Medical Awards—Regulations

See under Postgraduate Scholarships.

A. J. Herman Fellowship Fund [F11045]

The late Mrs F. Herman having bequeathed $20,000 to the University to form a permanent fund in memory of her late husband, Abraham Jacob Herman, with a view to providing income for the purposes of the School of Dentistry, the A. J. Herman Fellowship Fund is established. The fund is used to award fellowships, each of which is called an A. J. Herman Fellowship, in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The object of the fellowships is to bring distinguished scholars from outside Western Australia to the University for short terms to undertake research or to teach in the School of Dentistry.

2. The funds available for the award of fellowships are the income from the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy.

3.(1) The fellowships are awarded by the Vice-Chancellor, having regard to the recommendation of a committee consisting of:

(a) the Head of the School of Dentistry (or nominee); and

(b) two members of the Faculty, appointed by the Head of the School of Dentistry, both of whom must be members of the academic staff of the School and one of whom must be a member of the part-time teaching staff of the School.

(2) Selection for the award of a fellowship is made on the basis of merit, and where two or more nominees are rated equal in merit, preference is given to subject areas which have not recently benefited from an award.

4.(1) Nominations for the fellowships, which are invited by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences from members of the staff of the School of Dentistry, close on 1 July, with selection by 1 October each year.

(2) Each nomination must include:

(a) a detailed curriculum vitae for the nominee;

(b) a statement on—

(i) the purpose of the nominee's visit;

(ii) the areas in which the nominee would participate;

(iii) the contribution the nominee would make including a timetable of proposed activities; and

(iv) the benefits expected to accrue to the School of Dentistry and to the University from the proposed visit;

(c) the dates of the proposed visit and an indication of the availability of the nominee; and

(d) an estimate of the minimum value of a fellowship likely to be acceptable to the nominee.

5. The tenure, emoluments and all other terms and conditions of a fellowship are determined by the Vice-Chancellor on the advice of the committee.

6. With the concurrence of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, having regard to the recommendation of the Head of the School of Dentistry, an interstate fellow may lecture or conduct courses elsewhere within Western Australia and an overseas fellow may lecture or conduct courses in other Australian States, provided that—

(a) half of any lecture fee received by the fellow is paid into the fund; and

(b) the fellow is referred to as an A. J. Herman Fellow in all publicity for the lecture or course.

7. At the conclusion of a visit the nominator must submit a report on the visit to the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

8. Publications arising from the award of a fellowship must acknowledge the assistance received from the fund.

Alexander Juett Fellowship in Agriculture [F20119]

The late Mrs Ida Juett having left to The University of Western Australia the balance of the residuary trust fund created by her will to use the income from it to establish a research fellowship in memory of her late husband, Alexander Juett, to enable graduates of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of The University of Western Australia to gain additional knowledge by means of study and research outside the Commonwealth of Australia and thereby providing opportunities for investigation of the late Alexander Juett's belief that the standard of human health can be raised by improvements in the nature and quality of food produced for human consumption, the fellowship is awarded under the following regulations.

General
1. Each fellowship awarded is called an Alexander Juett Fellowship in Agriculture and is awarded at one of the following levels:

(a) postdoctoral;

(b) senior postgraduate;

(c) junior postgraduate.

2. The object of the fellowship is to enable the fellow to gain additional knowledge in some branch of agricultural science by means of study and research outside the Commonwealth of Australia, provided that preference will be given to candidates able and willing to research into methods of improving the quality of food by means of improvements in soil fertility, plant nutrition and animal nutrition or in any one or more of them.

3. The fellowship is open to graduates of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of The University of Western Australia.

4.(1) The fellowship is awarded by the Scholarships Committee of the Academic Board, on the recommendations of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and having taken appropriate advice as necessary from any other faculty or school in association with which a fellow intends to carry out their proposed research.

(2) If in any year that a new award is to be made there is no applicant of sufficient merit, the fellowship will not be awarded in that year.

5. If no fellowship is awarded in any year, or if the value of the fellowship awarded does not exhaust the available income, the unexpended income is carried forward and becomes part of the income available for the fellowship in subsequent years and may be used to finance the award of one or more additional fellowships in any year.

