TARS Masters Scholarship

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1 R E G U L A T I O N S F O R 2013 BACKGROUND The Traffic and Road Safety Research Group (TARS) is New Zealand s pre-eminent centre for road safety research. Based in the School of Psychology, TARS has conducted leading-edge research into truck driver fatigue, distractions produced by cell phones, perceptions of risk, safety at intersections, the design of road worker s safety vests, patterns of driving behaviour in New Zealand, and many other topics. This international state-of-the-art research facility contains the most advanced driving simulator laboratory in New Zealand. The TARS Masters Scholarship is intended to encourage and stimulate postgraduate studies in the area of transport psychology. REGULATIONS 1. The awards shall be known as the TARS Masters Scholarships. 2. To be eligible for the award, candidates must be enrolled full-time in their thesis year of a Masters degree in the School of Psychology at the University of Waikato. 3. Candidates for the Scholarship can be a New Zealand citizen, permanent resident or international student. 4. The Scholarship will be awarded on academic merit and the proposed thesis topic fit within the TARS research portfolio. 5. The selection panel will be composed of at least three of the four principals of the Traffic and Road Safety Research Group in the School of Psychology. 6. The Scholarship will have a value of $2,500. The scholarship will normally be paid out in three instalments. The first instalment of $500 will be paid after enrolment and completion of the initial research proposal, the second payment of $1,250 after completing the full research proposal and submission of the research ethics application, and the final payment of $750 paid on successful completion of the thesis. 7. The tenure of the award is for one year. 8. The Scholarship may be held together with any other bursary, prize, or student allowance unless the regulations of the other funding preclude this. 9. If, during the tenure of the Scholarship, a recipient s circumstances change in such a manner that their continued eligibility for the Scholarship may be affected, they must inform the Scholarships Committee (via the Scholarships Office) immediately. 10. The closing date for applications will be 31 October annually.

of road worker s safety vests, patterns of driving behaviour in New Zealand, and many other topics.

2 A P P L I C A T I O N F ORM 2013 This application must be submitted to: The Scholarships Office Gateway building Te Kūaha The University of Waikato Private Bag 3105 HAMILTON 3240 Applications close at 5.00 pm on the due date 31 October annually. Enquiries can be directed to: (07) or (07) or scholarships@waikato.ac.nz Please ensure that all questions are answered and that all the required attachments accompany this application form. You may jeopardise your chances of success if you do not complete your application properly. Application documents should be printed single-sided on white paper, and fastened with a paper clip or bulldog clip. If your circumstances change after the submission of this application, e.g. you apply for or receive another Scholarship, please inform the Scholarships Office immediately. Y O U R P E R S O N A L D E T A I L S NAME AND ID Surname: Given name(s): University of Waikato ID Number: POSTAL ADDRESS For correspondence regarding this application Street number and name: Suburb: Post code Home phone: Town/City: Cell phone:

nz Please ensure that all questions are answered and that all the required attachments accompany this application form.

3 A P P L I C A T I O N D E T A I L S PREVIOUS STUDY A. AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO If you are, or have been, a student at the University of Waikato, please give details of study undertaken. B. AT ANOTHER INSTITUTION If you have studied at any other tertiary institution(s), please give details of the institution(s) and study undertaken. You must attach verified copies of your academic transcripts from the other tertiary institution(s) attended. Please also attach grade scales where available. STUDY INTENTIONS Please indicate the qualification for which you intend to be enrolled as a full-time student in 2013 and your intended start date. Qualification/start date: Please indicate your proposed thesis supervisor and a brief description of your intended research topic (150 words max).

You must attach verified copies of your academic transcripts from the other tertiary institution(s) attended. Please also attach grade scales where available.

4 ACADEMIC REFEREE Please provide the name and address of the person you have asked to forward a confidential reference to the Scholarships Office. Your referee must be a member of the academic staff at the institution at which you obtained the qualification that defines your eligibility to enter the master s degree programme. Title and name of referee: Address: Telephone: FINANCIAL SUPPORT Have you applied for, or received, other funding for this programme of study? (please tick the appropriate box) Yes No If yes, please name the funding provider(s) and indicate whether this funding has been confirmed ATTACHMENTS All applicants please attach the following to this application form: Verified copies of academic transcripts from any other tertiary institution(s) you have attended (please attach a grade scale if possible). All applicants may also choose to attach: A one-page personal statement highlighting for the Committee any achievements (e.g. academic awards) or circumstances (e.g. illness that affected otherwise strong grades).

Title and name of referee: Address: Telephone: E-mail: FINANCIAL SUPPORT Have you applied for, or received, other funding for this programme of study?

5 CONDITIONS I understand that if I am offered a TARS Masters Scholarship, and accept it, I will only by eligible to be formally awarded the Scholarship if I meet all of the following criteria: Anticipated or provisional grades used in calculating my eligibility are confirmed by the final grades awarded I am enrolled full-time in a masters degree programme at the University of Waikato in the year of tenure The Scholarships Committee may terminate my Scholarship at any time if it is not satisfied that I am following the required programme or am otherwise complying with the conditions governing the Scholarship. I shall have the right to appeal to the Academic Board against any decision to terminate the award. P R I V A C Y D E C L A R A T I O N The information requested in this application form will be used solely for the purposes of assessing your application for the TARS Masters Scholarship. Personal information contained in this application will be made available to members of the Scholarships Committee and staff of the Scholarships Office. The University of Waikato undertakes to store your application in a secure place in the event that you are successful in gaining an award or are selected as a reserve candidate for an award. The University of Waikato undertakes to destroy your application to preserve its confidentiality, in the event that you are unsuccessful in gaining an award. Should you have reason to believe that information held about you in either your application or your academic record is incorrect, you have the right of access to, and correction of, that information. The University may contact the persons you have named in your application as referees for further information. Any such direct contact with these referees will be made on a strictly confidential basis. The University may not divulge details to you about the content of such confidential references without the written authorisation of the referee concerned. S I G N H E R E Signature: Date:

the year of tenure The Scholarships Committee may terminate my Scholarship at any time if it is not satisfied that I am following the required programme or am otherwise complying with the conditions

6 REFEREE S REPORT Applicant s Name: Student ID: Please provide a confidential academic reference on, or attached to, this form for the above-named applicant for a TARS Masters Scholarship. This reference will only be used by the Scholarships Committee in determining the applicant s eligibility for the Scholarship. While you are welcome to give your reference to the applicant, it would be appreciated if you could send it directly to the following address (or it as an attachment to scholarships@waikato.ac.nz) by 31 October. The Scholarships Office The University of Waikato Private Bag 3105 HAMILTON 3240 Referee s name: Signature: Date:

While you are welcome to give your reference to the applicant, it would be appreciated if you could send it directly to the following address (or e-mail it as an

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