Academic Governance

Mr Basil Griston has bequeathed at least $300,000 to the University. Mr Griston has asked that the gift be used to endow a scholarship in honour of his sister Joyce, and that the scholarship be awarded to Tasmanian students deserving of assistance and studying in any faculty at the University. The Council has agreed to the foundation of an endowed scholarship on the terms declared in these rules.

Rules

1. The amount of $300,000, together with the balance of Mr Griston’s estate and any interest from time to time, forms the endowment of a scholarship to be called the ‘Joyce Griston Memorial Tasmania University Scholarship’.
2. The scholarship shall be awarded to a student enrolled in a degree course at the University and may be awarded either to a student commencing study in that degree course or to a student who has already completed successfully one or more years in that course.
3. The scholarship shall be awarded by a selection committee comprising the Chair of Academic Senate (or nominee), the Academic Registrar and a person nominated by the Vice Chancellor.
4. The award is tenable for the minimum time necessary to complete the degree course, and an extension for honours if applicable, provided that:
   • the student studies full-time or to an extent that the faculty deems equivalent to full-time; and
   • the student’s progress in each year is considered by the selection committee to be satisfactory.
5. If in any year the selection committee considers the student’s progress to be unsatisfactory, it may terminate the student’s award or suspend it for one year. If the award is suspended, the selection committee may re-award the scholarship to the same student after that year, if it considers that the student’s academic record in that year justifies that action.
6. The detailed selection criteria shall be set by the selection committee, having regard to the terms of the bequest.
7. All other matters concerning the scholarship, including the frequency and number of awards offered, the value of each award, advertising, application procedures, and the method and time of payment will be determined by the selection committee.
8. The selection committee will report annually to Academic Senate on offers made and the progress of candidates receiving the award.