Emerging Rail Professional Scholarship 2026

Scholarships will be awarded to emerging rail professionals working towards or already employed in the rail sector, including tertiary students or recent graduates (with less than 5 years full time employment) to attend CORE 2026 in Adelaide.

Nominations are now open for those with an interest in the rail industry from:

• Engineering
• Project Management and Planning
• Operations
• Safety
• Business and Commerce
• IT
• Spatial Sciences

Successful applicants receive:

All Awardees:

CORE 2026 Conference registration including:

• Access to conference sessions
• Icebreaker with fellow award recipients, RTSA Executive and sponsors prior to Welcome Reception Monday 17 August 2026
• Ticket to Welcome Reception Monday 17 August 2026 
• Delegate registration pack including program, delegate bag, name badge and conference proceedings for download

Top Tier Awardees – Only 3 Awards:

(judged based on the quality of the Main Application)

In addition to the above

• Ticket to the Gala Dinner
• RTSA Membership paid for one year

Emerging Rail Professional Award:

(selected from the Top Tier Awards)

The Top Tier Awardee’s presentations will be voted for by delegates via the Conference App and judged as the Emerging Rail Professional of CORE 2026 and will receive:

Recognition and acknowledgement as the CORE 2026 Emerging Rail Professional and award Registration fee paid for CORE2027 – you essentially receive a double scholarship!

Successful applicants will be required to fund their own travel and accommodation to attend the Conference.

Tickets to the Gala Dinner are available at additional cost.

Key Dates

Nominations Close: Monday 29 June | Outcomes Advised: Friday 10 July 2026