Jean Rogerson Postgraduate Scholarship * [F7762]

An asterisk (*) indicates that this scholarship is governed by conditions. See also general conditions.

Miss Jean Ethel Rogerson MBE, BSc, ARACI, Warden of Convocation for two periods totalling eight years and a member of the University Senate for 30 years, died on 25 December 1993 and by her will left 30 per cent of the residue of her estate to the University as a capital fund with the income of it to be applied:

(a) as to a minimum of one-third to be added in each year to the capital fund; and

(b) as to the remaining income to provide postgraduate fellowships and undergraduate studentships to be awarded on the basis of ability and not to be means tested.

In compliance with the regulations governing the Jean Rogerson Bequest Fund two-thirds of the available income is available annually for the Jean Rogerson Postgraduate Scholarship Fund, which is administered in accordance with the following conditions. Where the scholarship is awarded as a full scholarship, it is awarded in accordance with the conditions governing the Australian Postgraduate Awards.

Title
1. The scholarship is called the Jean Rogerson Postgraduate Scholarship.

Purpose 
2. The purpose of the scholarship is to enable and encourage eligible students to pursue postgraduate studies at this University.

Type of Scholarship
3. (1) The scholarship may be awarded—

(a) as a full scholarship; or

(b) as a supplementary scholarship, to be held concurrently with a postgraduate research scholarship or award (the 'primary award') such as an Australian Postgraduate Award, University Postgraduate Award or equivalent.

Value 
4. (1) The scholarship is provided from a proportion of the annual income of the Jean Rogerson Bequest Fund.

(2) The number and value of scholarships to be awarded in each year are determined at the discretion of Scholarships Committee.

Eligibility Requirements 
5. (1) To be eligible for consideration a student must—

(a) be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia; and

(b) be a graduate of this University or of another recognised university; and

(c) have applied to undertake or be undertaking postgraduate study at this university.

Body Responsible for Selection
6. The scholarship is awarded by the Scholarships Committee.

Selection Criteria
7. (1) The scholarship is awarded to an eligible applicant who has been ranked at the most appropriate level by the Scholarships Committee.

(2) In awarding the available full and supplementary scholarships, the committee will follow the order of merit in the University’s annual ranked listing of applicants for the Australian Postgraduate Awards and University Postgraduate Awards.

(3) The committee is not permitted to award more than one third of the scholarships available in any year to students undertaking degrees in the same faculty.

(4) A scholarship which is awarded for a cross-faculty enrolment is treated for the purposes of (3) as having been awarded in the same proportions as those of the enrolment.

(5) The Scholarships Committee does not apply any means test in awarding the scholarship.

Awarding Body
8. The scholarships are awarded by the Scholarships Committee.

Duration of Award
9. (1) The period of tenure of a full-time scholarship is up to two years for a master’s degree and three years for a doctoral degree.

(2) Both full and supplementary scholarships may be extended for a further six month period but in the case of a supplementary scholarship this is dependent on the primary award being extended for the same period.

Concurrent Awards 
10. The scholarships may be held concurrently with another external or University award, providing that the conditions of the concurrent award so permit.

Criteria for Continuation of Scholarship
11. Continuation of a scholarship depends upon the Scholarships Committee being satisfied that satisfactory progress has been made.

Administering Body
12. The scholarship is administered by the Scholarships Office.

Publications 
13. Any thesis, dissertation or other publication resulting from research undertaken by the recipient while in receipt of the Jean Rogerson Postgraduate Scholarship must acknowledge the support of the scholarship and carry the University by-line.

Intellectual Property 
14. Intellectual Property is governed by the University’s Intellectual Property policy available on the University’s web site at http://www.legalservices.uwa.edu.au/page/16830.