Background: This Scholarship has been established to encourage and support high achieving candidates commencing in the Masters of Data Science (MDS) degree program.
Open to:
- Applicants must have an unconditional offer of admission for the Masters of Data Science within the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies at the University of Sydney.
- Applicants must be a graduate of a quantitative degree program. A quantitative program includes Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Economics and Finance or other disciplines that are deemed quantitative by the relevant School Academic Director. As a guideline, the curriculum of a quantitative discipline should include a minimum of 12 credit points of mathematics or statistics at the tertiary level.
- Applicants must have achieved a minimum distinction average (equivalent to 75 at the University of Sydney) in their undergraduate studies. If an applicant has completed postgraduate studies in addition to an undergraduate program, they must have a distinction average in both programs, unless the undergraduate degree is unrelated to a quantitative studies.
- Students who have already commenced their studies in one of the above named programs in the Faculty, or that transfer into one of those programs from another postgraduate program are not eligible.
Value: $6,000 paid in two installments.
Duration: One year only. Students enrolled part-time will receive 50% of the full-time rate of this Scholarship and will be tenable for a two year period.
Open Date: Closed
Closes: Closed
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