THE MURIEL RAMM SCIENCE BURSARY 2015
INFORMATION SHEET
Value: approx. $6,000
Closing date: Monday 30 March 2015
UTR6.214
Professor Emeritus Colin Ramm was dean of the Faculty of Science from 1972–1983. With his family, Professor Ramm
made a donation in 1998 to establish the Muriel Ramm Science Bursary, in memory of his late wife. He and his family
have since made further donations to build the fund for this bursary and also for a prize in experimental physics. The
bursary is awarded to the candidate most likely to benefit academically from the additional funds. See
http://www.unimelb.edu.au/unisec/utr/pdf/utr6214.pdf
Selection Criteria and Process
Students enrolled in 2015 in the Faculty of Science entering the Bachelor of Science (Honours), the Advanced
Graduate Diploma in Science, or the first year of a Master of Science are eligible to apply, provided they are from
one of the following schools:
*BioSciences Chemistry Earth Sciences Ecosystem & Forest Sciences
Geography Mathematics & Statistics Physics
*On 1 January 2015, the School of Botany and the Departments of Zoology and Genetics will merge to become
the School of BioSciences in the Faculty of Science.
Applicants must be commencing their course in first semester 2015 or have commenced in second semester
2014.
Recipients of scholarships that include an allowance or other payment over and above the value of a fee-based
place from the University are not eligible to apply.
The bursary is awarded to the candidate most likely to benefit academically from the additional funds. The Muriel
Ramm Science Bursary committee will consider applications based on demonstrable financial need and academic
merit. Applicants must demonstrate they have made an effort to secure financial assistance to be considered in
genuine financial need.
Application checklist
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Completed application form, including your anticipated budget for 2015
Curriculum vitae
Academic transcript – copy only (NB: if your transcript is from a university other than the University of
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Melbourne, please ensure you include details of the marking/grading system)
Enrolment record – copy only (enrolment records can be obtained free of charge from student administration or
your faculty)
Please do not include original documents.
Applications
An application form can be downloaded from the Faculty of Science scholarships website at:
http://science.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships and by searching under the award name
Applications must be submitted as a pdf by 5.00pm 30 March 2015 to
Linda Richardson, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
T: +61 3 8344 5949 E: [email protected]