This round of the AUC Honours Scholarships is open to full-time domestic students of AUC member Universities who are in their honours year in 2008. Applications are accepted from students enrolled in a broad range of disciplines, including the Sciences, Information Technology, Humanities, Engineering, Arts, Health and Business.

Applicants must be undertaking a full-year research project that in some way depends on or uses uniquely Apple technologies. For example, a project that implements a solution using Apple's Xgrid technology would likely be considered a suitable application for a scholarship. Incidental use of a Macintosh does not, in and of itself, qualify. For example, research conducted using a general cross-platform application (such as MATLAB, Office, or SPSS) that was coincidentally conducted on the Macintosh would not attract support.

Eligibility

• This round of the AUC Honours Scholarships Program, is open to full-time domestic students of AUC member universitie engaged in an Honours program in the disciplines of Science, the Humanities, Information Technology, Engineering, Creative Arts, Health or Business.

• Applicants must have commenced their Honours program sometime in 2008.

• Applicants must be engaged in a research project that depends on or uses uniquely Apple technologies.

Inclusions

• AUC Honours Scholarships have a base value of $4,000, paid in two even amounts during the scholarship.

• Up to $500 is available to support attendance at a conference, or to support publication of research in a relevant publication.

• An additional discretionary bonus of $500 is available for scholarship recipients who, on submission of their second report, and at the determination of the review committee, have excelled in their work.

Reporting Obligations

Scholarship recipients are required to submit two progress reports, one half way through the Scholarship, and one at the completion of the program.

• The AUC reserves the right to publish both reports (full, or extracts) on its web site and in its publications.

• The first report should contain the following information as appropriate

• the background to, and explanation of the research area

• a preliminary literature review

• an outline of the scientific method or research methodologies employed

• details of how Apple-specific technology will be used in the project
  

• The second report should contain the following information as appropriate

• research project outcomes

• obstacles and lessons learned in the project

• details of how Apple-specific technology was used in the project
  

• future plans

• The reports will be requested by, and must be submitted to, the AUC programs manager.

• Scholarship recipients are required to report to the AUC Programs Manager any change in their enrolment, such as withdrawal, a change between full- and part-time enrolment, or a change in enrolment fraction with 30 days of such a change taking place.

Selection Criteria

The selection panel will consider the following selection criteria when reviewing applications:

• The student's capacity to undertake research and deliver as demonstrated by his/her academic record.

• The relevance and appropriateness of the research to be performed in relation to the goals and values of the Apple University Consortium.

• The quality and nature of the research to be performed.

• The student’s interest and passion for the research area.

• The overall quality of the application.
  

Copyright and Intellectual Property

Neither Apple nor the AUC solicit any claim on copyright or intellectual property of projects funded through the Honours Scholarship Program (but note that the AUC reserves the right to publish both of the required reports). However, the AUC requires acknowledgement of the scholarship in the thesis document, and in any publications or presentations made concerning the project.

Timeline for second round 2008*

*Payment and reporting dates are for full-time scholarship recipients. Dates for part-time recipients will be determined and announced at a later time.

Applications

Applications closed on 24 July 2008.

You are able to save and come back to your application should you wish to do so but your application must be submitted and completed by the 24 July 2008. You will also need to provide a text based copy of your Academic Record as part of the application form.