6. In any year that a new award is to be made, the fellowship must be advertised and applications must be submitted to reach the Registrar by the date fixed and notified in the advertisement.

7.(1) A postdoctoral fellow and a senior postgraduate fellow must not, during the tenure of a fellowship, engage in any work other than that for which the fellowship was awarded except with the permission of the Scholarships Committee.

(2) A junior postgraduate fellow may not, during the tenure of a fellowship, engage in any work other than that for which the fellowship was awarded unless the additional work is undertaken at the request and with the permission of the head of the school concerned.

8.(1) A fellow is ineligible for any other studentship, fellowship, scholarship or similar award within the gift of the University.

(2) A fellow who receives an award from any other source during the tenure of a fellowship must inform the Registrar of the amount of the award and the Scholarships Committee may reduce the value of the fellowship by any amount which it determines.

9. In any publication, thesis, or report resulting from research done under a fellowship the author must acknowledge in the publication that the research was done during the tenure of an Alexander Juett Fellowship in Agriculture.

Postdoctoral Fellowships
10. Candidates for postdoctoral fellowships must have doctoral degrees or equivalent research experience or have completed and submitted a PhD thesis for examination.

11. A postdoctoral fellowship is normally tenable for one year, but the Scholarships Committee may extend the tenure of the fellowship for a second year and, in exceptional circumstances, a third year.

12. The terms and conditions of each postdoctoral fellowship are determined by the Scholarships Committee and are the subject of a written agreement between the fellow and the University.

13. On the completion of a postdoctoral fellowship, the fellow must—

(a) within a period of three months submit to the Scholarships Committee a full report on the research undertaken during the fellowship;

(b) present a formal lecture to an invited audience at a time and place decided by the Scholarships Committee;

(c) if the tenure of a postdoctoral fellowship is extended beyond one year, submit an annual report to the Scholarships Committee at the end of each year, together with details of the intended programme of research for the following year.

Senior Postgraduate Fellowships
14. Candidates for senior postgraduate fellowships must be graduates with not less than five years' postgraduate experience who have demonstrated research capacity.

15. A senior postgraduate fellowship is awarded initially for a period of up to three years subject to an annual assessment of satisfactory progress, but the Scholarships Committee may extend the tenure of the fellowship for a period of up to 12 months.

16. The value of a senior postgraduate fellowship is equivalent in all respects to that of a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Medical and Dental Postgraduate Research Scholarship except that—

(a) it includes a thesis allowance which is equivalent to the thesis allowance under an Australian Postgraduate Award.

(b) where an overseas award is made, and subject to determination by the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Scholarships Committee, provision is made for travel costs and tuition fees.

17. As soon as practicable after the completion of a senior postgraduate fellowship, the fellow must—

(a) submit to the Registrar a written report of the work done and the experience gained under the fellowship;

(b) if the fellowship was held overseas, supply to the University free of charge two copies of any thesis or matter written on the work done under the fellowship;

(c) present a formal lecture to an invited audience at a time and place decided by the Scholarships Committee.

Junior Postgraduate Fellowships
18. Candidates for junior postgraduate fellowships are graduates with at least second class honours (division A) or equivalent.

19. A junior postgraduate fellowship is awarded initially for a period of up to three years subject to an annual assessment of satisfactory progress, but the Scholarships Committee may extend the tenure of the fellowship for a period of up to 12 months.

20. The value of a junior postgraduate fellowship is equivalent in all respects to—

(a) that of a Hackett Studentship if held overseas; and

(b) that of a University of Western Australia Postgraduate Award if held within Australia.

21. As soon as possible after the completion of a junior postgraduate fellowship the fellow must—

(a) submit to the Registrar a written report on the research or course of study undertaken under the fellowship;

(b) if the fellowship was held overseas, supply to the University free of charge two copies of any thesis or other matter written in connection with the research or course of study.

