Sylvia Davey Memorial Music Fund [F7825]

Relatives of the late Florence Sylvia Louise Davey, a former Perth violinist and music teacher, having donated the sum of $20,000 in 1997, the Sylvia Davey Memorial Music Fund is established and is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1.(1) Subject to the provisions of (2), the income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to provide annual awards for full-time undergraduate students in the School of Music to assist them in obtaining advanced tuition on string instruments outside Western Australia, in accordance with guidelines set down by the School of Music.

(2) If, in the opinion of the full-time staff in the School of Music, there are, in any year, no suitable candidates for the awards described in (1), the fund may be used to provide financial assistance towards the cost of bringing to the University distinguished string teachers to offer advanced tuition to string students in the School of Music.

2.(1) Students granted awards in terms of 1(1) are called Sylvia Davey Music Scholars.

(2) Teachers brought to the University in terms of 1(2) are called Sylvia Davey Visiting Musicians.

3. The fund is administered by the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences who has regard to the recommendations of the full-time staff of the School of Music.

4. Unexpended income in any year is carried forward and becomes part of the income available for expenditure in the following year.