In recognition of Doug Foster's contribution to Australian coastal engineering, the National Committee on Coastal & Ocean Engineering created the Doug N. Foster Memorial Fellowship Fund in September 2001. 

A Professor at University of NSW (UNSW) and an expert in his chosen engineering specialisation of Water, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Doug was a founding member of the Engineers Australia National Committee on Coastal and Ocean Engineering (NCCOE), which was established in 1971. Doug served on NCCOE until 1985, during which time he was Deputy Chairman from 1979 to 1981 and subsequently Chairman from 1981 to 1983. He was a member of IEAust from 1960 until 1998. 

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The Fellowship Fund is to encourage engineering students to pursue career opportunities in coastal and/or ocean engineering. Up to four Awards will be offered to final year undergraduate engineering students on a bi-annual basis linked to the Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference. The Coasts & Ports Conference is an amalgamation of the Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering Conference and the Australasian Port and Harbour Conference.

The inaugural presentation of the Award(s) coincided with the Coasts & Ports Conference in Auckland in September 2003.

Award Guidelines

• Targeted at final year, undergraduate, engineering students enrolled at an Australian University, who are Australian Citizens or permanent residents;
• The Award to be presented at each Coasts & Ports Conference, held approximately at two year intervals;
• Applications for the Award will be called for in conjunction with the call for papers for the conference;
• Responsibility for selecting the recipient(s) rests with the National Committee on Coastal & Ocean Engineering (NCCOE);
• The successful candidates will be announced prior to the conference at which they attend and formal acknowledgment will be given at that conference;
• The number of students receiving the Award from year to year may vary based on available funds (maximum of 4);
• Students applying for the award are invited to submit a single A4 page outlining why they should receive the fellowship to develop their interests in Coastal &/or Ocean Engineering. The applications are to be accompanied by a copy of academic record and a reference in support of the application

Nominations

This award will open for nominations in 2012
 

Honour Roll of Award Recipients

2009, Wellington

2003, Auckland

Heather O'Keeffe of University of Queensland,
David Ulbrick of University of Melbourne,
Luke Dodds of Australian Maritime College, Launceston
Matthew Blacka of University of NSW