Apache Energy Geoscience Honours Scholarship * [F27279]

An asterisk (*) indicates that this scholarship is governed by conditions. This scholarship is governed by the General Conditions for Scholarships for Coursework Students except as set out in the conditions that follow.

Apache Energy contributes funds annually to provide a scholarship to assist and encourage a meritorious Bachelor of Science student to undertake an honours course or Level 4 Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences Research Project in geology or geoscience at The University of Western Australia with a view to pursuing a career in the field of geoscience.

Title
1. The scholarship is called the Apache Energy Geoscience Honours Scholarship.

Purpose
2. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist and encourage a Bachelor of Science student who has demonstrated a high level of academic achievement to undertake one of the following:

(a) an honours course in geology in the Bachelor of Science with honours (5011H);

(b) to complete the final 48 points of a one of the following programs in the Bachelor of Science (70100)—

(i) Geology and Resource Economics; 

(ii) Mineral Geoscience; or

(iii) Petroleum Geoscience.

(c) the Bachelor of Science with honours (7010H) in the field of geology or geoscience.

Availability 
3. One scholarship is available each year.

Value
4. The annual value of the scholarship is $5000.

Eligibility Requirements
5.(1) To be eligible to apply for a scholarship an applicant must be enrolled full-time in a Bachelor of Science course in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

(2) To be eligible to take up the scholarship an applicant must—

(a) have completed units to the value of at least 144 points of a Bachelor of Science course or the Bachelor of Science component of a combined course; and

(b) be enrolled, or eligible to enrol, in—

(i) one of the following programs in the course for the Bachelor of Science (70100) or Bachelor of Science (7010H)—

• Geology and Resource Economics; or

• Mineral Geoscience; or

• Petroleum Geoscience; or

(ii) the Bachelor of Science with Honours course (5011H) in Geology; or

(iii) a combined course with a major in Geology, or program in Geology and Resource Economics, Mineral Geoscience or Petroleum Geoscience.

(3) The recipient must be in a position to complete their degree, or degrees in the case of recipients undertaking a combined course, by the end of the year in which the scholarship is taken up.

Body Responsible for Selection
6. The selection committee for the scholarship comprises—

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

(b) the Head of School of Earth and Environment, or nominee.

Selection Criteria
7. The scholarship is awarded, to the applicant who, in the opinion of the selection committee, best demonstrates—

(a) academic achievement;

(b) an interest in field geology or geoscience as outlined in their research proposal; and

(c) the relevance of the research proposal.

Selection Process
8. Selection of the recipient is made by the selection committee having regard to the applicants’ academic records and supporting documentation.

Application Procedure 
9. Applications are called for annually by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences and must be submitted to the Senior Faculty Administrative Officer of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences by the advertised closing date.

Awarding Body
10. The scholarship is awarded by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences on the recommendation of the selection committee.

Method of Payment
11.(1) The scholarship is paid in two equal instalments.

(2) One instalment is paid on or following the census date in each of the relevant semesters.

(3) Payment of the second instalment is subject to the recipient remaining enrolled in the course for which the scholarship is awarded.

Duration
12. The scholarship is tenable for two semesters which are normally consecutive.

Concurrent Scholarships
13. The scholarship cannot be held concurrently with the Rio Tinto Scholarship in Geoscience, Baker Hughes INTEQ Scholarship in Geology (One Year) or the UWA Geoscience Foundation Scholarship but may be held concurrently with another external or University award provided that the conditions of the concurrent award so permit.

Administration
14. The scholarship is administered by the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences.

Publications
15. Any thesis, dissertation or other publication arising from research undertaken by the recipient while in receipt of the Apache Energy Geoscience Honours Scholarship must acknowledge the assistance of the scholarship and carry the University by-line.

Intellectual Property
16. Intellectual property is governed by the University's Intellectual Property policy available on the University’s website at http://www.universitypolicies.uwa.edu.au/page/117132.