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1. Background

a. This Scholarship was established to provide financial assistance toÌýstudents enrolled in the Biostatistics Program at the University of Sydney.

2. Eligibility

a. Students must be currently enrolled in either the Master of Biostatistics or Graduate Diploma in Biostatistics at the University of Sydney.

b. Students must be an Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, or New Zealand Citizen.

c. Students whose fees are paid by a third party, such as their employer, are not eligible.

3. Selection Criteria

a. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit to students receiving theÌýhighest average mark in biostatistics units of study completed in the previous 12-monthÌýperiod.

b. The Scholarship will be awarded by the Head of School of the School of Public Health, orÌýtheir nominated delegate(s).

c. Any eligible student may be awarded this Scholarship up to two times during theirÌýcandidature in the Biostatistics Program.

4. Value

a. The Scholarship is valued at up to $7500 per annum and is tenable for one semester.

b. Where the recipient is studying less than 12 credit points, the amount awarded for each relevant semester will be 50% of the full rate and the Scholarship will be tenable for two semesters within the same calendar year.

c. The Scholarship value will be paid directly towards the student’s tuition fees of the applicable semester/s within the same calendar year.

d. If the recipients’ tuition fees are less than the scholarship value for the relevant semester, theÌýscholarship value will be equal to the student’s tuition fee.

e. Deferral or suspension of the Scholarship is not permitted.

f. The Scholarship cannot be transferred to another University school or Faculty.

g. The Scholarship will be offered subject to the availability of funds.

h. No other amount is payable.

5. Termination

a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:

I. withdraws from an eligible course or fails to enrol,

II. does not maintain satisfactory academic performance,Ìý

III. is determined by the University to be guilty of serious misconduct, including, but not limited to, having provided false or misleading information as part of their Scholarship application,Ìý

IV. accepts an alternative scholarship, administered by the University of Sydney, valued at $8,000 per annum or more for the same purpose as this Scholarship, or

V. does not resume study at the end of a period of approved leave.

b. Once the Scholarship has been terminated, it will not be reinstated unless due to University error.ÌýÌý

c. Where a student is found guilty of serious misconduct or the Scholarship is terminated under any instance in the Termination Clause of these terms and conditions, the University reserves the right to request that any Scholarship funds paid to the Scholarship recipient be reimbursed.Ìý