Academic Governance

Dr Woodberry bequeathed her estate to the University of Tasmania to make a fellowship available to talented women who wish to make a career in engineering or bioscience to enable them to pursue postgraduate studies in one of those areas at the University. In anticipation of that bequest, the University Foundation provided $165,000 to fund the fellowship from 2002.

The Academic Senate of the University has agreed to the establishment of a fellowship in the terms declared in these rules.

Rules

1. The amount of $165,000 provided by the University Foundation in 2001 and $400,000 from the Estate of the Late Joan Woodberry in 2011, plus any interest from time to time, forms the fund from which payment of a scholarship to be known as the "Dr Joan Woodberry Postgraduate Fellowship for Women" will be made.

2. The scholarship will be awarded to a talented woman student who is an Australian citizen undertaking postgraduate study in the fields of engineering or bioscience at the University of Tasmania.

3. The fellowship will be awarded by a selection committee made up of:

• Mr Ian Roberts, while he wishes to be involved and afterwards by the Chief Executive Officer of the University Foundation or nominee.

• Mr James Walker, executor of Dr Joan Woodberry’s estate, while he wishes to be involved.

• the Dean of the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology.

• Dr Randy Rose while he wishes to be involved and afterwards by the Dean of Graduate Research.

4. The selection committee will set the detailed selection criteria having regard to Dr Woodberry’s expressed wishes. However in selecting a candidate, the selection committee will give preference to a person who, in the committee’s opinion, intends to make a career in either engineering or bioscience.

5. The fellowship will be tenable for up to three years. An extension of a further six months may be provided at the discretion of the selection committee.

6. The selection committee in its absolute discretion will determine all matters relating to the fellowship including the frequency of awards, advertising, application procedures, the method and time of payment and the performance criteria for women receiving the award.

7. The University of Tasmania Foundation will set the annual value of the fellowship from time to time, having regard to the income from the endowment.

Original Rules Made by Academic Senate on 19 October 2001.
Amended Rules made by Academic Senate on 3 June 2005.
Amended by Academic Senate on 2 March 2012.