Amy Beatrice Hodgson Memorial Research Award at University of Western Australia

Background: Amy Beatrice Hodgson donated a sum of money to establish a bursary fund to promote research into the education of children in country areas. Mrs. Hodgson had a life-long association with education. She was a teacher in country areas for many years and also worked at the Correspondence School coordinating courses for students in remote country areas. Unable to attend university herself, she wished in some way to assist university students with their study. A fund is established to provide a research award to be administered in accordance with the following conditions.

2. (1) The award is provided from interest on the fund after capitalization in accordance with Senate policy.

    (2) The award is tenable for one year only.

3. The purpose of the award is to promote research into the education of children in rural areas.

4. To be eligible for consideration, applicants must—

(a) Be enrolled in—

(i) a master's degree by research offered by the Faculty of Education;

(ii) the Doctor of Education; or

(iii) the Doctor of Philosophy in the field of education; and

(b) Be intending to conduct research into the education of children in rural areas.

5. The award is made annually by a selection committee comprising the following or their nominees:

(a) The Dean of the Faculty of Education, as chair;

(b) The coordinators of the master's and doctoral programmes in education; and

(c) The Chair of the Postgraduate Program Committee in the Faculty of Education.

6. The award is made on the basis of academic record and the merit of the research proposal.

7.(1) Written applications for the award are called for annually and must be submitted to the Dean of the Faculty of Education no later than 1 December in the year preceding the year for which the award is sought, or such other date as the committee may stipulate in the call for applications.

   (2) Applications must include—

(a) A current curriculum vitae including academic transcript(s);

(b) An outline of the intended research into the education of children in rural areas of approximately 1000 words; and

(c) Two academic professional references supporting the proposed research.

8. Any publication or thesis that arises from work carried out under the Amy Beatrice Hodgson Memorial Research Award must acknowledge the fact.

9. A student is not permitted to receive more than one Amy Beatrice Hodgson Memorial Research Award.

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Contact Address:

Ms Heather Williams

Manager, Postgraduate Scholarships
Graduate Research and Scholarships Office

Telephone number: 6488 4740

Fax number: 6488 1919

Mailbag delivery point

M358

E-mail address: heather.williams@uwa.edu.au

Postal Address:

The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Perth, Australia

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Ada Jackson Irwin Street Commemoration Bursary in Zoology -at University of Western Australia

Background: Mrs Ada Fawcett (nee Jackson) having donated the sum of $2000 to the University to establish a fund to provide bursaries to help support disadvantaged women postgraduate students in zoology undertaking research into the fauna of Western Australia, each bursary to be named an Ada Jackson Irwin Street Commemoration Bursary in Zoology, a fund is established for that purpose and each bursary is awarded in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The award of a bursary is restricted to women postgraduate students in zoology who are disadvantaged, this term being deemed to include, among other things, physical handicap and financial hardship.

2. A bursary is awarded by the Vice-Chancellor when an eligible student is identified by the Head of the School of Animal Biology and as permitted by the availability of funds.

3. A student may be awarded more than one bursary from the fund.

4. The value of a bursary is determined by the Vice-Chancellor, having regard to the needs of the awardees, the funds available and the recommendation of the Head of the School of Animal Biology.

5. The amount available for the award of the bursaries is the annual income after capitalization, in accordance with Senate policy, on the capital fund and any accumulation.

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Contact Address:

Ms Heather Williams

Manager, Postgraduate Scholarships
Graduate Research and Scholarships Office

Telephone number: 6488 4740

Fax number: 6488 1919

Mailbag delivery point

M358

Email address: heather.williams@uwa.edu.au

Postal Address:

The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Perth, Australia

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Ad Hoc Postgraduate Scholarships at University of Western Australia

Background: Ad hoc postgraduate scholarships are administered by the Scholarships Committee on behalf of various internal and external funding agencies. The committee considers that there is a clear distinction between a scholarship awarded for educational purposes, and the employment of a postgraduate student on a research project. Ad hoc scholarship conditions cannot require awardees to be employed by The University of Western Australia (‘the University’), or to enter into, or continue to be, party to contract labour or to render services in exchange for the scholarship payments.

The committee expects that candidates will normally be selected, after advertisement in open competition, on the basis of academic merit. In the absence of specific alternative conditions accepted by the University, all ad hoc postgraduate scholarships must conform with the following conditions. 

Eligibility requirements
Each scholarship is awarded for educational purposes only.

A scholarship holder must not be under any bond at the conclusion of their studies.

Candidates must hold a degree from a recognised university, normally of at least 2A honours standard or its equivalent.

A scholarship holder must be eligible to enrol or be enrolled as a full-time student or, in exceptional circumstances and with the approval of the University, as a part-time student, in an HDR at the University by the date of commencement of the scholarship.

Part-time scholarships
               A part-time scholarship is taxable.

A part-time scholarship may be offered to a student who is able to demonstrate that compelling social reasons, such as a medical condition or primary care responsibilities, prevent full-time enrolment.

An applicant is not granted permission to hold a scholarship on a part-time basis because they wish to undertake paid employment on a full-time or substantial part-time basis.

