Two CQUniversity first-year engineering students have been awarded power engineering bursaries.

Matthew Lowrey and Ryan Muller were among 14 Queenslanders who received Australian Power Institute bursaries at a special award ceremony in Brisbane recently.

Matthew Lowrey was presented with his API bursary by Stanwell Corporation's Acting Chief Executive Wayne Collins.The awards were presented by Stanwell Corporation's Acting Chief Executive Wayne Collins.

The bursary recipients will receive $8000 in financial support over the next four years of their study and will have a chance to develop practical, real-world skills through paid vocational employment with API member companies. This could amount to more than $20,000 over three summer vacations.

Also at this year's ceremony, graduating engineering student Thomas Passaris was presented with a small gift as a thank you for his active participation in the bursary program.

"API Power Engineering Bursaries scholarships are very competitive and we are very happy that two of our students received the award this year," CQUniversity's Power System Engineering lecturer Dr  Amanullah Maung Than Oo said.

The industry-sponsored bursary program brings together a number of organisations committed to encouraging and developing high quality electrical and mechanical graduates.

The program hopes to instil in its bursary recipients skills and motivation for careers in the energy sector.

API bursary recipient Ryan Muller. 

Thomas Passaris received a special thank you gift for his active participation with the API program.