Academic Governance

Dr Alister Tavendale completed his doctorate at the University of Tasmania in 1963 and was a joint recipient of the American Nuclear Society's Radiation Industry Award. Following his death in 1989, his family, friends and colleagues at the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation contributed money to the University in his memory. The donors asked that the gift be used to endow a scholarship to be awarded to an outstanding student in Physics. The Council of the University has agreed to the foundation of a scholarship on the terms set out in these rules.

Rules

1. The amount of $30,000, together with any interest from time to time, forms the endowment of a scholarship to be called the Alister Tavendale Tasmania University Scholarship in Physics.
2. The scholarship will be awarded to a student who achieves outstanding results in units in first or second year physics, who is proceeding to a major in Physics and who, in the opinion of the selection committee, has potential in the science.
3. The scholarship will be awarded by a selection committee comprising the head of the School of Mathematics and Physics and 2 other members of full-time academic staff elected by full-time academic staff of the discipline of Physics.
4. The scholarship is tenable for a maximum of 3 years, including an honours year, provided that the selection committee is satisfied with the student's progress in each year.
5. The Scholarships Management Committee will set the annual value of the scholarship from time to time, having regard to the income from the endowment.
6. All students completing the first or second year program in Physics within the schedule set by the faculty, and intending to go on to a major in Physics, are eligible for the scholarship.
7. The scholarship may be awarded to a student who is already in receipt of another scholarship or prize.
8. The selection committee may also make provision for a scholarship holder to travel within Australia at the completion of their pass degree with a major in Physics, for the purpose of furthering their education in Physics.
9. The selection committee may decide not to award the scholarship in any year if there are insufficient funds, or if there is no student of sufficient merit. It may also share the scholarship between 2 or more students.
10. The Scholarships Management Committee will determine all other matters concerning the scholarship, including application procedures and methods and time of payment.