Combined Adrienne Marshall English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship * [F15008]

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.

The Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and the Centre for English Language Teaching (CELT), in recognition of the contribution made to science by Professor Barry Marshall and his wife Adrienne Marshall, offer up to three scholarships to students from the Beijing Huija Private School to undertake the English Language Bridging Course through CELT and a programme or major in the Bachelor of Science¹ which is administered by the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences.

Title
1. The scholarship is called the combined Adrienne English Scholarship and Barry Marshall Science Scholarship.

Purpose
2. The purpose of the scholarship is to allow the recipients to improve their English language skills, to acquire study skills relevant to an Australian university and to complete the Bachelor of Science¹ course without paying full tuition fees.

Value
3. The scholarship covers at least one third of the fees for those units that make up the minimum requirements for the English Language Bridging Course and the Bachelor of Science¹ course.

Eligibility Requirements
4. To be eligible for consideration applicants must—

(a) be students at the Beijing Huija Private School;

(b) meet all entry requirements normally applied to the English Language Bridging course and the Bachelor of Science¹ course;

(c) not be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia; and

(d) be liable for international full fees.

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

(a) the Dean of the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences;

(b) the Director of CELT; and

(c) the Director of the Confucius Institute.

Selection Criteria and Process
6. The scholarship is awarded by the selection committee to applicants who, in its opinion, best demonstrates academic achievement.

Method of Payment
7. The scholarship takes the form of a waiver of the appropriate portion of the total fees payable by the recipient.

Duration of Award 
8. The scholarship is tenable for the full length of the required English language course and a full-time three year enrolment in the Bachelor of Science course.¹

Concurrent Award
9. The scholarship may be held concurrently with another external or University award provided that the conditions of the concurrent award so permit.

Continuation of Award
10. Continuation of the scholarship is subject to the recipient—

(a) remaining enrolled in the course in relation to which it is awarded;

(b) making satisfactory progress in accordance with the rules for the course in relation to which it is awarded; and

(c) remaining liable for international full fees.

Application Procedure
11. The Principal of the Beijing Huija Private School—

(a) calls for application;

(b) short-list the applications and provide the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences with—

(i) a short list of five applicants; and

(ii) a summary of the school's reasons for short-listing each candidate.

Administering Body
12. The scholarship is administered by the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences.

Publications
13. Any dissertation or other publication resulting from study undertaken during the tenure of the scholarship must acknowledge the support of the scholarship and carry the University by-line.

¹ The Bachelor of Science referred to is the 50110 course.