Individual Award

The RTSA Individual Award is offered biennially to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the railway industry.

Young Railway Engineer Award

The RTSA Young Railway Engineer Award is offered annually to reward young professional engineers, technologists and associates in Australia or New Zealand who are under 35 years of age.

Graduate Engineer Award

The RTSA Graduate Engineer Award is made to reward railway engineering practitioners in Australia or New Zealand whose working achievements have taken place within four years of the conferral of their university degree.

Biennial Railway Project Award

The RTSA Railway Project Award is offered biennially, in the year in which a CORE conference is held, to reward an engineering achievement in the railway industry that is considered worthy of public recognition.

Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award

The Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award is offered annually by the RTSA to the author of an outstanding final year undergraduate thesis on a topic in railway engineering.

Post Graduate Thesis Award

The Post Graduate Thesis Award is offered annually by the RTSA to the author of an outstanding doctoral or research masters degree on a topic concerned with the rail industry.

Annual Rail Scholarship

The Rail Scholarship is offered annually by the RTSA and it is open to applications from railway professionals and technicians who can demonstrate an on-going record of work in the rail industry in Australasia and are desirous of attaining a higher level of qualification.

Life Membership
Award

A Life Member of the RTSA, is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon a member. There are principal benefits included with this award.

WHEEL-RAIL INTERFACE Award

This Award has been discontinued.

ARA Young Railway Professional Award

Rail is full of young, enthusiastic and innovative individuals who contribute a great deal to not only their company but the wider rail industry. This Award aims to encourage these young individuals to pursue a career in rail whilst acknowledging their efforts.

Any young professional working in the rail industry is eligible for this award, whether they are in ticketing, communications, they’re a driver, a track worker – anyone. The conditions that do apply are listed below:

– Must be no older than 30 years of age as at 1 January 2017,

– Can demonstrate good leadership potential, and

– Their work has led to the development of their organisation.

RTSA Awards Calendar

Rail Scholarship Award
Nominations open 15 May 2018
Nominations close 30 June 2018

Young Railway Engineer Award
Nominations open 15 May 2018
Nominations close 30 June 2018

Graduate Engineer Award
Nominations open 15 May 2018
Nominations close 30 June 2018

Railway Project Innovation Award
Nominations open 02 October 2017
Nominations close 01 December 2017

RTSA Individual Award
Nominations open 02 October 2017
Nominations close 01 December 2017

Railway Engineering Student Thesis Award
Nominations open 23 August 2018
Nominations close 7 December 2018

Post Graduate Thesis Award (PHD & Research Master)
Nominations open 23 August 2018
Nominations close 7 December 2018

STORE 2019 SCHOLARSHIP

STORE 2019 will take place in September with an intensive two-week tour, with a potential further week extension, and is structured around the biennial Railway Interchange trade exposition and annual technical conference of AREMA in Minneapolis.

So that as many RTSA members can benefit from the opportunity to attend STORE 2019, the RTSA is offering a limited number of scholarships to assist in defraying the cost to attend.

APPLY HERE