The Australian Ceramic Society in 1982 agreed to provide a scholarship valued at $300 for award in 1983 in the first instance. Award of the scholarship beyond 1983 will be subject to an annual review by the society. The scholarship, tenable by a final-year materials engineering student who is undertaking a project in the field of ceramics as part of the fourth-year course, is to be known as the Frank Bailey Memorial Scholarship in recognition of the contribution to ceramic technology in Australia made by the late Frank Bailey, CSIRO, Division of Chemical Physics. The scholarship will be awarded on merit, based on the applicant's academic record over the first three years of the course. Applications for the scholarship are to be submitted in writing to the head of the Department of Materials Engineering, and the scholarship will be awarded on the joint recommendation of the head of the Department of Materials Engineering and the president of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Ceramic Society.
Cooperative Education Scholarships in Engineering
Engineering at Monash University offers three types of scholarship to first-year engineering students, namely Dean's Scholarships, Industry Scholarships and Monash Engineering Scholarships. The scholarships have been sponsored by a number of companies that are significant employers of engineers. These scholarships are only available to full-time students who are Australian citizens or who have permanent residency in Australia.
Dean's Scholarships (Clayton, Caulfield and Gippsland schools)
These scholarships are valued at $3300 tax-free (1994 value) and are tenable for one year only. Only BE, BCSE and BA/BE students are eligible. Selection for these scholarships is based mostly on a student's VCE (or equivalent results) in the prerequisite subjects for engineering. At the end of the first year of study, provided a satisfactory result has been achieved, Dean's Scholars will be invited to compete for the Industry Scholarships that are available from level two. These are rare.
Industry Scholarships (Clayton school)
Students chosen as Industry Scholars receive a tax-free scholarship of $10,300 (1994, indexed to CPI) for a period of five years. Note that only BE students are eligible. Selection is on the basis of VCE (or equivalent) results in the prerequisite subjects for engineering, a short essay and an interview by a panel consisting of faculty and industry representatives. The panel looks for students with excellent academic results and who can show evidence of leadership qualities, motivation and general awareness and interest in wider community issues. Students must continue to make satisfactory progress during the course in order to retain the scholarship.
Industry Scholarship holders are expected to work for one or more of the sponsoring companies during the period of the scholarship. The total employment commitment required is equivalent to eighteen months of full-time work and this may be undertaken partly during the summer vacation period and partly by deferring study for periods of one or two semesters. In order to undertake the work experience component, it is necessary to extend the total length of the course by one year to five years.
Company Scholarships (Caulfield school)
These industry-sponsored scholarships valued at $3000 per annum (tax free) may be available in 1995.
Monash Engineering Scholarships
A number of students from schools which have been prominent providers of Monash engineering students will hold scholarships worth $2500 (1994 value) for one year. These students are selected by the schools.
CRA Advanced Technical Development and Comalco Research undergraduate scholarships
These scholarships are awarded to encourage and assist students to complete a Bachelor of Engineering degree in materials engineering and to help students have an awareness of the materials industry in Australia. The scholarships, which are valued at $3000 pa (CRA) and $2000 pa (Comalco) are tenable for up to three years. Australian citizens or permanent residents who are enrolled as full-time second-year students of the Bachelor of Engineering degree in materials engineering are eligible to apply. The scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic merit, leadership and personal qualities. Further information is available from the head of the Department of Materials Engineering.
Kemcor Third-Year Scholarship
Kemcor Australia Pty Ltd has agreed to provide each year, one undergraduate scholarship to be known as the Kemcor Third-Year Scholarship. The scholarship shall be valued at $1000 and shall tenable for one year. The scholarship shall be open to any full-time student who:
1. is currently completing the third year of the course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Engineering at the Clayton school in either the Department of Chemical Engineering or the Department of Mechanical Engineering;
2. is not employed by or under bond to enter the employment of any person or body at the completion of this course;
3. is a permanent resident of Australia or whose parents are permanent residents of Australia.
The scholarship shall be awarded by a selection committee consisting of the dean of the Faculty of Engineering and a representative of Kemcor Australia Pty Ltd. The award is based upon academic excellence and qualities of character and leadership. In addition to the monetary award the scholarship winner will, in normal circumstances, be made an offer of vacation employment with Kemcor Australia Pty Ltd for the vacation period at the end of the third year of the course.
NSK Bearings Foundation Scholarship
NSK Bearings Australia Pty Ltd has provided funds ($A50,000) for an annual scholarship valued annually at approximately $5000 to enable students to familiarise themselves with the field of engineering in Japan. The scholarship will be awarded to one or two outstanding BA/BE students studying Japanese, who have successfully completed at least the third but preferably the fourth year of the program. The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of a selection committee consisting of:
(1) the dean of the Faculty of Arts or the dean's nominee;
(2) The dean of the Faculty of Engineering or the dean's nominee;
(3) The head of the Department of Japanese Studies.
The committee will reserve the right not to make a recommendation. The scholarship is available to students who are Australian citizens or permanent residents. The recipient will be required to stay in Japan for not less than eight weeks and return to Monash University before the beginning of the next academic year to complete his or her degree. Applicants should indicate whether other awards are being sought and describe any problems which might affect completion of the proposed program in Japan. Applications for the scholarship must be lodged with the Department of Japanese Studies not later than 30 September each year.
Joseph Anthony Pratt Scholarship
The Pratt Group of Companies (Visyboard etc) has made available a scholarship of $8000 per year, tenable from the beginning of first semester 1994 for four years, for a student from a country secondary college entering the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University. It is hoped that further scholarships will be available starting in subsequent years. The awardee is selected on academic results, motivation for engineering, and wider interests such as music, debating, sport, etc. The first concern is to attract students who would not otherwise be able to attend university because of lack of funds, or who would have extreme difficulty in doing so.