Ivanie Down Joslin Classics Scholarship

History and purpose

This scholarship was established to encourage students to continue their studies in Classics. Classics is vital to a broad based humanities education. It examines the legacies of ancient Greece and Rome, the ideas expressed through language and literature and how they have influenced the way we live today.

Who is eligible?

• This scholarship is open to a current full time student majoring in Classical Studies, Latin, or Greek, who is intending to enrol in their third undergraduate year or Honours year majoring in Classical Studies, Latin or Greek  at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in the year following application.

Selection criteria

• Applicants must be currently enrolled at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington as a full time student.
• Applicants must be majoring in Classical Studies, Latin or Greek.
• Applicants must be intending to enrol in 300 level or towards a Bachelor of Honours.
• Applicants are chosen on the basis of academic merit and their passion for the subject. Financial hardship may be considered as a secondary consideration when choosing a recipient.

Application process

A completed online application must be submitted by 4.30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4.30 pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.

Applications will normally open one month prior to the closing date. If no application link is provided below, check back again closer to the closing date. Contact us if you have any queries.

Scholarship specific documentation

• Applicants should submit a personal statement detailing their passion and enthusiasm for Classics, and outlining the impact that the scholarship will have on them.
• Applicants intending to enrol in an Honours degree should provide an overview of their proposed thesis.
• Complete the Financial Information section in the application.

Selection process

Applicants will be shortlisted by members of academic staff (usually the Programme Director for Classics, or their nominee, and the Head of School, or their nominee.) The donor will then be sent the shortlisted applicants for review, before a final decision is made. Should there be difficulty in deciding on the recipient, applicants may be invited to an interview.

Additional information

Students are asked to write a letter of thanks to the donor at the outset of their scholarship, and to share an essay that they have produced during the tenure of the scholarship at the end of the year.

The award is valued at up to $5,000, to be paid towards fees. In the event that the successful awardee also receives another fee-paying scholarship, this funding can be paid as stipend directly to the student (at the discretion of the donor).

Conditions

1. A completed online application must be submitted by 4:30 pm on the closing date. Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted. Any required supporting documentation (including references) must also be received by 4:30 pm on the closing date in order for the application to be considered.
2. All offers of the Scholarship will be conditional upon the recipient being fully enrolled in a full-year programme majoring in Classical Studies, Latin or Greek (full-time will be at the level of points considered by Studylink as full-time) within the stipulated criteria and tenure of the scholarship. No payment of the Scholarship will be made until this condition is met.
3. The Scholarship cannot be deferred to a later year.
4. The Scholarship may be held in conjunction with other awards.
5. Should the recipient withdraw from Victoria University of Wellington  during the tenure of this scholarship or fail to achieve a satisfactory progress, partial repayment of the Scholarship will normally be expected. Recipients must advise the Scholarships Office if they intend to withdraw.
6. Students are asked to write a letter of thanks to the donor at the outset of their scholarship, and to share an essay that they have produced during the tenure of the scholarship at the end of the year.
7. Recipients are expected to act as Ambassadors for the University and participate in appropriate events or marketing if requested.
8. At the discretion of the Deciding Authority, the application of the terms and conditions of the Scholarship may be modified in special circumstances or to avoid hardship to any candidate for the Scholarship.

Contact

Scholarships Office
scholarships-office@vuw.ac.nz
Phone 0800 04 04 04