Job Description: The University of Canterbury established these scholarships in 2007 to recognise and support top achieving students from the South Island commencing an undergraduate degree programme.
Previously, Dux awards had been made to students enrolling in 2006 and 2007, as a category of
the UC Emerging Leaders’ Scholarships.
1. The scholarships shall be known as the UC Dux Scholarships.
2. The scholarships shall be awarded to students who intend to begin their first year of an undergraduate degree programme at the University of Canterbury, who have completed or are completing a university entrance qualification, and who attended school in the year of nomination.
3. The scholarships shall be awarded by the University Council, on the recommendation of the Academic Board, to the Dux (as defined in clause 5 below) of each recognised secondary school in the South Island in the year prior to enrolment at the University of Canterbury.
4. Each scholarship shall be tenable for one year and normally be taken up in the next year, except that a student undertaking a gap year may defer taking up the scholarship for one year. In special circumstances, application may be made for deferral of the scholarship for two years.
5. The Dux or equivalent top scholar shall be nominated by the School Principal or Deputy Principal. Only the school’s top scholar may be nominated for the award and no reserve nominations will be considered.
6. The scholarships may not be held with any other scholarship or award that comprises payment of tuition fees.
7. The Council may, on the recommendation of the Academic Board, withdraw a scholarship at any time if satisfied that the student is not diligently pursuing the prescribed course, and the University may require a full or partial refund of emolument.
8. Each scholarship will be credited directly to the student’s fees account at the time of enrolment.
9. Nominations for the scholarships will be sought by the University from eligible secondary schools and the scholarship will be offered to the nominated Dux. Acceptances from scholars should be forwarded to the Scholarships Supervisor, University of Canterbury, Private Bag
4800, Christchurch, not later than 5.00 pm on 12 December in the year prior to the year of tenure.
10. A condition of acceptance is that each scholar agrees to the University publicising their name, background information provided by the scholar or their school and/or photograph and to be reasonably available for any such promotional activity surrounding the scholarship.
Application Deadline 12December2010
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