Bee Nilson Award
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- What does the scholarship get me?
- Closing dates for applications
- Length of award
- Number of awards offered
- Purpose of award
- Selection criteria
- What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
- How do students apply?
- How and when do students learn of the decision?
- Decision makers
- History or background of award
- Additional information
- For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact
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What does the scholarship get me?
$6,000 plus tuition fees
Closing dates for applications
Next: 1 December 2023
1 December each year
Length of award
1 Year
Number of awards offered
One
Purpose of award
The award is open to candidates enrolling in either a one year Honours Degree or in the papers year of a Masters degree in either Human Nutrition or Food Science/Consumer Food Science. Students enrolled for the Master of Dietetics or PGDipSci course are automatically ineligible to receive the award.
Selection criteria
Applicants must be:
* enrolling in either the final year of an Honours Degree or in the papers year of a Masters degree (MSc, MCApSc) (BSc, BCApSc) in either Human Nutrition or Food Science/Consumer Food Science
What conditions are attached to acceptance of this award?
The Award shall be paid to the recipients on evidence of enrolment in the course in the following year.
How do students apply?
The application form is available from the Otago scholarships webpage.
Application Form
Regulations
Scholarship Page
How and when do students learn of the decision?
Students enrolled of the PGDipDiet course are automatically ineligible to receive the award.
Decision makers
The Awards shall be awarded by the University Council on the recommendation of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences), after consultation with the Departments concerned to candidates enrolling in either the final year of an Honours degree or in the papers of a Masters degree in either Human Nutrition or Food Science.
History or background of award
The Bee Nilson Scholarships were established in 1998 from funds bequeathed by Annabel Rhoda (Bee) Nilson (nee Powell), to commemorate her outstanding contribution in the fields of human nutrition and food science.
Additional information
For further information please read the attached Regulations and Notes for the University of Otago Postgraduate Scholarships, Awards and Divisional Awards.
For guidelines, application forms and more information about this award contact
Melanie Adams
Scholarships Administrator
University of Otago
PO Box 56, Dunedin 9054
(03) 479 5291
http://www.otago.ac.nz/graduate-research/scholarships/
mel.adams@otago.ac.nz
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the above information is current and correct. However, applicants should contact the appropriate administering body before making an application, as details do change frequently. The administrator of this record last updated this information in March 2022.