TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS

Grey River Argus, 1 March 1939, Page 3

TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS

TWO AWARDS TO BE MADE. WELLINGTON, February 27. Nominations for the two new travelling scholarships recently awarded to New Zealand by the British authorities have been called by the University of New Zealand from constituent colleges, and it is hoped to make the selection early in March. The British Council offered a postgraduate scholarship, available to a suitable graduate over 21, who will be required to spend about one year in Britain and study at some specified university or other institution matters approved by the council, as of social, economic, or political importance. The emolument is £3OO. The British Council will announce the name of the student early in June. The second award is an Imperial Relations Trust, travelling studentship open to single persons between 25 and 35, who have preferably taken a university -course or been closely associated with some branch of adult education. The amount, of this scholarship is not specified, but it is.to be sufficient to cover steamer fares and reasonable living expenses for six months in Britain. The purpose of this studentship is to give the opportunity of wider experience to some person who appears qualified to play an important part in the development of the work of some body such as a trade union council or council of adult education. SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 28. Scholarship and bursary awards were approved by the Canterbury University Council at its meeting yesterday as follows: — Lissie Rathbone Scholarship—Joan J. Morrison. Robert Bell Scholarship—Amy Dalziel. Macmillan Brown Bursary—Helen G. Davis. Applied Art Scholarship—Joan Edgar (vice V. Newman declined). Workers’ Education Association Bursary—J. Oliver.