For further information about the eligibility criteria for MEBS and how to apply for a MEBS grant, email education@nswmin.com.au.
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