Timor Leste Honours Fieldwork Scholarship

1. Background 

a. This Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to full time honours students who are conducting fieldwork for the purposes of research training in Timor Leste.

b. The student will be part of the research team on an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project (LP240100311).

c. This Scholarship is funded by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

2. Eligibility 

a. Applicants must be currently enrolled in an Honours year at the University of Sydney.

b. Applicants must be applying for funding to be used for fieldwork for the specified research project only.

3. Selection Criteria

a. The successful applicant will be awarded the Scholarship on the basis of: 

I. academic merit,

II. area of study and/or research proposal, 

The successful applicant will be awarded the Scholarship by Chief Investigator of the ARC Linkage grant on advice from the Linkage project team. 

4. Value

a. The value of each Scholarship will be determined by the selection committee. The Scholarship will have a maximum value of $2000. 

b. The Scholarship value will be paid as a lump sum payment on receipt of Scholarship Acceptance Form. 

c. Deferral and/or suspension of the Scholarship is not permitted without the prior permission of the Head of School, School of Languages and Cultures.

d. The Scholarship cannot be transferred to another area of research.

e. No other amount is payable. 

f. The Scholarship will be offered subject to the availability of funding. 

5. Termination

a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:

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

II. completes the requirements of the Honours degree,

III. commences part-time study without prior approval of the Scholarships Office,

IV. does not maintain satisfactory academic performance,

V. 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, or

VI. 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.

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.

6. Other Requirements

a. The successful recipient of this Scholarship must complete the Student Deed Poll supplied by the University of Sydney.

b. The Scholarship recipient is required to keep all confidential information disclosed by a project participant or the University of Sydney confidential and ensure it is not disclosed to a third party without the prior written consent of the University of Sydney or project participant as appropriate, or authorised by law or Parliament to disclose

c. The Scholarship recipient must acknowledge the ARC’s support of their scholarship in any media, publications or presentations arising from the research. This must include acknowledgement of the ARC funding as outlined on the ARC website.