Regulations and Statutes UTR6.008 Professor Kernot Scholarships (1888 - )
- From
- 1888
- Functions
- Scholarship
- Summary
On 27 June 1887 William Charles Kernot, BA, MA, MCE (Melb.), first professor of Engineering in the University, presented the sum of £2000 to the University, and a further £200 in 1908, for the purpose of establishing scholarships in Natural Philosophy, Chemistry and Geology. By his will dated 10 April 2008 Roderick James Esdaile, BSc (Melb.) PhD (Glasgow) bequeathed $10,000 to the University which was added to the capital sum. By her will dated 14 December 2012, the late Susan Angela Esdaile BAppSc (OT) (Usyd) PhD (La Trobe), who was Dr Roderick Esdaile's widow, bequeathed a further $10,000 to the University which was also added to the capital sum. The fund established 'The Professor Kernot Research Scholarships' which are awarded to students in Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. The scholarship fund was made a University regulation in 1888 (University of Melbourne Calendar, 1975).
Details
The fund supports the 'The Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Physics', 'The Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Chemistry' and 'The Professor Kernot Research Scholarship in Earth Sciences'.
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Published Resources
Resources
- The University of Melbourne, Regulations (Chapter R6), University of Melbourne Calendar 2009, vol. 13 of 14, 2009. Also available at https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23498/270917_UMC200913_Regulations%20%28Chapter%20R6%29.pdf?sequence=13&isAllowed=y. Details
Online Resources
- The University of Melbourne. Meeting of the Senate., Age, 7 December 1887, 9 pp, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article197165820. Details
- UTR6.8 - The Professor Kernot Research Scholarships, Prizes, Exhibitions, Scholarships and Bursaries (UTR6): Gifts and Bequests, The University of Melbourne, https://www.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/1792894/utr6008.pdf. Details
- Scholarships, Prizes and Medals, University of Melbourne Calendar 1901, The University of Melbourne, 1901, https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23453/110874_UMC190116_Scholarships%2c%20Prizes%20and%20Medals.pdf?sequence=17&isAllowed=y. Details
- Part 1 Regulations, University of Melbourne Calendar 1975, The University of Melbourne, 1975, https://digitised-collections.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/23422/109364_UMC197515_Part%201%20Regulations.pdf?sequence=16&isAllowed=y. Details
Created: 31 August 2018, Last modified: 11 December 2018