A student who holds a scholarship on a part-time basis is subject to the same employment restrictions as a full-time scholarship holder (see clause 10).

A student holding a part-time scholarship must be enrolled at the University as a part-time student.

A holder of a part-time scholarship may convert to full-time at any stage or may be required by the University to convert to full-time if compelling social reasons no longer apply.

Value
A scholarship may be awarded—

(a) as a full scholarship; or

(b) subject to 3.4 and 3.5, to supplement another award; or

(c) to extend scholarship support for a limited period.

A supplementary scholarship may be awarded only with the permission of the respective donors and of the Scholarships Committee and provided that the conditions governing the supplementary scholarship do not contravene those attached to the primary award.

The value of a supplementary scholarship must not exceed 75 per cent of the value of the primary award. Except where an award is made to supplement another award, or to extend scholarship support for a limited period, the minimum living allowance for a scholarship will not normally be approved at a level less than a University Postgraduate Award. It is the responsibility of scholarship recipients to check the implications for income tax liability of accepting a scholarship.

Allowances
Other allowances, such as relocation costs, sick leave, maternity leave and costs towards thesis preparation may be provided.

Duration of award
Subject to 5.5, a full scholarship is normally tenable for the duration of the course for which it is awarded which is—

(a) two years for a master’s degree by research; or

(b) three years for a doctoral degree.

The tenure of a part-time scholarship is—

(a) four years for a master’s degree by research; or

(b) six years for a doctoral degree.

Doctoral students may apply for an extension of tenure of up to six months’ duration subject to satisfactory progress, provided that the grounds for extension are related to their research and are beyond the control of the student.

Extension of tenure is conditional upon the submission of the Research Proposal and Confirmation of Candidature, and all outstanding milestone reports including Annual and Interim Reports, and Travel Award Reports, if applicable.

Periods of study already undertaken towards the degree prior to the commencement of the scholarship or undertaken during suspension of the scholarship may be deducted from the maximum period of tenure.

Criteria for continuation
Continuation of scholarship payments is subject to the recipient—

(a) maintaining continuous enrolment at the University as a full-time student, unless otherwise recommended by the Scholarships Committee and approved by the BGRS; and

(b) submitting the Research Proposal and Confirmation of Candidature, and all milestone reports by the due date including Annual and Interim Reports, and Travel Award Reports, if applicable.

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Contact Address:

Ms Heather Williams

Manager, Postgraduate Scholarships
Graduate Research and Scholarships Office

Telephone number: 6488 4740

Fax number: 6488 1919

Mailbag delivery point

M358

Email address: heather.williams@uwa.edu.au

Postal Address:

The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Perth, Australia

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Hackett Postgraduate Scholarships at University of Western Australia

Description

Sir John Winthrop Hackett, the first Chancellor and a generous benefactor of the University, having bequeathed to the University a sum of money to support students. Hackett Postgraduate Scholarships are awarded by the Scholarships Committee to the top-ranked applicants in the annual application round. These scholarships provide a stipend of $35,000 PA plus a travel allowance of up to $5,000.

Payment type

Fortnightly Stipend plus Allowances

Value

$35000

Value unit

Per annum

Basis of award

Academic Achievement

Commencement date

04/01/2013

Applications open

01/08/2012

Applications close

31/10/2012

Eligibility requirements
To be eligible to apply for a scholarship an applicant must—

(a) be a domestic applicant;

(b) be eligible to enrol or be enrolled as a full-time student or, in exceptional circumstances (see clause 3.2.4) and with the approval of the University, as a part-time student, in an HDR at the University by the date of commencement of the scholarship;

(c) be intending to enrol or be enrolled as an internal student based on a campus of the University for most or all of their period of candidature and scholarship tenure unless approval is granted for external enrolment (see 11 and 17.2);

(d) have a bachelor’s degree with first class honours (H1) or equivalent;

(e) not have completed a degree either at the same level as, or at a higher level than, the degree for which candidature is sought;

(f) have been accepted into the proposed HDR by the BGRS.

Selection criteria: The scholarship is awarded by the Scholarships Committee to an eligible applicant on the basis of—

(a) academic achievement as evidenced by their academic record; and

(b) research potential based on academic referee reports, relevant research experience, and publications, if applicable.

Application procedure: Applicants must complete and submit the online application for the Australian and University Postgraduate Awards as advertised on the GRSO website at http://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/search by the advertised closing date.

Duration of award
The scholarship is tenable for the duration of the course for which it is awarded which is—

(a) two years for a master’s degree by research; or

(b) three years for a doctoral degree.

The tenure of a part-time scholarship is—

(a) four years for a master’s degree by research; or

(b) six years for a doctoral degree.

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Contact Address:

Ms Heather Williams

Manager, Postgraduate Scholarships
Graduate Research and Scholarships Office

Telephone number: 6488 4740

Fax number: 6488 1919

Mailbag delivery point

M358

Email address: heather.williams@uwa.edu.au

Postal Address:

The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley WA 6009
Perth, Australia

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