Grants & Awards
Maurie Blank Study Scholarship
This scholarship is named for Maurie Blank (23 April 1918 to 1 March 2003)
- Founder of the Australasian Institute of Tertiary Education Administrators (now ATEM Inc)
- First Registrar of the Caulfield Institute of Technology (now Monash Caulfield)
The Association for Tertiary Education Management Inc awards an annual scholarship to support members undertaking undergraduate or postgraduate study to further their professional development. The award of such scholarships is an indication of the value which the Association places on continuing education as a means of achieving personal professional development goals.
The value of the Scholarship is currently up to $AUD4,000
Eligibility
ATEM members of at least two years standing are eligible to apply for a scholarship.
Guidelines
Preference is given to applicants who do not yet hold any formal qualifications.
Applicants must be enrolled in a tertiary education course relevant to their professional development, and have completed at least one year of that course. Alternatively the applicant may indicate that he or she wishes to undertake a professional development course overseas or on-line.
An individual member can only ever receive one study scholarship.
Applications
Applications close on 28 July each year
- Applications should be submitted on the ATEM Awards and Scholarships Application form which is available from the ATEM Secretariat (email atem1@bigpond.com) or from the ATEM web site www.atem.org.au.
- Applications must include a copy of previous academic results.
- Applicants must ensure that the confidential referee’s report form has been passed to the selected referee for completion prior to the deadline. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that this referee’s report is received by the Association.
Applications are considered by the ATEM Awards and Grants Committee and approved by the ATEM Council.
Criteria for Assessing Applications
The following criteria are used to assess applications for the Study Scholarship.
- Academic merit.
- Potential for continuing professional advancement in tertiary education, as indicated by the confidential report of a professional referee.
- Relevance of course to the applicant's professional development.
The Awards and Scholarships Committee has the right to not award a Scholarship in any given year.
Where there is no award of a Peter Karmel International Travel Grant, the Chair of the Awards Committee may elect to make more than one study scholarship available.
Reporting
Successful applicants will be expected to provide to the ATEM Council a copy of their academic results for the year in which the Study Scholarship was provided.
The Maurie Blank Study Scholarship: Roll of Winners
| Year | Name |
| 1993 | Manor Cooper, New South Wales |
| 1994 | Jill Hinshelwood, Queensland Joy Chirnside, Victoria |
| 1995 | Wendy Bajraszewski, Victoria |
| 1996 | Karen Smith, Queensland |
| 1997 | Debby Dunne, Queensland Liz Johns, Queensland |
| 1998 | Glenda Key, Victoria Dianne Greig, Victoria |
| 1999 | Julie Shelley, New South Wales Louise Renfrey, South Australia |
| 2001 | Joy Magee, Queensland |
| 2002 | Maddy McMaster, Victoria |
| 2003 | Karen Hill, ACT |
| 2004 | Lois Booth, Western Australia |
| 2005 | Julie McFarland, Victorian region |
| 2007 | Ali Hughes, New Zealand Diane Villani, Victoria |
Enquiries: Giles Pickford - 0411 186 199|Peter Scardoni - 0411 498 462|Fax: +61 2 6125 5262
