The Joyner Scholarship

The FA & MF Joyner Scholarship in Law
The MF & MH Joyner Art Scholarships
The MF & MH Joyner Medicine Scholarships the MF& MH Joyner Scholarships in Sciences

The late Millie Hay Joyner passed away on 13 February 1993 leaving a will providing for a number of educational scholarships. Applications are invited for the Joyner Scholarships in Law, Fine Arts, Medicine and Science tenable at the three South Australian Universities in 2008. The Scholarships are available to support full-time study leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Eligibility: Applicants must be graduates or final year undergraduate students of an Australian university and must be Australian citizens or permanent residents. Applicants must be acceptable to commence enrolment in a higher degree by research in 2009.

Qualifications: Applicants must hold or expect to obtain a First Class Honours degree or equivalent qualification in the disciplines of Law, Fine Arts, Medicine or Science respectively.

Selection: Applicants will be selected from those applying for an Australian Postgraduate Award at any of the three South Australian universities who are eligible under any one of the three categories.

Value: The living allowance for the scholarships will be set at 10% above the base stipend applying to Australian Postgraduate Awards in 2009 ($20,427 in 2009). Support will continue for up to three years subject to satisfactory academic progress.

Closing Date: 31 October 2008. The awards are allocated as part of the Major Round of applications. Please write 'Joyner Scholarship' in the section marked 'other'. Eligible applications will be forwarded to the Joyner Scholarships selection committee for consideration.

Applications must be lodged with the University offering the degree in which the applicant intends to enrol.

Major Round Application Form

The FA & MF Joyner Scholarship in Law Rules
The MF & MH Joyner Medicine Scholarship Rules
The MF& MH Joyner Scholarship in Sciences Rules