Cyril Callister Foundation Scholarship

The Cyril Callister Foundation Scholarship is a foundation scholarship awarded to students from the Western Victoria region who are undertaking or planning to undertake an undergraduate degree in Science at Federation University Australia. The scholarship honors Cyril Callister, the brilliant Australian scientist who invented Vegemite and was an alumnus of Ballarat School of Mines (now Federation University Australia). The Cyril Callister Foundation was established in 2019 to celebrate his scientific legacy and provide scholarships designed to assist regional youth to follow in his footsteps and study at university. This scholarship provides financial support to help regional students pursue science education at the undergraduate level.