Centenary Trust for Women Dr Margaret Feilman
Postgraduate Scholarship [F25317]
Note: This scholarship is not available in
2009.
This scholarship is established in support of the
objectives of the UWA Centenary Trust for Women. Dr
Margaret Anne Feilman OBE is a graduate of The University
of Western Australia (the University) who went on to
develop a distinguished career as a town planner and
architect. In 1976 she established the Feilman Foundation
which has focussed on providing grants for charitable
purposes in Australia’s interests in the field of
environment, children/youth, cultural, education, general
community benefit and medical scientific research.
Dr Feilman has donated funds for a supplementary
scholarship to be held in conjunction with an Australian
Postgraduate Award (APA), a University Postgraduate Award
(UPA) or equivalent postgraduate research
scholarship.
The scholarship is administered in accordance with the
conditions of Australian and University Postgraduate
Awards or the Regulations governing
Ad-Hoc Scholarships at the University except as set
out in the conditions that follow.
Title
1. The scholarship is called the Centenary Trust
for Women Dr Margaret Feilman Postgraduate
Scholarship.
Purpose
2. The purpose of the scholarship is to
encourage and assist a female graduate to undertake PhD
research in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural
Sciences at the University on the subject of ‘The
Natural Environment of Western Australia' in one or more
fields of botany, zoology, surface hydrology, physical
geography or soils as they relate to the land mass of
Western Australia.
Value
3. The annual value of the scholarship is
$14,000.
Eligibility Requirements
4. (1) To be eligible to apply
for the scholarship an applicant must—
(a) be a
citizen or permanent resident of Australia;
(b) be
female;
(c) be a
graduate of a recognised University;
(d) be eligible
to enrol or be enrolled in a PhD degree;
(e) intend to
undertake full-time PhD research at the University within
the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the
subject of ‘The Natural Environment of Western
Australia’ in one or more fields of botany,
zoology, surface hydrology, physical geography or soils
as they relate to the land mass of Western Australia;
and
(f) be able to
demonstrate financial hardship and that their ability to
undertake the PhD course is limited because of financial
hardship.
(2) Applicants must
submit with their application a statement explaining
their financial circumstances, their need for financial
support and the manner in which their
financial circumstances would restrict their ability
to complete the PhD degree in a timely manner.
(3) To be eligible to
take up the scholarship the student must be enrolled in a
PhD and pursue research at the University within the
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the
subject of ‘The Natural Environment of Western
Australia’.
(4) Students must enrol
on a full-time basis unless there are exceptional
circumstances which prevent full-time study.
Body Responsible for Selection
5. The scholarship is awarded by the
Scholarships Committee.
Selection Criteria
6. The scholarship is awarded to the eligible
applicant who has been ranked at the most appropriate
level by the Scholarships Committee and who, in its
opinion, best demonstrates through their application and
supporting documentation—
(a) academic
excellence as evidenced by their academic records;
(b) evidence of
strong research capability;
(c) interest in PhD
research into the ‘The Natural Environment of
Western Australia’ in one or more fields of botany,
zoology, surface hydrology, physical geography or soils
as they relate to the land mass of Western Australia;
and
(d) financial need
as evidenced by the statement of their financial
circumstances.
Awarding Body
7. The scholarship is awarded by the
Scholarships Committee in conjunction with the main round
of Australian and University Postgraduate Awards.
Duration of Award
8. (1) Subject to 2, the period
of tenure is up to three years full-time or equivalent
part-time.
(2) The University may
approve an extension of up to six months where the
scholarship holder formally applies for an extension and
the University is satisfied that the grounds for
extension are related to their research and beyond the
control of the award holder.
(3) Periods of study
undertaken towards the degree prior to commencement of
the scholarship or undertaken during suspension of the
scholarship are deducted from the maximum period of
tenure.
Method of Payment
9. The scholarship is paid in fortnightly
instalments.
Criteria for Continuation of
Scholarship
10. Continuation of the scholarship from year to
year 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 Board of the Graduate
Research School;
(b) submitting,
through their supervisor and the Head of the School, a
satisfactory Annual Progress Report to the Board of the
Graduate Research School.
Concurrent Awards
11. The scholarship may be held concurrently
with another external or University award, provided
that the conditions of the concurrent award so
permit.
Application Procedure
12.(1) Applicants must submit
an online application in the main round of applications
for Australian/University Postgraduate Awards by the
advertised closing date.
(2) Applicants must
attach a statement explaining their economic
circumstances, their need for financial support and the
manner in which their financial circumstances would
restrict their ability to complete the PhD degree in a
timely manner.
Administering Body
13. The scholarship is administered by the
Scholarships Office.
Publications
14. Any thesis, dissertation or other
publication resulting from research undertaken by the
recipient while in receipt of the Centenary Trust for
Women Dr Margaret Feilman Postgraduate Scholarship must
acknowledge the support of the scholarship and carry the
University by-line.
Intellectual Property
15. Intellectual property is governed by the
University’s Intellectual Property policy available
on the University’s web site at http://www.universitypolicies.uwa.edu.au/page/117132.
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