Scholarships Committee

Membership 2008

• Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) as Chair: Professor R Owens
• Vice-Chancellor and President: Professor A Robson - ex officio
• Chair of the Academic Board: Professor D Plowman
• Deputy Chair: Dr A McKinley (Biomedical and Chemical Sciences)
• President of the Postgraduate Students’ Association or Nominee: Mr D Bond
• Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning): Associate Professor J Long

Elected Members

• Professor M Cassidy (Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems - Civil & Resource Engineering)
• Associate Professor H Jaccomard (Humanities)
• Associate Professor M Maybery (Psychology)
• Dr A McKinley (Biomedical and Chemical Sciences - Deputy Chair)
• Professor C Pattiaratchi (Water Research)
• Associate Professor F van Bockxmeer (Surgery & Pathology)

Co-opted Members

• Associate Professor A George (Earth & Geographical Sciences)
• Associate Professor R Cardell-Oliver (Computer Science and Software Engineering)
• Professor Graeme Martin (Animal Biology)
• Dr L Slack-Smith (Oral Health Centre - School of Population Health)
• Dr B Stone (Political Science)

Secretary: Ms H Williams, Senior Scholarships Officer

Constitution

1. The Scholarships Committee is a Committee of the Board of the Graduate Research School and has the responsibilities set out in Clause 2 and such others as the Academic Board may from time to time determine, having considered the recommendations of the Board of the Graduate Research School.
2. The role of the Scholarships Committee is to -
   (a) advise and submit recommendations to the Board of the Graduate Research School on policy matters relating to the establishment and administration of postgraduate research awards;
   (b) advise and submit recommendations to the Academic Board on policy matters relating to the establishment and administration of undergraduate scholarships;
   (c) advise and submit recommendations to the Research Committee on funding and budgetary strategy relating to the administration of University Postgraduate awards;
   (d) monitor academic standards for the award of undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships and ensure that all awards are allocated in accordance with University principles of equity and open competition;
   (e) deal executively with all matters relating to the award of undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships within the Deed of Gift of the University and all undergraduate and postgraduate awards funded by Government and other external agencies; and
   (f) recommend to the Board of the Graduate Research School and the faculties any necessary action to ensure that appropriate standards and policies relating to any of the above are maintained.
3. The Scholarships Committee comprises:
   (a) the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Research Training) as Chair;
   (b) the Chair of the Academic Board or nominee;
   (c) the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning);
   (d) six appointees by election of the Academic Board;
   (e) the President of the Postgraduate Students' Association or nominee; and
   (f) co-opted members if required for balance or specific expertise.
4. (a)  Appointed members have a three-year term of office but may be reappointed;
   (b)  Co-opted members are appointed for one year.
5. The committee elects a deputy chair annually from among its members.
6. The Chair of the Board of the Graduate Research School may decide to transmit recommendations from the Scholarships Committee to the Academic Council without reference to the Board of the Graduate Research School.