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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