University Secretary's Department Statutes and Regulation

R6.3 - The Argus Scholarships

 

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Recitals-

  1. The sum of £1,000 has been presented to the University for the purpose of founding a scholarship for the encouragement of the school of Engineering established therein and the promotion of the Physical and the Natural Sciences.
  2. The donor appointed William Edward Hearn, LL.D., professor of History and Political Economy in the University to be his representative for the purposes of this regulation.
  3. The Argus scholarship in Civil Engineering has been open to competition since 1873 and the income from the fund has increased.
  4. The sum of £1,000 increased to $17,592 at 31 December 1994.

It is provided as follows-

  1. The said sum of $17,592 together with any accumulations and additions forms the endowment for the following scholarships and exhibition The Argus Scholarship in Civil Engineering The Argus Research Scholarship in Engineering and The Argus Exhibition in Geology and must be invested as the Council from time to time directs.
  2. The Argus scholarship in Civil Engineering is of the value of $200 and is tenable for one year.
  3. The Argus scholarship in Civil Engineering is open to competition at the final honour examination in the school of Civil Engineering and may be awarded to the candidate who does best at that examination provided he or she is adjudged by the examiners worthy of the scholarship.
  4. The Argus research scholarship in Engineering is of the value of $750 and is tenable for one year.
  5. Applications for the Argus research scholarship in Engineering are invited by notice on the University notice board and in general are lodged with the Registrar on or before the first day of February in each year.
  6. Applications for the Argus research scholarship in Engineering may be made by -
    1. persons who have completed the Fourth Year of a course for the degree of bachelor of Engineering of this University in the preceding year and have obtained final honours in that course;
    2. persons who have completed the Third Year of the course for the degree of bachelor of Science of this University in the preceding year and have obtained honours;
    3. graduates in Engineering or in Science of this University of not less than one year's standing;
    4. graduates in Engineering or in Science of some other university who are approved by the faculty of Engineering.
  7. The Argus research scholarship in Engineering is awarded annually by the Council on the recommendation of the faculty of Engineering. The faculty in making its recommendation as between candidates from the different categories listed in section 6 of this regulation must where all other things are equal give preference according to the order in which those categories appear in that section.
  8. The holder of the Argus research scholarship in Engineering must during his or her year of tenure either conduct approved research in Engineering or at the discretion of the faculty enter on an approved course of travel in Australia or abroad for the purpose of furthering his or her education or experience in Engineering;

    Provided that if the holder of the scholarship be a person who has completed the Third Year of the course for the degree of bachelor of Science or a graduate of some other university he or she must carry out approved research in Engineering under the control and direction of the faculty of Engineering.
  9. The amount of the Argus research scholarship is payable in four quarterly instalments. If the holder of the scholarship is engaged on research in Melbourne each payment is subject to the production by the scholar of a certificate by the professor or lecturer under whom the scholar is working that he or she has fulfilled the requirements of the scholarship during the period. If the scholar is travelling either in Australia or overseas periodical reports satisfactory to the faculty are required in fulfilment of the terms of the scholarship.

    The faculty has power to modify the times of payment of the several instalments but the final payment is not to be made until a satisfactory report has been furnished by the scholar on his or her work.
  10. If in any year in the opinion of the faculty no candidate is deemed worthy the Argus research scholarship is not to be awarded in that year and the amount or any part thereof may at the discretion of the faculty be awarded in any subsequent year either -
    1. as a second scholarship if in the opinion of the faculty there are two candidates worthy of the award of the scholarship, or
    2. as an addition to the amount of the scholarship awarded in that year if in the opinion of the faculty there is only one candidate worthy:

      Provided that no such candidate is to be awarded the amount of more than two scholarships and provided further that the Council may in its discretion after consultation with the faculty direct at any time that all or any unexpended amounts are to be added to the endowment of the scholarship.
  11. No candidate for the Argus scholarship in Civil Engineering or for the Argus research scholarship in Engineering is rendered ineligible by reason of the candidate's holding any other University prize, exhibition or scholarship.
  12. The Argus exhibition in Geology is of the value of $50.
  13. The Argus exhibition in Geology is open for competition at the assessment of the First Year of the course for the degree of bachelor of Science as may be prescribed pursuant to the regulation for that degree.
  14. The University may repeal or from time to time alter this regulation or any part thereof and may apply the whole or any part of the interest of the said endowment to any other purposes connected with the said Engineering school or to the advancement of the physical or natural sciences or any branch of them as it thinks fit.
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