RAH RESEARCH COMMITTEE

2017DAWES SCHOLARSHIPS

FULL AND TOP-UP

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS

☐Dawes Fully Funded Scholarship

☐Dawes Top-Up Scholarship

Please tick the applicable box. Tick both boxes if applying for Full and Top-up.

Objectives

Fully Funded DawesScholarships are awarded to medical or dental graduates eligible for registration in South Australia, or to appropriately qualified science graduates or health professionals, for the purpose of receiving training in research methods leading to a higher degree in the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia.

Fully funded Dawes Scholarships include two funding components; the scholarship (being the equivalent funding to the current Australian Postgraduate Award) plus a ‘Top-up’ component ($5,000 per annum).

Top-upDawes Scholarships are awarded to medical or dental graduates eligible for registration in South Australia, or to appropriately qualified science graduates or health professionals, for the purpose of receiving training in research methods leading to a higher degree in the University of Adelaide or University of South Australia. Applicants for Australian Postgraduate Awards (APAs) are encouraged to apply for a Dawes Top-up Scholarship of $5,000 per annum to supplement a successful APA. A certain number of scholarships are reserved for medical graduates.

‘Top-up’ scholarships ($5,000 per annum) are awarded to supplement a successfully awarded APA (Australian Postgraduate Award).

Eligibility

Applicants must be Australian citizens or have permanent resident status and be currently residing in Australia.

The research study on which the training is based shall be performed within the Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Pathology, the Hanson Institute Building, or associated academic departments on the RAH Campus.

In order for adequate supervision to be provided, the principal supervisor shall (except in special circumstances) be a member of the staff of the Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Pathology, the University of Adelaide, or University of South Australia who has a substantial commitment to the Royal Adelaide Hospital and there must be a bonafide affiliation with a contributor to the RAH ROPP SPF.

Attention is also drawn to the regulations of the University of Adelaide and University of South Australia, which govern studies for higher degrees. If the principal supervisor does not hold an appointment allowing the supervision of graduate students then it will be necessary to arrange for a second supervisor (“internal supervisor”) within the appropriate University department.

Conditions of Award

  1. The scholarship shall be for three years. However, scholars are encouraged to apply for other external funding during their first year of scholarship.
  1. The RAH Research Committee reserves the right to recommend that no award be made if in its opinion applicants are not suitably qualified.
  1. This fellowship is awarded on the basis of available funding through the RAH Research Committee and may be withdrawn at any time should insufficient annual funding be made available for this fellowship.
  1. The award is not transferrable.
  1. Your study must be based within either a laboratory of the Hanson Institute Building, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Pathology or an affiliated university department located on the RAH Campusand there must be a bonafide affiliation with a contributor to the RAH ROPP SPF
  1. Your principal supervisor must be a member of staff of Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA Pathology or an affiliated university appointment with a substantial commitment to Royal Adelaide Hospital. In the event that you change your Supervisor, the RAH Research Committee must be notified.
  1. You must be an Australian citizen or have permanent resident status and be currently residing in Australia.
  1. Ethics and Governance approvals are required before commencement of the study.
  1. Study must commence 1st January2017 unless an exemption is approved by the RAH Research Committee.
  1. Scholarships will commence as soon as possible following the award. The scholarship may be deferred for up to a maximum of twelve months in the event of the applicant being unable to commence their scholarship immediately.
  1. On acceptance of these terms and conditions, you will be contacted by your University Graduate Centre who will be administering this grant. All future correspondence should be directed through the University Graduate Centre.
  1. The scholarship is provided to the successful applicant through the appropriate University Postgraduate Centre in accordance with the University's regulations, including employment restrictions.
  1. The scholarship is administered by your University Graduate Centre. No other scholarship or fellowship may be held concurrently. Applicants who are subsequently awarded another scholarship are expected to take up that scholarship and relinquish the balance of the full Dawes. If you accept another scholarship at any other stage during your Dawes award, you may still apply for part of any balance of your Dawes award to be applied as top-up funding to supplement your other scholarship to a maximum scholarship award, subject to the approval of the RAH Research Committee.
  1. Any time that you have already spent enrolled in the degree prior to this award will be deducted from the maximum three year term of the scholarship, and your award will be adjusted accordingly with the University Graduate Centre.
  1. Continuing scholarship beyond the first year is contingent on satisfactory progress reports from the supervisor. Annual progress reports and a final report must be provided to the RAH Research Committee. The successful applicant may be required to present findings if requested by the RAH Research Committee.
  1. Successful applicants must be enrolled full-time in an appropriate course of study at a university or college (usually a PhD degree). Documentary evidence must be produced to verify that this is the case before the scholarship can commence.
  1. The award may be considered by the Australian Taxation Office to be taxable income, and the recipient is advised to seek professional taxation advice in this regard.
  1. In the event that you cannot complete the tenure of the scholarship, for whatever reason, any funding remaining against this award will cease, and any balance of funds will be forfeited.
  1. In addition to University policies, you agree to accept responsibility for the performance of the study in compliance with all SA Health policies and procedures, occupational health safety and welfare and regulatory requirements governing the use of the facilities utilised and agree to carry out the study in accordance with the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.

