POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS 2009/2010 CONDITIONS OF TENURE
National University of Ireland, Galway
College of Science
- Purpose
The Scholarships are awarded for the purpose of assisting postgraduate students who are proceeding fulltime to a postgraduate research degree at the College of Science, National University of Ireland, Galway. The holder may not simultaneously register for another course.
2.Tenure
(i)The Scholarships are awarded in the first instance for a period of one year, but may, subject to the availability of funding thereafter, be renewed on an annual basis, provided the holder's progress in his/her studies is satisfactory and renewal is recommended in writing by the Head of Department. Normally, a Scholarship will not be tenable beyond two years for the degree of Master, or beyond three years for the degree of Ph.D., or beyond three years in all.
(ii)Registration will take place in September. If registration is not completed on the due date then the Scholarship (renewal), will lapse and the Scholarship will be re-offered elsewhere.
3.Qualifications
The minimum qualification for the award of a Scholarship is primary degree with Second Class Honours, Grade 1, including where appropriate, Second Class Honours, Grade 1, in the subject in which the Scholarship is held.
4. Award and Renewal
(a)Awards and renewals are made by the College of Science on the recommendation of the Head of Department concerned
(b)The deadline for receipt of applications will be July 1
(c)Awards will be made on the basis of one per department/programme using order of merit within the subject/programme. Where there are insufficient awards available for each subject/programme, a strict order of merit will be used to determine which applicants are funded. Any excess awards will be made solely on a strict order of merit basis.
(d)Late applications will only be considered if any awards remain.
5. Value
The maximum value of the Scholarship Award for 2009/10 will be €12,000 + student levy fee. The course tuition fee will also be paid for qualifying students who are not in receipt of a Local Authority Maintenance Grant or equivalent.
6.Classification of Scholarship payment
Scholarships are officially classified as ‘scholarships’ and thence do not attract Tax or Social Insurance. Recipients are not employees of the University.
7.Number
The number of first awards in any session is limited.
8.Payment of Scholarship
To be eligible for the payment of the Scholarship, the holder must:
(a)Be accepted for admission to a Postgraduate degree;
(b)Have completed, each year, the due registration procedures;
(c)Have paid, each year, the appropriate course fee;
(d)Have furnished complete information regarding grants, scholarships, or other endowments held by him/her or for which he/she is eligible;
(e)Have undertaken to comply with the Conditions of the Scholarship.
The Scholarship (years 1-3) will be payable in equal instalments over twelve months (October to September)
9.Payment by EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer)
The Scholarship value, as determined under (5) above, will be paid by EFT directly to the student’s bank account. The appropriate section of the award letter giving your bank account details must be completed in order to receive payment.
10.The Nature of the Scholarship
As indicated in (1) above, the purpose of the Scholarship is to assist postgraduate students who are proceeding full-time to a Postgraduate research degree at the College of Science. The carrying out, by the holder, of the research or other postgraduate work which is laid down for the degree is, accordingly, the primary consideration of the holder and of the Department in which he/she is a student. However, with a view to the general academic development of the holder and in order to assist him/her in the acquisition of skills in the transfer of knowledge and the assessment of students, the holder will within the terms of the Scholarship and the discretion of the Head of Department, be given experience in the teaching and associated examination work of the Department. It should be noted, however, that this experience will not attract additional payment, but is regarded as a compulsory part of the training of the student in return for a Scholarship received. So as to ensure, however, that the primary purpose of the Scholarship is acknowledged and maintained, the Academic Planning and Resource Committee has determined the following limits which a Department can assign to this aspect of the Scholarship in the case of any individual holder:
Two tutorial hours per week (subject to a maximum of 50 hours during the academic year) or supervision of practical classes, or their equivalent, up to six hours per week (subject to a maximum of 150 hours during the academic year); or, any combination of such duties (subject to a maximum appropriate to such combination).
Heads of Departments are enjoined to adhere strictly to these limits.
11.The College of Science acknowledges the value to the student of carrying our part of his/her research in another University or Institution or in the field. However, in order to be eligible for the receipt of a Scholarship Award, the student should normally be available for two-thirds of her/her programme duration to carry out tutorial, laboratory or other duties as required under the terms of the Scholarship.
12.The National University of IrelandGalway reserves the right to alter the conditions of tenure of the Scholarship Award at any time.