DICK MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS NOW OPEN FOR 2013

The “Dick Murphy Scholarship Award” by SEAPEX aims to promote petroleum geoscience expertise in Southeast Asia.  Now on its third year, APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2013!

To be eligible you must:

1)    Be a Southeast Asia National (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar)

2)  Be a member or have applied for membership of SEAPEX

3)  Have a provisional acceptance/place to study a Master’s degree in petroleum geosciences at a recognized university.

If you meet the above eligibility requirements, please complete the form on the next two pages and then submit with the following supporting documents:

1)     Endorsement letter and/or evidence of acceptance from host university.

2)     Copy of Bachelor’s degree / academic records

3)     Recommendation letter from a previous course tutor / department head

4)     Other supporting documents that will aid application

Applications can be sent via mail to:

South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

20 Upper Circular Road, The River Walk #01-06

Singapore 058416

Attention: Dick Murphy Scholarship Award 2013

Or just email scanned copies to: seapex@seapex.org

Terms & Conditions apply, please see final page of this document.

Any SEAPEX Scholarship award shall be at the sole discretion of the SEAPEX Council. Deadline to file application is on 30 April 2013

SEAPEX Dick Murphy Scholarship Award

Guidelines, Terms and Conditions:

ü     Candidates must be members, or have applied for membership to SEAPEX.

ü     Candidates must have been offered a place on a petroleum geoscience related MSc course at a recognized university.

ü     Potential candidates will require endorsement from their host institute.

ü     The award will be made to an individual rather than general support to an MSc course.

ü     The award will be provided by SEAPEX and administered by the university at which the student is attending.

ü     The award will be a one-time grant and no individual will get multiple/repeated awards.

ü     Award will be given for Academic Year commencing in 2013

Selection Process

ü     A SEAPEX Scholarship sub-committee will handle the selection process. The committee will then present its recommended candidate(s) to the SEAPEX Council for approval.

    Applicants seeking to enroll as full-time students on a Petroleum Geoscience related MSc. without an existing scholarship will be given preference in the selection process.

ü     Successful and unsuccessful candidates will be notified.

Award Amount

ü     Scholarship will be in the form of a lump sum with value to be determined by the SEAPEX Scholarship sub-committee (partial or full grant)

ü     SEAPEX Council will make the final decision to grant partial or full grant.

ü     SEAPEX Council reserves the right not to make any awards.

Award Disbursement

ü     The financial grant will be given directly to the University so long as the student is still enrolled in the course/program and has good academic standing. Payment schedule may be revised depending on relevant academic year.

ü    Student/University will provide supporting documents prior to being given the subsequent payments. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of the award.

ü     The award of any grant will be at the sole discretion of the SEAPEX Council

Others

ü     Successful awardee/s is/are required to 1) obtain SEAPEX membership, 2) provide a copy of their thesis to SEAPEX, and 3) make a presentation during one of the SEAPEX meetings/conference.