Athelstan and Amy Saw Medical Research Fellowships [F5318]

The late Honourable Dr Athelstan John Henton Saw, a former Chancellor of the University, having left to the University the balance of the residuary trust fund created by his will to establish a research fellowship or fellowships in memory of his wife Amy and his son Athelstan, and having directed that the fellowships should be tenable for such periods and held on such terms and conditions as prescribed from time to time by the Senate after consultation with the Professors of Medicine and Surgery, a fund is established to enable the award of research fellowships in medicine which are administered in accordance with the regulations governing the Medical Awards as published in the University's Scholarships, Prizes, Endowments volume¹ and with the regulations which follow.

1.(1) If in any year only one fellowship is made available for award it is called the Athelstan Saw Medical Research Fellowship.

(2) If in any year two fellowships are made available for award the first is called the Athelstan Saw Medical Research Fellowship and the second is called the Amy Saw Medical Research Fellowship.

2. The object of each fellowship is to enable the fellow to carry out, in association with the School of Medicine of The University of Western Australia or such other institution as may be approved by the Scholarships Committee, research work in the causation, prevention or cure of disease.

3. Each fellowship is open to any graduate in medicine, science or arts of any recognised university in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia, or in any other British possession or dominion, or to any person who may be the holder of a qualification which would entitle them to be registered as a medical practitioner in Western Australia.

¹ See 'Medical Awards—Regulations' listed at the start of the Postgraduate Scholarships section.

Charles and Annie Neumann Scholarships in Agriculture [F13601]

The late Frieda Grace Marie Neumann having bequeathed to the University the residue of her estate to establish and maintain a postgraduate award or awards in agriculture, to enable graduates of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences at The University of Western Australia to engage upon research either within or without the State of Western Australia in the interest of and for the benefit of farming in Western Australia and to be named after Charles and Annie Neumann, the Charles and Annie Neumann Scholarships in Agriculture are established and are awarded under the following regulations.

1. The income from the Charles and Annie Neumann Trust Fund is used to provide for the scholarships.

2. Except as provided in the following regulations, the conditions of the Australian Postgraduate Awards apply to the scholarships.

3. The purpose of the scholarships is to enable graduates of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences to undertake higher degrees by research at The University of Western Australia in the interests of and for the benefit of farming in Western Australia.

4. The scholarships are awarded from time to time by the Scholarships Committee on the recommendation of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

5. Each scholarship comprises:

(a) a basic annual scholarship; and

(b) an additional sum to enable the recipient to undertake, during the tenure of the award, a period of overseas travel for the purposes of research.

6. The annual value of a scholarship and of the travel component is determined from time to time by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences but the value of the scholarship will not be less than that of an Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry) and the value of the travel component will not be less than $5000.

7. A scholarship is awarded for a period of up to three years but may be extended by up to six months in exceptional circumstances and at the discretion of the Scholarships Committee.

8. To be eligible to be considered for a scholarship a candidate must—

(a) have achieved first class or 2A honours in a degree offered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences of this University; and

(b)(i) be an Australian citizen; or

(ii) have been granted permanent resident status and have lived in Australia continuously for the previous 12 months.

9.(1) The scholarships will be advertised by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and applications must be submitted to reach the Administrative Officer of the Faculty by the nominated closing date.

(2) Each application must contain particulars of the applicant's academic qualifications and the proposed programme of work to be undertaken under the scholarship.

10. The scholarships are awarded by the Scholarships Committee of the Academic Board, having regard to the recommendations of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and after consideration of reports on the candidates and on the postgraduate work they propose to conduct, obtained from such persons as the selection committee may decide.

11. Any thesis or other publication arising from research carried out during tenure of a scholarship must acknowledge the assistance of the scholarship.

12.(1) A student who holds a scholarship is ineligible for any other scholarship, fellowship or similar award within the gift of the University.

(2) If a student receives an award from any other source during the tenure of the scholarship, they must advise the Faculty which may reduce the amount of the scholarship by such amount as the Faculty may decide.

