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Name - The name
shall be The Elaine Martin Fund, referred to herein as 'the
Fund'. |
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Object and Purposes
- To provide financial support, in various forms, to students
taking degrees in the Faculty of Science and Engineering of
The Flinders University of South Australia, for the purpose
of assisting such students to cope with financial impediments
to their studies. In making these awards, cognisance should
be taken of the major donor's particular interest in the School
of Biological Sciences. Suitable purposes for which the Fund
may be used include: |
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(i) |
postgraduate scholarships; |
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(ii) |
funds for postgraduate students
to travel to overseas conferences; |
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(iii) |
emergency funding for postgraduate
students whose regular funds have ceased shortly before the
completion of their degrees; |
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(iv) |
prizes for honours students intending
to enrol in postgraduate degrees in the faculty; |
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(v) |
any other purpose consistent
with the object of the Fund, as determined from time to time
by the Management Committee. |
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Administrative Arrangements |
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3.1 |
The Fund shall be managed
by a committee composed of: |
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(a) |
a chairperson appointed by the
Vice-Chancellor on the advice of the Flinders University Alumni
Association; |
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(b) |
the Executive Officer of the
Flinders University Alumni Association; |
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(c) |
four persons nominated by the
Head of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, at least one
of whom shall be a member of the academic staff of the School
of Biological Sciences. |
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3.2 |
The functions of the
committee shall be: |
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(a) |
to establish policies regarding
the nature of the awards to be made by the Fund, and procedures
by which these awards are made, consistent with the stated
objectives of the Fund; |
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(b) |
to consider the financial affairs
of the Fund, and to determine accordingly the nature, value
and conditions of the awards it will offer; |
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(c) |
in collaboration with the Scholarships
Office, to advertise the aforesaid decisions; |
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(d) |
to select successful applicants
for the Fund's awards. |
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(e) |
to advise the Flinders University
Alumni Association on the means by which monies can be attracted
to the Fund and, in consultation with the University's Financial
Services Division, determine how these monies may be managed
to optimise the income needed to finance the Fund's activities. |
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Committee Procedures |
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4.1 |
The committee shall
meet periodically when required, but at least twice a year. |
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4.2 |
A quorum for meetings
of the committee shall be four members. |
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4.3 |
Matters shall be decided
by a majority of votes, and in the event of an equality of
votes, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote in addition
to a deliberative vote. |
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4.4 |
The committee shall
keep records of all its decisions, and transmit copies to
the Vice-Chancellor, the Head of the Faculty of Science and
Engineering, and the Flinders University Alumni Association. |
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Amendments to the
Rules - The Rules of the Fund may be changed only by unanimous
decision of the committee at a meeting at which the agenda
has included a statement of the proposed changes. The amendments
must be approved by the Council of The Flinders University
of South Australia, via the Faculty Board. |
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Winding Up -
The Fund may be wound up by a decision of the Council of The
Flinders University of South Australia. Any surplus assets
shall then become the property of the Flinders University
Alumni Association. |
