Mayoral academic scholarship
Every year, the Mayoral Academic Scholarship Program offers scholarships generously sponsored by local business to students embarking on their first year of tertiary study.
Port Stephens Council has established the Mayoral Academic Scholarship program in partnership with local businesses with the purpose of encouraging and assisting students from the Port Stephens LGA to pursue their academic goals.
Now in its fourteenth year, the fund has supported more than 150 students on their way to further education.
Along with financial assistance, the program also allows students to build relationships and create connections with industry leaders from across Port Stephens.
View the program terms and conditions here
2025 key dates
Applications for the 2025 program will open on 1 September 2024 and close on 15 January 2025.
Our sponsors
We want to thank our sponsors, who continue to support educational opportunities for our community. In particular, thank you to those who have supported this program for a decade now.
Our sponsors for 2024 are:
- Ampcontrol
- BAE Systems
- Business Port Stephens
- Club Lemon Tree (2 scholarships)
- Destination Port Stephens
- Enrich HR
- Hunter Land
- Hunter Readymixed Concrete
- McDonald Jones Homes
- MOJO Homes
- Newcastle Airport (2 scholarships)
- Raymond Terrace Bowling Club
- Salamander Bay Recycling
- Soldiers Point Bowling Club
- The Wests Group (2 scholarships)
- Tomago Aluminium
- Weathertex
Past recipients
A huge congratulations to our Mayoral Academic Scholarship recipients for 2023! View the full list of recipients below.
- Saskia Maurushat | Ampcontrol – University of Sydney – Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Medical Science)
- Hunter Jones| BAE Systems Australia – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Mathematics (Advanced)
- Melana Hargreaves | Business Port Stephens – University of New England – Bachelor of Science
- Jessica Love| Club Lemon Tree – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Molly O’Sullivan | Club Lemon Tree – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Media & Communication
- Madeline Lilley | Destination Port Stephens – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Ruby McCall | Enrich HR – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Psychology & Bachelor of Business
- Joshua Price | Hunter Land – Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie – Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Travis Lamborn | Hunter Readymixed – NSW TAFE – Certificate III Mobile Plant Technology
- Lilly Gorham | McDonald Jones – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Tahlia Jarvie | MOJO Homes – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Nursing (Hunter)
- Taniesha Tetevano | Newcastle Airport – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Law (Honours)
- Hannah Baxter | Newcastle Airport – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Radiation Therapy (Nuclear Medicine)
- Huxley Rowe | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club – University of New England – Bachelor of Nursing
- Taylah Percival | Salamander Bay Recycling – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Science & Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Taronga Wildlife Conservation)
- Emma Dawson | Soldiers Point Bowling Club – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy)
- Michaela Craven | The Wests Group – University of Canberra – Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
- Caleb Reungkitchaya | The Wests Group – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Sports & Exercise Science
- Jarrod Knorr | Tomago Aluminium – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Environmental Engineering (Honours)
- Benjamin Barwood | Weathertex – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours)
- Callan Astin | Ampcontrol – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours) / Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering (Honours)
- Selman Hassan | BAE Systems Australia – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Aerospace Systems Engineering (Honours)
- Levi Brown | Business Port Stephens – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Data Science / Bachelor of Computer Science
- Alannah Horne | Club Lemon Tree – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine (Joint Medical Program)
- Tonaya Hyland | Club Lemon Tree – University of New South Wales – Bachelor of Science - Vision Science
- Holly Kennedy | Destination Port Stephens – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics (Honours)
Cooper Lack | Hunter Land – University of Sydney – Bachelor of Veterinary Biology and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Olivia Squires | Hunter Readymixed Concrete – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Primary Education
- Jessiah Barnes | McDonald Jones – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
- Liliana Seehusen | MOJO Homes – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Jackson Warburton | Newcastle Airport – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- Alexander Hankin | Newcastle Airport – Macquarie University – Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Security Studies
- Sophie Bennett | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Social Work (Honours)
- Mabel Bradbery | Salamander Bay Recycling – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Samuel Harrop | Salamander Bay Recycling – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Medical Engineering (Honours)
- Gabrielle Lewis | Soldiers Point Bowling Club – University of New South Wales – Bachelor of Biotechnology (Honours)
- Isaac Lyon | The Wests Group – Australian National University – Bachelor of Actuarial Studies / Environment & Sustainability
- Ebony Newton | The Wests Group – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science (combined)
- William Clark | Tomago Aluminium – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
- Georgia Sloane | Weathertex – University of Newcastle – Bachelor of Science
- Caitlin Ping | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Secondary Education
- Dianne Villamanca | Destination Port Stephens - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Law (Hons) Combined/Bachelor of Social Science
- Sasha Gutsulyak | Tomago Aluminium - University of Tasmania - Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- Emma Cotton | Soldiers Point Bowling Club - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Indiana Thorne | The Wests Group - Macquarie University - Bachelor of Archaeology
