Internal Closing Date: 15/09/2005

The scholarship has been established to encourage postgraduate study in biotechnology.

Scholarships will be awarded, on the basis of academic merit, to those privately funded, fee paying international students who gain admission to the Master of Biotechnology and have achieved the highest overall grade point average (GPA) in their undergraduate studies.

Two scholarships will be offered each year. Application for admission to the Master of Biotechnology as a privately funded, fee-paying student automatically includes an application for a scholarship under this scheme - there is no requirement for a separate application to be lodged, however, it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that a full academic transcript of their undergraduate studies is included with the application for entry into the course. Studies in the Master of Biotechnology can be commenced at the beginning of February.

Each scholarship will entitle the student to fee remission of 25% of the annual standard international student tuition fee for one academic year. This is on condition that the student maintains his/her enrolment in the course for the full duration of that academic year and that his/her progress in the course at the end of the first semester is deemed by the Course Coordinator to be satisfactory. The scholarship applies only to tuition fees. Students awarded scholarships under this scheme will be required to pay the balance of their tuition fees, together with all other study-related and living expenses, including Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Students who are in receipt of another scholarship are not eligible to receive one of the scholarships awarded under this scheme. The scholarship will terminate if a student is granted Australian permanent resident status.

Flinders Master of Biotechnology Scholarship (International) Rules
The Flinders Master of Biotechnology Scholarships has been established to encourage postgraduate study in biotechnology. Two scholarships will be offered each year.

ELIGIBILITY: Scholarships will be awarded, on the basis of academic merit, to those privately funded, fee-paying international students who: gain admission to the Master of Biotechnology; and have achieved the highest overall grade point average (GPA) in their undergraduate studies.

SELECTION: will be the responsibility of a panel comprising the Course Coordinator, Master of Biotechnology; a nominee of the Biotechnology Executive Committee; and a nominee of the Head of the International Office. In the event of a tie between applicants for a scholarship, the scholarship will be awarded to the applicant who has shown evidence of further academic achievement, such as publication(s) in an international scientific journal. If this does not resolve the tie, the scholarship may be divided equally between the highest ranking applicants. The University reserves the right to not award the scholarships in any year.

APPLICATIONS: Application for admission to the Master of Biotechnology as a privately funded, fee-paying student includes application for a scholarship under this scheme; there is no requirement for a separate application to be lodged. It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that their application for admission is accompanied by a full academic transcript setting out the results they have obtained in their undergraduate studies. Studies in the Master of Biotechnology can be commenced at the beginning of February. The deadline for applications is 15 September in the preceding year.

NOTIFICATION TO STUDENTS: Once all applications for admission have been processed for any given academic year, scholarship selection will be undertaken and the recipients will receive formal notification from the University that they have been awarded scholarships. Once awarded, a scholarship may not be deferred. If a scholarship recipient is unable to take up his/her place in the course in the next academic semester following admission: the scholarship will be awarded to another candidate or not awarded as appropriate; he/she will be eligible to be considered along with all applicants if he/she applied for admission to the Master of Biotechnology course in subsequent years.

TENURE: Each scholarship will entitle the student to fee remission of 25% of the annual standard international student tuition fee for one academic year. This is on condition that the student maintains his/her enrolment in the course for the full duration of that academic year and that his/her progress in the course at the end of the first semester is deemed by the Course Coordinator to be satisfactory. The scholarship applies only to tuition fees. Students awarded scholarships under this scheme will be required to pay the balance of their tuition fees, together with all other study-related and living expenses, including Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Students who are in receipt of another scholarship are not eligible to receive one of the scholarships awarded under this scheme. The scholarship will terminate if a student is granted Australian permanent resident status.

SOURCE OF FUNDS: The scholarships will be funded by the Schools of Biological Sciences/ Medicine, on a cost sharing basis between the schools.

ADVERTISING: The scholarships will be promoted to prospective international students by the International Office and the faculties of Health Sciences, and Science and Engineering. Details of the scholarship will be published in Volume 1 of the University Calendar or equivalent publication.

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