Clayton Utz Visiting Fellowship in Law [F20120]

Messrs Clayton Utz, solicitors of Perth, having agreed to provide a sum annually to enable scholars from outside Western Australia to visit and contribute to teaching or research work in the Law School, a fellowship to be called the Clayton Utz Visiting Fellowship in Law is established for that purpose. The fellowship is awarded in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The fellowship is awarded by the Vice-Chancellor on the recommendation of a selection committee consisting of:

(a) two members of Messrs Clayton Utz nominated by that firm;

(b) the Dean of the Faculty of Law or a nominee who is a member of the academic staff of the Law School; and

(c) a member of the academic staff of the Law School appointed by the Faculty of Law.

2. The tenure, emoluments and all other terms and conditions of a fellowship are determined by the Vice-Chancellor on the advice of the selection committee after negotiation in each case and are the subject of written agreement between the fellow and the University.

3. The fellowship may be awarded with or without prior advertisement at the discretion of the selection committee.

CSBP and Farmers Ltd Golden Jubilee of Agricultural Science Fellowship [F20121]

CSBP and Farmers Ltd having donated the sum of $25,000 to the University for the establishment of a visiting fellowship to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and in recognition of the Faculty's contribution to agriculture in Western Australia and of its close association with the donors, a fund is established for the purpose. Each fellowship is called a CSBP and Farmers Ltd Golden Jubilee of Agricultural Science Fellowship and is awarded in accordance with the following regulations.

1.(1) The income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is available to award a fellowship, normally biennially, with the object of providing financial assistance towards the cost of bringing to the University a recognised expert in the field of agricultural extension and with an established reputation for achievement in communication in agriculture.

(2) Unexpended income in any year is not capitalised and is available for future fellowships.

2. There is a committee to select fellows with or without prior advertisement which comprises:

(a) the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences;

(b) the Chief Executive Officer of Agriculture Western Australia or nominee; and

(c) the Chair, Board of Directors, CSBP and Farmers Ltd or nominee.

3. The fellowships are awarded and all emoluments and/or terms decided by the Vice-Chancellor, having regard to the recommendations of the committee.

4. During the tenure of a fellowship a fellow—

(a) must deliver a public lecture, to be known as the CSBP and Farmers Ltd Golden Jubilee of Agricultural Science Lecture; and

(b) may be required to—

(i) present a short course on rural communication to students of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences;

(ii) conduct workshops with Agriculture Western Australia advisers;

(iii) hold discussions with staff of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences;

(iv) travel to meet farmers in Western Australia; and

(v) conduct a one-day workshop for CSBP advisory staff.

5. Each fellow is required to furnish a written report to the committee at the end of the term of the fellowship.

6. Any publication resulting wholly or partly from the award of a fellowship must acknowledge the assistance received from the fellowship.

Eric Cyril Lawrence Medical Research Fellowships [F5330]

The late Mr Eric Cyril Lawrence having left to the University his residuary estate for such purposes relating to the School of Medicine as the Senate of the University in its absolute discretion thinks fit, a fund is established to award fellowships in medicine to be administered in accordance with the regulations governing the Medical Awards as published in the University's Scholarships, Prizes, Endowments volume¹ and with the regulations which follow.

1. The fellowships are called the Eric Cyril Lawrence Medical Research Fellowships.

2. The object of the fellowships is to enable and encourage students to pursue postgraduate studies in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at this University.

¹ See 'Medical Awards—Regulations' listed at the start of the Postgraduate Scholarships section.

Fay Gale Fellowships [F5342, F5343, F5344]

A sum of money having been made available, in part from an open bequest to the University by the late Mary Edith Tattersall, a 1937 graduate of the University, to establish a fund to support fellowships to assist staff of the University to gain experience overseas, the fund is established and the fellowships are administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The fellowships are provided from the annual income of the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy.

2. Each fellowship is called a Fay Gale Fellowship.

3. The purpose of the fellowships is to assist eligible members of the University's staff who are at an early stage in their career to spend a period, normally of not less than three months, working in a University or other educational institution overseas.

4. Those eligible for the fellowships are academic or general staff who hold permanent appointments or who have completed not less than two years' continuous contract service at the University, who are employed either full-time or on 60 per cent or greater fractional appointments.

5.(1) Subject to (2), the fellowships are administered by a Fay Gale Fellowship Committee comprising:

(a) the Vice-Chancellor or nominee;

(b) the Chair of the Academic Board or nominee;

(c) the Registrar or nominee; and

(d) a professor of the University.

