The Sir Ronald Fisher Memorial Scholarships

The sum of $2,600 having been given to the University by friends and colleagues of the late Sir Ronald A. Fisher, Sc.D., F.R.S., for the purpose of establishing a fund in his memory, the following rules are hereby made:

1. Two scholarships tenable in the University of Adelaide, to be known as Sir Ronald Fisher Memorial Scholarships, shall be offered for award annually. The value of each scholarship, until otherwise determined by the Council of the University of Adelaide, shall be $3,500.
2. One scholarship shall be awarded to the undergraduate who, having presented in both Level III subjects in Genetics, is placed highest in order of merit and at a standard equivalent to that of a pass with distinction overall in these subjects and who proceeds to an Honours degree in Genetics.
3. The other scholarship shall be awarded to the undergraduate placed highest in order of merit amongst those candidates who have completed a major in Statistics, with a standard of distinction overall in the subjects included in the major and who proceeds to the Honours degree in Statistics.