Academic Governance

The Tasmanian financial planning firm, Davey and Scurrah, will offer an annual bursary to a fourth year student in the School of Medicine.  The Academic Senate has agreed to establish a bursary with these rules:

Rules

1. The bursary will be known as “The Davey and Scurrah Advanced Studies Bursary”.
2. The bursary will be awarded annually to an Australian student demonstrating financial need and undertaking a project as part of the advanced studies unit in the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery course.
3. The bursary will be awarded by a selection committee comprising:
   1. The Dean of the Faculty of Health Science or nominee
   2. The coordinator of the Advanced Studies unit
   3. The Chair of the Prizes and Scholarships Committee in the School of Medicine
   4. The Associate Head of Student Affairs in the School of Medicine   
4. The selection committee will set the selection criteria for the bursary as well as advertising and application procedures.
5. A student already in receipt of another scholarship or bursary provided by the University of Tasmania for a particular year is ineligible to receive this bursary for that year.
6. The value of the award will be $500, or any other sum determined by Davey and Scurrah from time to time.