Flinders University AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship 2024

A generous bequest from the estate of AJ and IM Naylon has enabled the establishment of the AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship. The purpose of the scholarship is to provide financial assistance to undergraduate students enrolled in an honours program offered by Flinders University and undertaking a research project relevant to Australian agriculture, particularly in the areas of biodiversity and conservation, biotechnology, environmental health, environmental protection, and inland aquaculture.

• Table of Content
• About Flinders University
• AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship
• Requirements for AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Flinders University

Flinders University is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century. Flinders is a verdant university[citation needed] and a member of the Innovative Research Universities (IRU) Group and ranks in the 10-16 bracket in Australia and 36th in the world of those established less than 50 years. Academically, the university pioneered a cross-disciplinary approach to education, and its faculties of medicine and the humanities are ranked amon... continue reading

AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship

Subject to the availability of funds, 10 scholarships valued at $10,000 each will be awarded in total. A full-time student will receive payment in two equal instalments after the census date of each semester. A part-time student will receive a pro-rata payment after the census date of each semester. Payments will be made subject to satisfactory progress.

Requirements for AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship Qualification

The scholarship recipient must:

• Normally be enrolled full-time at Flinders University*; and
• Be commencing an honours program; or
• Have completed 108 units of a 4-year bachelor’s degree program and commencing the honours component of that program; and
• Undertaking a research project in agriculture; and
• Not in receipt of any other scholarship concurrently with the AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship

*Scholarships are available to part-time students in exceptional circumstances, which include (but are not limited to) disability, illness, or carer responsibilities.

Interview date, Process and Venue for AJ and IM Naylon Honours Scholarship

The scholarships will be awarded on the basis of academic merit and the extent to which an applicant's honours research project is relevant to Australian agriculture. Selection will be made by Student Finance Services in consultation with the College of Science and Engineering and Australian Executor Trustees in accordance with approved University procedures.

Scholarship recipients shall submit to the Selection Committee a final written report on their Honours research project within one month of completion.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Applications can be made online through the student management system. Previous recipients may reapply.

For more details, visit Flinders University website.