David Klingberg Memorial Scholarship

You'll receive a scholarship valued at $30,000. The scholarship will be paid as a stipend of $5,000 per semester after the HECS-HELP census date of each semester for three years, commencing in 2026.

Other benefits may include further personal development opportunities including:

• work integrated learning (WIL), and
• paid internships.

You must be commencing your second year of full-time study in one of these courses in 2026:

• EN01 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)
• EN40 Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
• EV11 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) / Master of Sustainable Infrastructure.

Students enrolled in one of the following double degrees are also eligible if in 2026 they will be entering the equivalent of their second year of an engineering course majoring in civil engineering:

• SE40 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) / Bachelor of Mathematics
• SE60 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) / Bachelor of Information Technology
• SE80 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil) / Bachelor of Science
• IX59 Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil).
• EB05 Bachelor of Architectural Design/Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil)
• EB06 Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Construction Management and Quantity Surveying) / Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Civil).

You must have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.5.

To apply for this scholarship, you must be either:

• an Australian or New Zealand citizen
• an Australian permanent resident
• an Australian permanent humanitarian visa holder.

Students who currently hold a $30,000 Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship are not eligible to apply for the David Klingberg Memorial Scholarship.

You need to complete and submit the online application including the following attachments by the close date:

• a copy of your academic record from HiQ site
• a copy of your resume/curriculum vitae (CV)
• a copy of your written responses to the selection criteria.

Scholarship selection assessment is based on a combination of academic achievement, responses to the selection criteria and, if shortlisted for interview, responses to the interview questions.

A shortlist of up to 5 applicants will undergo an interview.

In the event that the selection committee ranks multiple applicants equally, preference will be given to applicants who have had to move away from their family home to attend university (ie are from a regional area outside of Brisbane) and/or who can demonstrate the greatest financial need.

The successful scholarship recipient will be required to:

• meet with Wagstaff Piling representatives
• provide a letter of thanks to Wagstaff Piling Pty Ltd, and
• participate in an online news story about the scholarship.

If your application is unsuccessful, we will notify you via email.

The David Klingberg Memorial Scholarship was created in partnership with the scholarship donor, Wagstaff Piling Pty Ltd, an Australian-owned specialist foundation engineering contractor headquartered in Ashgrove, Queensland, that operates throughout Australia.

The scholarship honours David Klingberg, a valued Wagstaff Piling team member who died doing the work he loved in June, 2018. With 30 years’ field experience, David was known for his expertise in Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) testing, and was skilled in the art of connecting the science of stress waves to real-world engineering solutions. David is also fondly remembered for his honesty and integrity, and as a patient teacher and mentor to many young engineers.

At the forefront of his field internationally, David contributed widely to conferences, seminars and to the development of the innovative 2009 Australian Piling Code.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, David excelled in many areas. He was admired for his academic achievements and his success in numerous sporting endeavours including football, golf, netball, ten pin bowling, cycling, skiing and distance running. David was a modest man who embraced life and enjoyed four-wheel driving, camping, fishing and singing in his church choir.

The David Klingberg Memorial Scholarship was created to foster the education of future leaders of industries related to civil engineering while honouring a humble and innovative leader of the profession.

Scholarship donor Wagstaff Piling Pty Ltd was formed by John Wagstaff in 1980 and has completed more than 5600 projects, encompassing all types of foundations, in a variety of ground conditions, for a wide range of civil engineering and building applications.