Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be undertaking a higher degree by research in a field related to mining in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology or Faculty of Science at the University of Melbourne; and
• have submitted an online application consisting of a personal statement describing your research topic and how the proposed use of funds would benefit your research.

Selection criteria

Applications will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Academic merit, assessed via the personal statement and supporting documents (CV, most recent progress report, peer-reviewed publications, supervisor’s statement of support) to evaluate the strength of the applicant’s research, and
• Quality of the proposal

Submit an online application via the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology Graduate Research Scholarships Winter Round webpage.

All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application approximately six to eight weeks after the application close date.

George Lansell

Established through funds donated in 1907 by Mrs Edith Lansell in commemoration of her late husband, George Lansell.

George migrated to Australia from England in 1853 and established a candle and soap manufacturing business before becoming a mining entrepreneur, where he was largely responsible for introducing the diamond drill to quartz mining in Australia. George was famous in the Victorian town of Bendigo for his tireless efforts to maintain the mining industry and for creating a fund to support the widows and children of men who lost their lives in the Bendigo mines.