Dawkins Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship in Honour of Professor Rolf ten Seldam * [F26303]

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 A. L. and M. Dawkins Foundation honours its Founder Emeritus Professor Roger Dawkins and has donated a sum of money to establish the Dawkins BMedSc Scholarship Endowment Fund to provide a scholarship within the Foundation Professors Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship Program, in honour of Professor Rolf ten Seldam. 

The Foundation Professors Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship Program consists of up to eleven scholarships established to honour the eleven (11) Founding Professors of the Medical School, and to augment research capacity through the Bachelor of Medical Science honours degree. The purpose of the programme is to encourage medical students to undertake scientific medical research, to enable them to gain considerable insight into research methods and to assess their personal suitability for future medical research and a career in research and/or academia.

Recipients of the scholarships in the Program spend a year studying an aspect of one of the eleven medical founding disciplines or related disciplines. The scholarships are in honour of the following Founding Professors:

• Cecil Kidd, Foundation Professor of Psychiatry
• Gordon King, Foundation Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
• Cecil Lewis, Foundation Professor of Surgery
• Mary Lockett, Foundation Professor of Pharmacology
• Joseph Lugg, Foundation Professor of Biochemistry
• William Macdonald, Foundation Professor of Child Health
• Eric Saint, Foundation Professor of Medicine
• Rolf ten Seldam, Foundation Professor of Pathology
• Wilfred Simmonds, Foundation Professor of Physiology
• David Sinclair, Foundation Professor of Anatomy
• Neville Stanley, Foundation Professor of Microbiology

The scholarship is established and administered in accordance with the following conditions.

Title 
1. The scholarship is called the Dawkins Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship in honour of Professor Rolf ten Seldam.

Purpose 
2. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist and enable eligible undergraduate medical students enrolled in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course to undertake and gain experience in scientific medical research through completion of a Bachelor of Medical Science honours degree in Pathology.

Value 
3. The value of the scholarship is $6000¹Â provided from the annual income on the fund after capitalisation in accordance with Senate policy.

¹ As at 2010 and CPI indexed every 5 years.

Eligibility Requirements
4. (1) To be eligible to apply for a scholarship an applicant must be—

(a) enrolled in the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery course at The University of Western Australia; and

(b) eligible to enrol in the Bachelor of Medical Science honours degree.

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

(a) the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, or nominee (as Chair);

(b) the Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty, or nominee; and

(c) the Manager (Student Affairs) of the Faculty, or nominee.

Selection Criteria
6. (1) The scholarship is awarded to the applicant who, in the opinion of the selection committee, best demonstrates through their application and supporting documentation—

(a) academic achievement; and

(b) a research proposal relevant to the Bachelor of Medical Science honours degree and Pathology.

(2) In the event that there is no applicant proposing to undertake research in Pathology, the selection committee may consider awarding the scholarship to a Bachelor of Medical Science student undertaking their research project in a related discipline.

Selection Process 
7.(1) Selection of the recipient is made by the selection committee having regard to the applicants’ academic records, completed application forms and supporting documentation.

(2) The selection committee may interview short-listed applicants.

Awarding Body
8. The scholarship is awarded by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences on the recommendation of the selection committee.

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

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

Criteria for Continuation
10. Continuation of the scholarship from semester to semester is subject to the recipient making satisfactory progress in accordance with the rules for the course and remaining enrolled in the course for which the scholarship is awarded.

Duration of Award
11. Subject to clause 10, the scholarship is tenable for two semesters which are normally consecutive.

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

Application Procedure
13. (1) Written applications are called for annually by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, and must be submitted to the Manager (Student Affairs) of the Faculty by the advertised closing date.

(2) Applications must include:

(a) a 500–700 word research proposal by the applicant;

(b) a completed application form; and

(c) the required supporting documentation.

Administering Body
14. The scholarship is administered by the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Publications 
15. Any thesis, dissertation or other publications resulting from research undertaken by the recipient while in receipt of the Dawkins Bachelor of Medical Science Scholarship in honour of Professor Rolf ten Seldam 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 website http://www.universitypolicies.uwa.edu.au/page/117132.