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Academic
Assessment
Students studying in local institutions are assessed on a
semester basis and are required to obtain 75% pass rate of
all course loading per semester before scholarships can be
granted for another semester. Awards will be terminated if
this condition is not satisfied.
Students studying abroad
are assessed annually and are required to obtain an annual
pass rate of 75% pass rate of all courses loading required
in their programme.
Extension
of Award
Situations may arise where a student may request for an extension
of award.
In such instances the following would be considered:
Due to serious illness,
certified by a medical practitioner;
Due to death in the
immediate family. This includes parents, spouse, sibling or
child and must be supported by death certificate and evidence
of relationship;
Due to change of the
availability of a unit initiated by the institution;
The Committee reserves
the right to extend or terminate the award if it deems it
necessary to do so. The student’s general conduct on
campus, academic performance and any other report received
from the Institution are taken into account when deciding
on the extension or the termination of a student’s scholarship.
Deferral
of Award
An award deferral of up to a maximum of six months or 1 semester
may be considered due to:
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A medical condition that is affecting
academic performance;
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Pregnancy;
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A student being hospitalised for
more than 3 weeks;
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Endorsement of the institution;
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Requests for deferrals for periods
longer then 12 months will be not be approved.
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Termination
of Award
An award will be terminated if a student:
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Fails to pass, on a semester basis
75% of the number of prescribed subject load (Applied
to students studying in a local institutions);
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Fail to pass, on an annual basis
75% of the number of prescribed subject load (applied
to students studying in overseas institutions);
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Abandons studies without the approval
of the Committee;
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Is suspended or terminated whether
on academic, disciplinary or any other grounds by the
University. Institution;
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Changes his/her programme/major(s)
without the approval of the Committee;
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Is proven to have produced false
information and documents in order to obtain or retain
a scholarship award.
Extra
Tutorial
Additional tutoring is available to assist students who need
to pass core courses of study and enable them to continue
on an award. Tutors are often lecturers or assistants in the
respective departments of the University.
To receive additional
tutoring:
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Students must use resources already
available before extra individual tutoring assistance
is approved;
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Students must be committed to
study;
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The tutoring is for the purpose
of assisting a student to pass a course which they may
not otherwise pass or to improve their grades;
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The need for tutoring should be
because of difficulties in a subject rather than language
and/or study skill problems;
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Up to20 hours of tutoring per
year may be considered.
Home
Located Research
Home-located research allows postgraduate students to conduct
research under local conditions in Fiji. This research must
be directly relevant to their study and must be supported
by the student’s supervisor.
Only one home-located
research is provided during a student’s award and consists
of one return air passage.
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