MILESTONE REPORT 1 ON SIEF JOHN O’SULLIVAN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

Purpose

The Science and Industry Endowment Fund (SIEF) requests reports to assess progress of the Postgraduate Scholarship against the agreed milestones and to monitor proper use of the SIEF funds.

Instructions

Milestone reports for SIEF Postgraduate Scholarships are required to be submitted in the attached form to the SIEF Manager by the Milestone dates indicated in the Funding Agreement Letter.

The Primary Supervisor must note:

·  Please expand tables as appropriate.

·  Please limit the amount of text provided to that indicated; include relevant information to allow a complete, accurate and not misleading account of the Project and Student’s progress.

·  A statement indicating the Finances associated with the Scholarship must be completed as part of the Report.

·  Once complete, the Primary Supervisor should submit electronically a pdf copy of the signed Milestone report and a word/excel version (unsigned) of the Milestone report to the SIEF Manager.

·  Certifications are made on behalf of all the Collaborating Organisations, and therefore the Primary Supervisor should consult with all Collaborating Organisations as appropriate prior to signing the certifications.

·  The SIEF Manager may refer your Milestone Report to a reviewer (who may be external) for an independent assessment or seek further information from you in relation to the Milestone Report.

·  The report must not contain any confidential information - you must black out any confidential information so that it is illegible.

MILESTONE REPORT 1 ON SIEF JOHN O’SULLIVAN POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

1.  SCHOLARSHIP IDENTIFICATION

Lead Research Organisation
Primary Supervisor
Supervisor email address
Project title
SIEF Reference Number
Student
Student email address
Milestone Report no. / 1 – on Commencement
Scholarship commencement date
Scholarship end date

2.  CONFIRMATION STUDENT MEETS ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Selection Criteria / Yes / No / Please provide details where relevant and/or attach documentation (1 page max)
Selection of the Student was through a competitive process
The following documents are attached:
·  application and CV of preferred candidate
·  selection document which gives detail as to the process of selection
·  2 referee reports for the successful candidate
The Student is an Australian citizen or permanent resident
The Student is undertaking full time study
The Student is enrolled at an eligible Australian Higher Education Institution for a course of research leading to the award of a PhD from an Australian University
For Top-Up Scholarship
The Student has been awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award or Equivalent Scholarship
Please indicate the nature of the Scholarship/additional funding
For Full Scholarship
The Student is receiving other awards and/or financial support during the Scholarship period
Please indicate the nature of the Scholarship/additional funding
Student has been made aware of SIEF’s publicity rights under the Funding Agreement Letter and agrees that SIEF may use their name and image in publicising the Scholarship.

3.  MILESTONES

Milestones agreed between the Collaborating Organisations and the Student in relation to the first year of the Project (1 page max)

4.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT

Anticipated Contribution
(academic year)
Name of Organisation / Year 1 / Year 2 / Year 3
SIEF*
Lead Research Organisation
Collaborating Organisation 1
Collaborating Organisation 2
Total

*Either $17,000 (top-up Scholarship) or $32,000 (full Scholarship)

5.  PUBLICITY

Details of any publicity in connection with the Project / Has SIEF been notified of this publicity in advance? / Has SIEF been acknowledged in the publicity in accordance the Funding Agreement Letter?
Yes / No / Yes / No

6.  CERTIFICATIONS

I certify on behalf of the Lead Research Organisation and the Collaborating Organisations that:

·  this Milestone Report is not incomplete, false or misleading in any respect;

·  there have been no breaches of the Funding Agreement Letter to the date of this Milestone Report; and

·  this Milestone Report does not contain any confidential information.

Primary Supervisor Name: ......

Primary Supervisor Signature: ......

Date: ......

Please note: Capitalised terms in this Report have the meaning ascribed to them in the Funding Agreement Letter between the Applicants and the Trustee of SIEF and/or the Application. The submission of this Milestone Report to the SIEF Manager by the Primary Supervisor is verification that the Collaborating Organisations have approved the Milestone Report content