Applied Probability Trust Prize for Second Year Mathematics
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The award shall be made to the candidate who has the best average in four 200 level Mathematics subjects, these being: either MATH212 or MATH222, together with any three of MATH201, MATH202, MATH203, or MATH204.
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Award: $200 plus certificate.
Donated by The Applied Probability Trust. (The Trust was founded by Professor Joe Gani.)
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| The R.A. Fisher Prize |
The award shall be open annually to all candidates in the year in which STAT232 is satisfactorily completed, and will be based on performance in STAT232 and the better of STAT131, if studied, and STAT231.
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Award: $200 plus certificate. |
| S.A. Senior Prize |
The award shall be open to candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Mathematics and shall be made to the candidate who most earns the best average mark in four 300 level mathematics subjects. A candidate may only receive this prize once.
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Award: $200 plus certificate.
Donated by Mrs M. D. Senior.
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| The William Sealy Gosset Prize |
The award shall be open annually to all candidates who complete a major study in Statistics at the 300 level in the School of Mathematics and Applied Statistics, but not open to a candidate who has enrolled more than once in any of the subjects in respect of which the award is offered. For the purpose of this prize, candidates who have satisfactorily completed at least 3 of the subjects STAT304, STAT332, STAT333 and STAT335 will be considered to have completed a major study in Statistics.
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Award: $200 plus certificate.
Donated by The Applied Probability Trust. (The Trust was founded by Professor Joe Gani.)
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| The Austin Keane Memorial Prize |
The award shall be open to candidates for honours degrees in Mathematics and shall be made to the candidate who performs best in the subject MATH401.
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Award: $250 plus certificate.
Donated by Family of the Late Professor Austin Keane.
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| Broadbridge Prize |
The prize will be awarded annually to the candidate with the best academic performance in MATH111 Applied Mathematical Modelling I. |
Award: $200 plus certificate.
Donated by Professor and Mrs P Broadbridge.
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| The Austin Keane Vacation Scholarship |
Candidates must obtain at least Distinction grade in 24 cp of 300 level mathematics subjects offered by the School. If a candidate completes more than 24 cp, only the subjects having the best marks will be considered.
Students who wish to be considered for the Scholarship should email the Head of School in October. The scholarship cannot be deferred.
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Award: 8 weeks work on a research project during summer vacation, supported by a grant that is 2 months pro-rata of the annual stipend of the p/g award. |
| Summer Vacation Scholarships |
The aim of the program is to attract prospective higher degree research students. It offers students an opportunity to evaluate for themselves, and to demonstrate to others, their potential for research work. Students must be Australian citizens or permanent residents of Australia.
•Students must have completed a minimum of 2 years of an undergraduate degree at a standard acceptable for admission to an honours course, and should intend to do honours.
• Students must be a continuing student at the University of Wollongong in 2007 (this is a requirement for insurance coverage).
• If the student has previously held a Vacation Scholarship, the supervisor must justify in writing their reasons for wishing to award another scholarship.
• Existing Honours, PhD or Masters by Research students are not eligible to apply.
• The student will be required to provide a report at the end of the scholarship. It is to be submitted to the Head of School via the supervisor within a month of completion.
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Award: $3000 for 150 hours work on a research project during summer vacation.
Applications: email Carolyn Silveri, csilveri@uow.edu.au.
Closing date: 22 October 2006
Funded by the Faculty of Informatics.
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