- Kyle Wilson | Newcastle Airport - University of NSW - Bachelor of Commerce
- Nelson Armstrong | Ampcontrol - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons)
- Logan Stewart | Weathertex - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Medical Engineering (Hons)
- Alissa McLeod | Hunter Land - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Hons)
- Felicity Webb | Salamander Bay Recycling - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Nursing
- Tara Helly | SUEZ Resource Recovery Centre - Australian National University - Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Law
- Chloe Langius | Hunter Readymixed Concrete - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Hons)
- Madelaine Rose | Weathertex - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
- Abbie Barr | Business Port Stephens - University of Technology Sydney - Bachelor of Design in Visual Communication
- Ellie Martin | The Wests Group - Charles Sturt University - Bachelor of Paramedicine
- Harrison Macris | MOJO Homes - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Design (Architecture)
- Isabella Derkenne | Ampcontrol - University of New South Wales - Bachelor of Science (Mathematics Advanced)/Bachelor of Arts
- Jessica McDonald | Salamander Bay Recycling - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Psychological Science (Advanced)
- Madison & Indiana Shaw | Club Lemon Tree - University of Newcastle - Bachelor of Visual Communication Design
- Cooper Jones | McDonald Jones - University of Wollongong - Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Civil Engineering
- Darcie O'Leary | The Wests Group — Combined Bachelor of Commerce and Laws
- Johanne Montano | Newcastle Airport — Bachelor of Computer Engineering and Mathematics
- Noah Meez | SUEZ Resource Recovery Centre — Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Mathematics
- Emily Hickey | Salamander Bay Recycling — Bachelor of Nursing
- Molly Torr | The Wests Group — Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Jade Keher | Destination Port Stephens — Bachelor of Visual Communication Design
- Madeline Wolinski | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club — Bachelor of Secondary Education
- Alannah Galloway | Port Stephens Council — Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) and Bachelor of Laws
- Lewis Limana | Ampcontrol — Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Hons)
- Isabella Harrop | Weathertex — Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons)
- Jayden Chadwick | McDonald Jones Homes — Bachelor of Exercise and Sports Science
- Mia Forster | Hunter Land — Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Ethan Hutchinson | Hunter Readymixed Concrete — Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Hons)
- Jade Hughes | MOJO Homes — Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
- Harrison Lack | Weathertex — Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Business
- Rose Priest | Soldiers Point Bowling Club — Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine
- Summa Maidstone | Port Stephens Council — Bachelor of Marine and Antarctic Science
- Nicola Green | Salamander Bay Recycling — Bachelor of Advanced Mathematics
- Alec Chapman | Tomago Aluminium — Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Business
- Jacob Humphrey | Port Stephens Council — Bachelor of Software Engineering (Hons)
- Alannah Herd | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club — Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours)
- Anders Glew | The Wests Group — Bachelor of Education
- Brooke Ellicott | Newcastle Airport — Bachelor of Development Studies and Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies
- Bryce Tuppurainen | Weathertex — Mechatronics Engineering
- Callum Donnolly | Newcastle Airport — Double Degree, Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Law
- Dan Villamanca | Port Stephens FM — Bachelor of Physiotherapy
- Jahli Magick | Tomago Aluminium — Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Bachelor of Mathematics
- Jasmine Phipps | Soldiers Point Bowling Club — Bachelor of Education: Early Childhood & Primary
- Leah Dove | Salamander Bay Recycling — Renewable Energy Engineering
- Madison Mulder | SUEZ — Bachelor of Science, Catalyst Program
- Magdalen Newton | Ampcontrol — Bachelor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Honours)
- Megan Snow | The Wests Group — Bachelor of Music
- Phoebe Odgers | Hunter Land — Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Rhiana MacKenzie | Hunter Readymixed Concrete — Bachelor of Pre-Med, Science and Health
- Rhys Campbell | McDonald Jones Homes — Bachelor of Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Robert Stanley | Weathertex — Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (Honours)
- Sophia Long | Salamander Bay Recycling — Bachelor of Psychological Science
- Zac Shaw | Destination Port Stephens — Certificate IV Screen & Media
- Adam Bradley | Hunter Readymixed Concrete — Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
- Amelia Owens | Salamander Bay Recycling — Bachelor of Biomedical Science
- Ashleigh Pearson | Raymond Terrace Bowling Club — Bachelor of Education (K-6 Teaching)
- Callum Gascoigne | Weathertex — Bachelor of Applied Finance
- Danielle Lewis | The Wests Group — Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Combined
- Elisa Mate | Newcastle Airport — Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Commerce
- Georgia Sulis | SUEZ — Bachelor of Science
- Jayden Maidstone | Ampcontrol — Bachelor Mechatronics Engineering (Honours) and Electronic Engineering (Honours)
- Joshua Freeman | The Wests Group — Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Arts
- Lauren Moore | McDonald Jones Homes — Bachelor of Medical Studies and Doctor of Medicine
- Mitchell Evans | Soldiers Point Bowling Club — Bachelor of Education (Primary)
- Noah Gannon | Hunter Land — Bachelor of Environmental Science and Management
- Rebecca Petterson | Weathertex — Bachelor of Applied Science (Diagnostic Radiography)
- Russell Hamlyn-Harris | Newcastle Airport — Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
- Thomas Boehm | Tomago Aluminium — Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering
- Thomas Priest | Destination Port Stephens — Bachelor of Pacific Studies/Music