21.Before and during the tenure of this award, you agree to inform the CALHN Research Office in writing, of any situation whereby you may not or may no longer be able to abide by these terms and conditions, and agree that this information may be used by the RAH Research Committee to reassess your continued eligibility for this award.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

Please use Application Form provided with these guidelines.

Applications are considered by Scholarship/Fellowship Subcommittee of the RAH Research Committee.

The application must be endorsed with:

  1. The approval and assessment of the nominated supervisor who should indicate willingness to carry out such supervision and,
  2. The approval of the head of the department in which the work is to be carried out.

The applicant must provide the CALHN Research Office with theirHonours result immediately as is it available.

The applicant’s Honours supervisor should complete the assessment form provided and forward to the CALHN Research Office by the closing date.

Applications that exceed specified limits will be discarded.

Please submit your application by email as a searchable pdfto the closing date below.

Please do not send hard copies.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE 5.00 pm Friday 21st October 2016

Email:

Phone: (08) 8222 3839

GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING APPLICATION FORM

Checklist

  1. Applicant Details☐
  2. Qualifications, including year of passing final year examination (if medical graduate) ☐
  3. Academic record (Please attach photocopies of undergraduate and postgraduate record) ☐
  4. Postgraduate experience (Give brief summary)☐
  5. Publications☐
  6. a. In which higher degree do you intend to enrol?☐

b.Name of institution in which you intend to enrol or are already enrolled in. ☐

c.How long do you intend to hold the Scholarship?(See Clause 1 of Award Conditions) ☐

d.If you have already commenced a high degree program, please state the commencement date and current expiry date of your candidature. ☐

  1. Subject of research or study (Short title of study)☐
  2. Background and Research Plan (including a review of the current literature, a statement of hypothesis and a research plan) ☐
  3. Proposed Supervisors Name, Department, Institution.

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  1. Ethics and Governance approvals are required before commencement of the study, and before funding is made available. ☐
  1. Honours Supervisor Details☐
  2. Honours Co-ordinator Details☐
  3. Applicant signature and date☐

Supervisor’s Name, signature and date☐

Head of University Department Name, title and signature☐

PROPOSED SUPERVISOR’S DETAILS

To be completed by the applicant’s proposed Supervisor by

COB Friday 21st October 2016

and emailed to:

Phone (08) 8222 3839

Please provide a CV with details below attached to the assessment:

  • List the publications in refereed journals over the last 3 years.
  • List external, peer-reviewed funding (past and present) over the last 3 years.

Applicant: Surname: Click here to enter text. First Name: Click here to enter text.

Supervisor: Click here to enter text.

Department: Click here to enter text.

Institution:Click here to enter text.

1. Please give your assessment of the applicant’s academic performance (including comments on quality of published work, and applicant’s role in work published with co-authors):

2. Please give your assessment of the applicant’s ability in research suitability for research training, future career:

3. Does your department have the facilities and funding to support this proposal?

4. Do you judge the applicant to be suitable for a Dawes Scholarship?

SUPERVISOR'S DECLARATION

I am willing to exercise supervision of the applicant and study. I have obtained the approval of the Department/Division Head in which the work will be carried out (where the Supervisor is not the Department/Division Head concerned)

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Signature: Date: Click here to enter a date.

SUPERVISOR’S ASSESSMENT FORM PART 2

Applicant: Surname: Click here to enter text. First Name: Click here to enter text.

Supervisor: Click here to enter text.

Department: Click here to enter text.

Institution:Click here to enter text.

  1. Is this student in the top ☐5% ☐10%☐25%☐50%

of those you have supervised

  1. Please comment on this students ability to work independently:
  1. Please comment on this students ability to understand background literature:
  1. Please comment on this students ability to communicate:
  1. Please add any other comments you think are relevant:

Signature: Date: Click here to enter a date.

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Revised 15/09/2016