1. PURPOSE
1.1 The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial
Trust, which is a registered charity in England, with the financial support
of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, the Australian Government Department
of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
and of the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial
Foundation in Australia, is offering to Australians one post-graduate scholarship
in engineering for tenure at universities in the United Kingdom.
1.2 The scholarships are awarded in
memory of the Right Honourable Sir Robert Menzies, KT AK CH QC, Prime
Minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and from 1949 to 1966.
2. TENURE
2.1 The universities principally in
mind are those of Imperial College, Oxford and Cambridge. The Trustees
will, however, receive and treat on merit applications for other universities
or other institutions.
2.2 The award will be tenable for either one, two or three academic
years.
2.3 Each award will be made on the
understanding that it will be continued for the period for which it is granted,
subject to the scholar's satisfactory progress and conduct. Scholars will
be required to render a written report on their project each six months to
the Menzies Trust in Britain.
2.4 The Scholarship will be awarded for a program of study leading to
a higher degree in any subject relevant to the discipline of engineering.
The letter of award will specify the university or institution where the
award is tenable, the course and the period for which it may be held.
2.5 The Scholarship may not be held concurrently with another scholarship
or award providing materially similar or financially significant benefits.
2.6 The successful candidates will
be expected to take up the scholarship in October 2008.
3. THE AWARD
3.1 The scholarship in engineering
will be awarded on merit to the person who best meets the qualifications
and qualities set out below.
3.2 The Trustees reserve the right
to make no award in a particular year.
4. QUALIFICATIONS
4.1 Candidates
must be Australian citizens, have been resident in Australia for at
least five of the last ten years, and be available for interview in Australia
at the time of selection in mid-June.
4.2 At the time of application, candidates
should have at least an Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Engineering
normally from an Australian university.
5. PERSONAL QUALITIES
5.1 So that Australia may benefit
from the experience and knowledge gained, candidates will be asked
to indicate the career they hope to follow on return to Australia. The
Selection Committee will seek individuals who are likely to attain prominence
in Australia and, in their subsequent careers, make a contribution to British/Australian
relations and understanding.
5.2 The Selection Committee will take
into account in the first place academic achievement, but also those
qualities in candidates which Sir Robert Menzies held in high esteem. The
qualities sought include:
i. Academic
excellence
ii. Leadership,
both proven and potential
iii. Extra-curricular
activities and interests
iv. Ability to
contribute to the life of a British university
v. Interest
in the service of others.
6. SELECTION PROCEDURE
6.1 Reports from three referees who
have known the candidate for some years may be requested by the Menzies
Foundation. Two referees should have an academic or employment association
and the third should be personal.
6.2 Awards will be made following
consideration of a short list of candidates who will be interviewed
in Australia in mid-June by representatives of the Australian Government
Department of
Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Menzies Memorial Scholars'
Association, the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation and the UK Foreign
and Commonwealth Office.
7. EMOLUMENTS
7.1 The scholarship provides emoluments
to meet compulsory university fees and charges and to contribute substantially
towards the cost of books, equipment, living and travel. They are
revised from time to time to reflect changes in the level of fees and
other expenses. Emoluments
are not subject to United Kingdom income tax. The scale of emoluments
at the present time is as follows:
7.2 UNIVERSITY AND OTHER EXPENSES
(a) Tuition fees or a research grant
equivalent, examination and other compulsory fees - subject
to approval by the Trustees.
(b) A grant of £120 towards the typing
and binding of a thesis.
7.3 PERSONAL LIVING ALLOWANCE: £9,000
(outside London) and £11,000
( London) per annum, payable in three instalments.
7.4 MARRIED SCHOLARS
(a) An additional allowance of £2,000
per annum, will be payable provided husband and wife are residing together
in Britain. It is not paid if the scholar's spouse is also in receipt
of an award or is in paid employment.
(b) A child allowance of £360
per annum each for dependent children under the age of 16 years, provided
they are residing with the scholar in Britain, will be paid.
7.5 TRAVEL
(a) A student concession
fare or other approved air fare from Australia to the United Kingdom.
(b) A similar air fare to
return to Australia, provided the scholar returns within twelve
months of completing his/her course of study.
(c) Airfares will be provided for
the spouse and/or dependants of scholars.
8. METHOD OF APPLICATION
8.1 Application forms may be obtained
from Scholarship Officers of universities or may be downloaded from
the Foundation's Web site at www.menziesfoundation.org.au. They
are also available on written request (fax 03 9417 7049, email menzies@vicnet.net.au)
from the Menzies Foundation at the address below. Telephone requests
are not accepted.
8.2 Entries
on the application form should be typewritten in black. Minimum acceptable
font size is 10 point.
8.3 The original and two photocopies
of the completed application form, a recent photograph, and an original
or certified copy of the candidate's Academic Transcript(s) must be
submitted by 30 April, 2008 to:
The General Manager
The Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation
Clarendon Terrace
210 Clarendon Street
EAST MELBOURNE VIC 3002
CLOSING DATE: 30 APRIL,
2008
Late applications will not be accepted
