Beatrice Silk Postgraduate Scholarship in Education * [F7907]

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

As a means of expressing her gratitude for scholarship assistance as a student at The University of Western Australia, Miss Beatrice Silk donated $2000 to the University in 1973 to provide scholarships for postgraduate studies in education outside Australia. The scholarship is awarded under the following conditions.

1. The scholarship is called the Beatrice Silk Postgraduate Scholarship in Education.

2. The object of the scholarship is to assist with the travel or other costs of a programme of study or research in the field of education at a university or other approved institution overseas.

3. The value of a scholarship is $2000.

4. The scholarship is awarded by the Faculty of Education on the recommendation of the Head of the Graduate School of Education.

5. The scholarship is open to graduates of The University of Western Australia, or postgraduate students at The University of Western Australia, who have undertaken research in the field of education.

6. Candidates in any area of education will be considered: however, other things being equal, preference will be given to graduates with at least two years' relevant professional experience and to those whose study or research will in some way assist children with learning difficulties of any kind, at any level of schooling from pre-school to employment level.

7. A person awarded a scholarship must sign an undertaking to return to Western Australia on completion of the period of study or research.

8. Any thesis or publication resulting from research financed wholly or partly from a scholarship must acknowledge the assistance of the Beatrice Silk Postgraduate Scholarship in Education.

9. The Vice-Chancellor has power to prescribe the manner in which and the conditions under which payments of the scholarship are made.

10. Awards will be made according to the availability of funds until such time as the principal amount and interest earned have been expended.