(2) The professor is selected by the ex-officio members who must ensure that the committee has both male and female members.

6. Applications are called for annually in the University's in-house magazine by the Vice-Chancellor's Office.

7.(1) The committee may award up to three fellowships annually to an aggregate value of $50,000.

(2) Subject to the provision in (1), the number of fellowships awarded in each year, the size of each fellowship and any conditions attached to it are at the discretion of the Fellowship Committee.

(3) The committee may approve the use of fellowships to augment study leave grants.

8. In awarding fellowships, the committee gives preference to staff who have not previously travelled overseas and who have a particular need for assistance because of their family commitments.

Fred Alexander Fellowship in Modern History [F15356]

Friends and colleagues of Professor F. Alexander, Foundation Professor of History at The University of Western Australia and Head of the then Department of History from 1931 until his retirement in 1965, having provided a sum of money to establish the Fred Alexander Fellowship in Modern History to commemorate his work and contribution to the University, a fund is established for the purpose. The fund is administered in accordance with the regulations which follow.

1. The purpose of the fellowship is to provide financial assistance towards the cost of bringing to the University a distinguished scholar working in the field of modern history for a short term to undertake research or to teach in History.

2. Each awardee is referred to as a Fred Alexander Fellow.

3.(1) There is a Fred Alexander Fellowship Committee which comprises the Chair of the History discipline group as chair and the full-time members of the academic staff in History.

(2) The conditions and emoluments of a fellowship are determined by the committee.

(3) A fellowship of up to one year's duration may be awarded with or without prior advertisement at the discretion of the committee.

(4) A fellowship will not be awarded more than once in any year and if there are no suitable candidates the fellowship will not be awarded in that year.

4.(1) For as long as the committee determines, fellowships will be funded from the annual income on the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, and unexpended income in any year will be carried forward for use in support of future fellowships.

(2) If at any time the committee determines that the capital fund is insufficient to generate enough annual interest to support the regular award of a fellowship, it may agree to use the capital for this purpose until it is exhausted, at which time the fellowship will be discontinued.

5. An individual may be awarded only one fellowship.

Julian and Irena Hunka (Hunka-Alter) Memorial Trust [F1792]

The late Mrs Irene Hunka having bequeathed to the University the rest and residue of her estate for the benefit of the then Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, a fund is established for the purpose and is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1.(1) The annual income from the fund, after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy, is first used to provide two undergraduate prizes in Mechanical Engineering, each of $500, known as Dr Julian Hunka prizes.

(2) The balance of the annual income after provision for the prizes is used—

(a) to fund up to two postgraduate scholarships in Mechanical Engineering known as Hunka Scholarships; and

(b) subject to the availability of funds after the requirements of (1) and (2)(a) have been met in any year, to fund a postdoctoral fellowship known as the Julian and Irena Hunka Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering.

2.(1) The prizes are awarded to the two students completing the Mechanical Engineering programme in the Bachelor of Engineering course or in the Bachelor of Engineering component of a combined course who, in the opinion of the Board of Examiners in Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, have presented the best Final Project in the field of dynamics or kinematics.

(2) To be eligible for consideration a student must have completed the requirements of the course in the same year in which the dissertation is presented.

3.(1) The scholarships are awarded for postgraduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at this University and are open to Australian residents only.

(2) The purpose of the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Mechanical Engineering is to provide travel costs or travel costs and living expenses for scholars from outside Western Australia to enable them to visit the University and contribute to its work and activities in the School of Mechanical Engineering.

4. The scholarships and postdoctoral fellowship are awarded by the Scholarships Committee of the Academic Board, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering.

5. The conditions for and the number and value of awards in each year are at the discretion of the Scholarships Committee, on the recommendation of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering.

6.(1) A scholarship is tenable for a period of up to three years and is not to be held concurrently with another of the Faculty's named supplementary scholarships but may be held with an ad hoc supplementary scholarship.

(2) Continuation into a second or third year depends upon the Scholarships Committee being satisfied that satisfactory progress has been made.

