STATEMENTL By 3Tii FIME MINISTER PM. 899
COiRi_ ON* VEALTH POST-GRADUATE A JARDS.
The first 100 Commonwealth post-graduate scholarships
had been awarded and the scheme was now successfully launched,
the Prime Minister, Mr. Menzies, announced to-day.
The 100 awards made available by the Commonwealth
this year were allocated to Universities by the Universities
Cormission in consultation with the Vice-Chancellors' Committee.
Most Universities had completed selection for their
a. ards, for each of which the Commonwealth will provide œ 900
annually for living allowance and tuition. The awards would
be available for up to four years, but it was expected that they
would be held on an average of from two to three years.
Mr. Menzies said: " These post-graduate awards were
approved by the Government on the recomnendation of the
Universities Commission.
" Although we believe that our action on the recommendations
of the Murray Committee for increased Commonwealth grants
to Universities for current expenditure will provide more adequate
staff and equipment for research purposes, we felt that, having
regard to the urgent need for highly trained research workers,
something more should be done to assist Universities to build up
their post-graduate schools.
" The Government, therefore, did not hesitiate to adopt
the proposal for post-graduate awards.
i'The students whom the Universities have selected all
have outstanding academic records.
" They include many first-class honours graduates and a
number of University medallists, and will undoubtedly make
notable contributions in their various fields of study in
Mathematics and the Natural Sciences, in the Humanities and
the Social Sciences, and in Technology and Applied Science.
" The Universities have received the scheme most
enthusiastically, and it would seem that it has already given
an appreciable stimulus to post-graduato , Iork.
" This will be of great benefit to the scientific
and cultural development of Australia".
CANBERRA, A. C. T.
19th March, 1959. P. M. 8/ 19 59
Menzies, Robert
Period of Service: 19/12/1949 - 26/01/1966
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