University of Melbourne

WH Ferguson Memorial Prize

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $65

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The W. H. Ferguson Memorial Prize was established with a gift from Joan and Neville Haughton, in memory of Mrs Haughton's uncle: William Hamilton Ferguson and is awarded to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Agriculture with the highest mark in the subject Principles of Soil Science.

About the donor

The WH Ferguson Memorial Prize was donated in 1959 by Joan (BAgrSc, 1936) and Neville Haughton to perpetuate the memory of Mrs Haughton's uncle William Hamilton Ferguson, Victorian Government Geologist, who in 1903, mapped the coast around Inverloch and uncovered the first recorded dinosaur fossils in Australia.

Benefits

The prize provides a one off payment of $65.

Amount:

Up to $65

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, students must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Agriculture and completed the subject Principles of Soil Science (AGRI20038) in the award year.

Selection criteria

The award will be offered to the student(s) with the highest mark in Principles of Soil Science.

Study level:

Graduate coursework

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Current study

Study area:

Agricultural and veterinary sciences

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Application

How to apply

You are automatically considered, if you are or were enrolled in the award year.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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