Gordon Preston Pure Mathematics Honours Scholarship

The Gordon Preston Pure Mathematics Honours Scholarship is the School of Mathematical Science's prestigious award at the undergraduate level. It is awarded to high achieving undergraduate students who wish to continue their passion in pure mathematics through research programs offered in their honours year.

Eligibility

To be eligible, you must be:

• an Australian or New Zealand citizen or holder of an Australian permanent resident visa or permanent humanitarian visa, or
• an international student, and 
• commencing the Honours degree of Bachelor of Science, or the 48 credit point honours year in the Bachelor of Science Advanced with Honours, in an area of mathematical sciences*.

*Supervision from a staff member of the School of Mathematical Sciences and final honours grade as MTHHONS

Selection criteria

Awarded to the highest achieving students based on academic merit. Students must have obtained a weighted average mark of 90 per cent or above in 24 credit points of relevant mathenatical science units at level-three, and be admitted to an honours program supervised by a staff member within the School of Mathematical Sciences

Value

$5000 per 48 credit points of study, up to a maximum of one year only.

Number available in 2010

One.

Retention

Recipients must maintain full-time enrolment.

Deferability

This scholarship cannot be deferred.