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R6.23 THE GEORGE LANSELL SCHOLARSHIP

Recitals-

1. Mrs. Edith Lansell on 24 August, 1907 donated the sum of £1,200 to the University to 'provide a scholarship in Mining to the best advantage' to commemorate her late husband George Lansell of Bendigo.
   
   

2. The faculty of Engineering has recommended that the income from the endowment be applied towards the establishment of a scholarship to be called the 'George Lansell Scholarship'.

3. The sum of £1,200 increased to $35,500 at 31 December 1994.
   
   
4. On 18 November 2003 the Supreme Court made an Order that-
   
   'The funds comprising the George Lansell Scholarship be applied to provide a scholarship for research in a field relating to mining including, without limitation, mining or mining related subjects taught by the University of Melbourne Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Department of Geomatics, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and School of Earth Sciences or any Department of the University that may in the future offer subjects relevant to mining in addition to or in substitution for the Department referred to above.'
   

It is provided as follows -

1. The sum of $35,500 and any accumulations and additions to the sum forms the endowment of a scholarship called the 'George Lansell Scholarship' ('the fund') and the fund must be invested as Council from time to time determines.
   
   
2. The net income of the fund is to be applied to providing 'The George Lansell Scholarship'.
   
   

3. The scholarship is to be awarded annually by Council on the recommendation of the dean of the faculty of Engineering.

4. The scholarship is to be awarded to a student enrolled in a higher degree by research who is undertaking research in a field related to mining in the department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, the department of Geomatics, the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the school of Earth Sciences or any other department of the University that may offer subjects relevant to mining and may be awarded as a travelling scholarship.
   
   
5. The scholarship is to be awarded for a term of one year and may be re-awarded for a further term not exceeding one year.
   
   
6. The value of the scholarship is to be the net annual income of the fund.
   

[Title am., Recital D. made, ss. 2-6 subst. 8/3/04.]