(3) A postdoctoral fellowship is tenable for a period of one or two academic years.

(4) The emoluments and expenses, and any other terms and conditions of the award are determined after negotiation in each case and are the subject of a written agreement between the fellow and the University.

7.(1) The scholarships are advertised and applications must be submitted to the Registrar by the advertised date.

(2) A postdoctoral fellowship is advertised as and when decided by the Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of the Head of School of Mechanical Engineering.

8. If in the opinion of the Scholarships Committee, having regard to the views of the Head of the School of Mechanical Engineering, there are no applicants of sufficient merit, no postgraduate awards are made.

Mike Carroll Travelling Fellowships [F2068]

Family, friends, colleagues and benefactors having made donations to establish a travelling fellowship in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences as a memorial to the late Dr Mike Carroll in recognition of his devotion to agriculture, of his tireless and selfless efforts to improve the lot of farmers, the wider agricultural community and his scientific colleagues, and of the values he placed on international relationships, the Mike Carroll Memorial Trust is established.

1. The income from the trust after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to finance travelling fellowships for outstanding research higher degree students enrolled at The University of Western Australia for the study of extensive farming systems.

2. Each fellowship is called a Mike Carroll Travelling Fellowship.

3. The aim of the fellowships is to support travel related to the recipient's research project which will enhance the recipient's experience and knowledge in their chosen area of research.

4. Recipients are chosen on the basis of—

(a) academic performance;

(b) the relevance of their studies to an important area of Australian extensive farming systems, taken in the broad sense; and

(c) the relevance of the intended travel to the future study or work.

5. Trustees for the trust are:

(a) Ms Helen Carroll or nominee from the Carroll family;

(b) Dr David Chatel or, if he is unavailable, a nominee of the Director General of the Department of Agriculture WA; and

(c) the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences or nominee.

6. The fellowships are awarded each year by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the recommendation of the trustees.

7. The value of each fellowship must not exceed five per cent of the capital sum available in the trust fund.

8. The fellowships will be advertised by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and applications for the fellowships must be lodged with the Senior Faculty Administrative Officer by the advertised closing date.

9. Recipients are required to report to an appropriate forum, as determined by the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, on the experience and knowledge they have gained as a result of travel supported by the fellowship.

10. In publicity and activities related to the trust, major benefactors will be recognised unless they wish to remain anonymous.

Misha Strassberg Bequest [F20097]

The late Misha Strassberg's bequest of a sum of money to be used for the 'general purposes' of the University is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The bequest is called the Misha Strassberg Bequest.

2. The bequest is used as determined from time to time by the University Research Committee for all or any of the purposes specified in 3, 4 and 5.

3. Senior Fellowships in the Creative Arts: The University Research Committee may, but only on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted for this purpose by the Senate, appoint distinguished creative artists in any field as Senior Fellows in the Creative Arts to work in the University for appropriate periods of time.

4.(1) Visiting Research Professorships: The University Research Committee may appoint distinguished research workers in any field as Visiting Research Professors for periods of up to six months to participate in research programmes at the University.

(2) The school or centre in which the Visiting Research Professor is to work will be expected to provide such accommodation and research facilities and to meet such other associated expenses as may be necessary.

5. Visiting Research Lectureships: The University Research Committee may from time to time invite a person distinguished in research or research administration or research policy to give a lecture or series of lectures.

6. Both the capital of the bequest and the income on it are available and may be used either alone or with funds from other sources for the purposes referred to in 3, 4 and 5.

7. The University Research Committee determines the amounts of the emoluments and fees (including any travelling allowances, accommodation expenses, daily allowances and lecture fees that the committee thinks appropriate) to be paid to each senior fellow, research professor or research lecturer, provided that a senior fellow is to be paid at a rate which is no less than the rate at which an associate professor is paid.

8. The University Research Committee must also decide what contribution, if any, from the bequest is to be made to the cost of projects to be undertaken by Senior Fellows in the Creative Arts.

9. Persons appointed under 3, 4 or 5 are designated Misha Strassberg Senior Fellows, Research Professors or Research Lecturers of The University of Western Australia.

