in the Bachelor of Arts
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(Established in 2002 and maintained by an annual gift of $5000 from the Ipswich City Council Planning Department as a research grant to assist in the production and compilation of a comprehensive history of the Ipswich region for the Sesqui-Centenary in 2010)
1. The scholarship is awarded for the purpose of assisting a meritorious student undertaking postgraduate or honours study in Arts at UQ Ipswich to produce a research project focusing on a specific element of the history of the Ipswich region. The project will be used as part of a compilation of the history of the Ipswich region that will mark the Sesqui-Centenary celebrations in 2010.
2. A candidate for the scholarship must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident who has an undergraduate degree and is about to undertake a year of full-time postgraduate or honours study.
3. The scholarship cannot be held concurrently with any other similar scholarship or bursary.
4. The scholarship will be awarded on the recommendation of the Program Director, Arts. To assist in the selection process, the Program Director will convene a selection committee whose membership will include representatives from Ipswich City Council.
5. The scholarship is awarded to the meritorious applicant demonstrating an understanding and appreciation of the project and the region's history, enthusiasm and interest in the Ipswich region, as well as personal qualities, career aspirations and other such evidence that may seem relevant to the research project. Applicants will be required to submit a one page (250 word) proposal outlining their desired area of interest for the project, planned research methods and expected outcomes. Short listed candidates will be asked to attend an interview.
6. The scholarship is tenable for one academic year (11 months) of the recipient's study, at which time the student will be required to present their project to Ipswich City Council and the Ipswich Heritage Consultative Committee (this time period may be extended subject to approval of the Selection Committee). The project will also form part of the student's major assessment piece for that year: in the case of Honours, this will be the Dissertation or the Special Topic Course; in the case of postgraduate study, the research will form part of the dissertation. The successful applicant is expected to liaise closely with the Planning Department throughout the term of the research project.
7. The scholarship will be offered annually to a different student until the Sesqui-Centenary celebrations in 2010.
8. Applications, to the UQ Ipswich Marketing & Development Manager, UQ Ipswich, 11 Salisbury Road, Ipswich, should be made in writing, along with a curriculum vitae which addresses the following:
academic record; and
any special academic achievements or awards within studies at the University of Queensland or any other secondary or tertiary institution; and
any other notable personal achievements including community involvement; and
career ambitions.
Applications should be received by 5pm on Friday, 3 April 2009.
NOTE: The University takes this opportunity to advise that the value of this award may be assessable for Centrelink and/or income tax purposes. Applicants are advised to contact Centrelink and/or the Australian Taxation Office, as appropriate, for further information.
Applicants may like to choose from one of the following eight suggested topic areas:
Restructuring of the Ipswich Coal Industry 1960s to 2000: Social and Economic Impacts
Changes in the Ipswich Industrial Estate since the 1920s. Specialist areas - Wool and Cotton; Metal Foundries; Building Industries - Timber, Brick & Tin
Changes in the rural economy of Ipswich since the 1950s from rural production to rural lifestyle
The history of the Ipswich "Agricultural Reserve": its influence and impact on settlement patterns and agricultural practices
The suburbanisation of Ipswich: the social and economic impact of improved access with Brisbane
Changes in Ipswich Centres and retailing patterns from 1900 to now
"Contact History": the impact of European settlement on Ipswich Indigenous communities
Early Ipswich European History - The convict years: impacts and legacies of the convict era; Early European Settlement: a history of the migration, settlement patterns, sociology and economy of early settlement