RJH Daughters of Refugees Fanny Evans Scholarship

The Selection Committee consisting of representatives from RJH Holdings and RASNZ, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Otago or nominee, and an education specialist, shall consider the following factors in recommending the award of the scholarships: * academic ability * financial need * potential and motivation to succeed at university The Committee may also give consideration to life circumstances which present significant barriers to studying at university.

Applicants must be: * a woman who is the daughter of a refugee family, or who arrived as refugee herself, and who is in greatest financial need * a New Zealand citizen or New Zealand Residence Class Visa Holder * enrolled at the University of Otago for each year of the award * eligible for StudyLink allowance Applicants may be from any national or ethnic origin and may have been either quota, refugee family support, or convention refugees.Each Scholarship recipient must agree to the following requirements: * Applicants must gain University Entrance and admission to a degree programme at the University of Otago. * The scholarship is for full-time study only, such that the recipient may complete their degree in the minimum time stipulated for that degree. * At the discretion of RJH and the University of Otago, annual renewal of the Scholarship is conditional upon the student passing all papers during the tenure of the scholarship, thereby completing the degree in the minimum time. *The scholarship may not be held in conjunction with any other tuition fee-paying scholarship. The recipient may hold additional non-tuition fee-based scholarships with the approval of the University of Otago. *The University of Otago may at any time suspend or terminate the scholarship, or require the forfeiture of such proportion of the scholarship as the University of Otago may determine, if it is not satisfied that the recipient is diligently pursuing the approved programme or if the recipient has failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions on which the scholarship was awarded. *The University of Otago reserves the right to vary the terms and financial support of the scholarship if the matching funds are not available from Sir Robert Jones or Robert Jones Holdings. *The scholarship must be taken up for the year for which it was offered and may not be deferred to a later year. *The scholarship may not be deferred nor suspended during the tenure, except under special circumstances with the permission of the University of Otago. *Scholars must agree to reasonable requests from the University of Otago to appropriately represent the University and the scholarship. Schedule A for this scholarship may be varied from time to time with the approval of the Vice-Chancellor or nominee.

Accepts transfer credit.