10. Particulars of the uses to which the bequest has been put must be reported to the Senate from time to time by the Vice-Chancellor.

Neville Stanley Memorial Fellowship [F20122]

A sum of money having been provided to endow an annual fellowship to bring an eminent microbiologist to the University from outside Western Australia for a short term to undertake research or teach in microbiology, a fund is established for the purpose. Each fellowship is called as a Neville Stanley Memorial Fellowship in memory of Neville F. Stanley, the University's Foundation Professor of Microbiology and one of Australia's most distinguished microbiologists, and is awarded in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The annual income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is available each year to award a fellowship with the object of providing financial assistance towards the cost of bringing to the University a distinguished scholar from outside Western Australia for a short term to undertake research or to teach in microbiology.

2. The Vice-Chancellor, on the recommendation of a nominee of the Head of the School of Biomedical and Chemical Sciences who must be a senior academic staff member in microbiology—

(i) administers the fund;

(ii) determines the tenure, emoluments and all other terms and conditions of each fellowship; and

(iii) has the discretion to decide whether unexpended income from the fund in any year is to be capitalised or carried forward to become part of the income available for expenditure in the following year.

Richard Walter Gibbon Medical Research Fellowship [F5329]

The late Mr Richard Walter Gibbon having left to the University his residuary estate to be used by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences for research into the causes and treatment of cancer and Parkinson's disease, a fund is established to enable the award of fellowships which are administered in accordance with the regulations governing the Medical Awards as published in the University's Scholarships, Prizes and Endowments volume¹ and with the regulations which follow.

1. Each fellowship is called a Richard Walter Gibbon Medical Research Fellowship.

2. The object of a fellowship is to facilitate and encourage students to pursue postgraduate research in cancer or Parkinson's disease in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at this University and each fellowship is awarded for work in a relevant field.

¹ See 'Medical Awards—Regulations ' listed at the start of the Postgraduate Scholarships section.

Robert and Maude Gledden Visiting Senior Fellowships [F7013]

See Gledden Trust under section IV—Endowment-funded Activities.

W. A. and M. G. Saw Medical Research Fellowships [F5323]

William Allnutt and May Gwendoline Saw having made a donation to the University to support medical research, a fund for the purpose is established and the fellowships are administered in accordance with the regulations governing the Medical Awards as published in the University's Scholarships, Prizes, Endowments volume¹ and with the regulations which follow.

1. The fellowships are called W. A. and M. G. Saw Medical Research Fellowships.

2.(1) The object of the fellowships is to enable appointed fellows to carry out medical research work.

(2) In awarding fellowships the fact must be borne in mind that the donors, without being restrictive, suggested 'The common cold—its cause, prevention, and cure' as a possible area of investigation.

3. Each fellowship is open to any graduate in medicine, science or arts of any recognised university in the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth of Australia, or in any other British possession or dominion, or to any person who may be the holder of a qualification which would entitle them to be registered as a medical practitioner in Western Australia.

¹ See 'Medical Awards—Regulations' listed at the start of the Postgraduate Scholarships section.

W. E. Rischbieth Bequest [F20091]

The late Mr William Edward Rischbieth having bequeathed his farm property at Mt Barker to the University for the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and the property being leased to Agriculture Western Australia, the income from the bequest is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The income after the deduction of costs including the maintenance of the bequest is called the Rischbieth Funds.

2. The Rischbieth Funds may be used for such purposes as the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences determines after considering the recommendations of the Rischbieth Funds Committee and with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor.

3.(1) The Rischbieth Funds Committee consists of:

(a) the Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences;

(b) a student elected by the students within the faculty; and

(c) four members of the academic staff elected by the faculty.

(2) The committee has power to co-opt.

4. Proposals for expenditure or applications for grants may be made by students or academic staff of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on an individual or group basis up to the first day of the second semester in any year for periods commencing the first day of the following January.

5. All projects extending beyond one year will be reviewed for renewal annually.

6. The committee will make its recommendation in accordance with the following guidelines:

(a) Other things being equal, preference is given to projects from which benefits may be expected to be widespread: a project which may be expected to benefit the whole Faculty including the students will be preferred to a project which may be expected to benefit a small number of individuals; and

(b) Funds are not allocated for expenditure which would normally be borne by the University.

