Summer Vacation Scholarship in Computational Materials

1. Background

a. The Scholarship will be awarded to outstanding undergraduate students who have completed their third or honours year in the area of physics, chemistry or a related field to carry out a research project in the area of computational condensed matter and materials.

2. Eligibility

a. The Scholarship is offered subject to the applicant being currently enrolled full time and have completed the third or honours year of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies within the Faculty of Science at the University of Sydney.

b. The third or honours year of the Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Advanced Studies must have been in the area of physics or chemistry.

c. Applicants must be domestic students.

3. Selection Criteria

a. The Scholarship will be awarded on the basis of academic merit.

b. Preference will be given to applicants:

I. who have applied for admission to a higher degree by research (Mphil or PhD), or
II. are undertaking their Honours Project, in the Condensed Matter Theory group in the School of Physics.

c. The Scholarship will be awarded by the Professor Catherine Stampfl of the School of Physics or their nominated delegate.

4. Value

a. The Scholarship is valued at $3,840 for 8 weeks.

b. The Scholarship value will be paid in weekly instalments in the period from December to February.

c. Deferral and/or suspension of the scholarship is not permitted without the prior permission of the Head of School, School of Physics.

d. The scholarship is not transferable to another University school, faculty or university.

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

f. No other amount is payable.

5. Ongoing eligibility

a. To continue receipt of the Scholarship, the recipient must maintain satisfactory performance for the duration of research project.

6. Termination

a. The Scholarship will be terminated if the recipient:

I. withdraws from an eligible course or fails to enrol,
II. commences part-time study without prior approval of the of the Head of School, School of Physics,
III. does not maintain satisfactory academic performance,
IV. 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
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.

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.