Whitfeld Fellowships * [RA/2/889/1]

An asterisk (*) indicates that this fellowship is governed by conditions.

Whitfeld Fellowships are available to PhD students of The University of Western Australia and provide a bridge between the submission of the PhD thesis for examination and a candidate's first research career position. Whitfeld Fellowships enable candidates to write up publications during the period of thesis examination and to prepare a grant application for a future position.

The fellowships are governed by the following conditions.

Eligibility
1.(1) To be eligible for a fellowship an applicant must have submitted, or plan and be in a position to submit their PhD thesis to the Board of the Graduate Research School for examination within six months of the deadline for applications for Fellowships, as advertised on the Scholarships Office web page.

(2) For applicants who have not already submitted their thesis for examination, it is a requirement that the Graduate Research Co-ordinators of their schools have submitted a Nomination of Examiners Form and signed off on the existence of a full draft of the thesis, on the advice of the Co-ordinating Supervisors.

Selection Criteria
2. Selection is made on the basis of the applicant's track record, proposed publications, a one-page description for a potential grant proposal and on the recommendation of the relevant head(s) of school.

Applications
3.(1) Applications must be submitted by the relevant advertised closing date.

(2) Applicants who have not yet submitted their thesis for examination must provide a Completion Plan with their application.

(3) Applicants must provide details of the publication(s) to be prepared, including titles, abstracts and targeted journal and/or conferences; and must provide details of any previous publication(s).

(4) Applicants must provide a one-page summary for a potential grant proposal, including details of the intended funding agency.

(5) Letters of support from the applicant's supervisor(s) and the relevant head(s) of school must be attached to the application.

(6) Applications must be addressed to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) and be submitted by the relevant advertised closing date.

Selection Process
4. Successful applicants are selected by the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) on behalf of the Scholarships Committee.

Acceptance of Offer and Commencement of Award
5.(1) A fellowship is normally accepted within two weeks of the date of offer or the offer may lapse.

(2) A fellowship may commence immediately after submission of the PhD thesis for examination.

Tenure and Support
6.(1) A fellowship is paid at the rate of a half time (0.5) UWA Academic Salary Scale Level A Research Associate (Step 1) appointment, for a maximum of six months.

(2) Payments are made fortnightly through the UWA payroll system during the period of the fellowship.

(3) Fellowship payments are taxable income and recipients are required to lodge an Income Taxation Declaration form with Human Resources before payment can commence.

International Students
7.(1) International students must contact the International Centre and the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) to ensure that they will be permitted to remain in Australia during the fellowship period.

(2) It is the responsibility of international students under examination to ensure that they have a valid Australian visa and that the payment of the fellowship is in accordance with visa entitlements.

Cessation of Payments
8. Payment will normally cease at the end of six months.

Publication and Grant Application
9.(1) Six months after commencement of the fellowship, recipients are required to submit a list of publications prepared during the period of the fellowship.

(2) All publications written during the tenure of a fellowship must acknowledge the assistance of the Whitfeld Fellowship and carry the by-line of The University of Western Australia.

(3) Each Fellow will work with the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) and the University's Research Development Officers to prepare a grant application to be submitted through the University's Research Grants Office at the end of the fellowship or by the required date of submission of the identified funding agency, as appropriate.

Note. Where an applicant is requesting that any of the 'normally' clauses in conditions 5 and 8 be waived, the head(s) of school must address this in the accompanying letter referred to in 3(5).

Wyn Spence Fellowships in Medical Research [F5333]

Mrs W. B. Spence, having by her will bequeathed her residuary estate to The University of Western Australia for the benefit of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and having prescribed that the income from the bequest should be used to provide fellowships in medical research, a fund is established for the purpose and the fellowships, called Wyn Spence Fellowships in Medical Research, are awarded in accordance with the regulations governing the Medical Awards as published in the University's Scholarships, Prizes, Endowments volume^1.

¹ See 'Medical Awards—Regulations' listed at the start of the Postgraduate Scholarships section.