The Council submits the following Graces to the Regent House. These Graces, other than any which is withdrawn or for which a ballot is requested in accordance with the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 109), will be deemed to have been approved at 4 p.m. on Friday, 7 March 2008.
1. That the regulations for the Sir Walter Langdon-Brown Prize be amended as follows: 1
Regulation 2.
By replacing the words 'for a dissertation or a thesis in the field of endocrinology or metabolic medicine or a related subject' by the words 'for a dissertation or thesis in any field of medicine, with preference given to a field related to endocrinology, metabolic medicine, or therapeutics,'.
2. That the regulations for the Rebecca Flower Squire Fund be amended so as to read:2
Endowments, 1904, p. 146
1. The income of the Rebecca Flower Squire Fund shall be applied (a) in accordance with Regulations 3-8 of these regulations to provide Squire Scholarships in Law, one half (or as near as may be) of which shall be called Rebecca Flower Squire Scholarships and the other half James William Squire Scholarships, (b) in accordance with Regulations 9-14 of these regulations to provide Squire Postgraduate Studentships in Law, and (c) in accordance with Regulation 15 of these regulations to make grants on grounds of financial hardship to Scholars and other persons engaged in the study of law.
2. The Managers of the Fund shall be the Faculty Board of Law, who may delegate any of their functions under these regulations to a Committee consisting of not less than three members at least one of whom shall be a member of the Faculty Board.
3. The Managers shall publish not later than the division of the Lent Term in each year a Notice inviting applications for Scholarships.
4. Any student who is qualified under Statute E, XLIII, 2(a) shall be eligible for election to a Scholarship.
5. Applications for Scholarships shall be made on forms which may be obtained from the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Law and which must be completed and returned to the Secretary, through candidates' Tutors, so as to arrive not later than the division of the Michaelmas Term.
6. The Managers shall at their discretion elect into Scholarships those candidates whom they consider to have shown outstanding merit or promise in school or university examinations. They may require candidates to attend for interview. If in the opinion of the Managers two or more candidates show equal merit, preference as prescribed in Statute E, XLIII, 2(b) shall be given to the Founder's kin and to candidates born within the parish of St Mary Newington, London. The Managers shall announce elections to Scholarships not later than 30 November.
7. The value of a Scholarship shall be such sum, within a range approved from time to time by the Council, as the Managers may determine in each particular case after taking into account any other financial resources that may be available to the Scholar.
8. The tenure of a Scholarship, which shall at all times be subject to the Scholar becoming or continuing to be a resident member of the University, shall begin on 1 October and shall be for one year in the first instance. The Managers may re-elect a Scholar annually until the end of the academical year in which he or she becomes of standing to proceed to the B.A. Degree and for one year thereafter, provided that on each occasion they are satisfied that the Scholar's conduct, diligence, and financial circumstances justify the re-election; a Scholar who is of exceptional ability and who intends to engage in research in law, may be re-elected for a further year. A Scholar who was first elected after proceeding to the B.A. Degree may be re-elected for a second year, but for no longer. At any re-election the Managers may vary the emolument of the Scholar.
9. The Managers shall publish not later than the division of the Lent Term in each year a Notice giving the date by which, and the manner in which, applications for Postgraduate Studentships are to be submitted.
10. Any person who intends to engage in research in law and has been admitted, or is seeking admission, as a registered Graduate Student of the University of Cambridge and who is qualified under Statute E, XLIII, 2(a) shall be eligible for election to a Studentship.
11. The Managers shall at their discretion elect into Studentships those candidates intending to engage in research in law whom they consider to show outstanding merit or promise. They may require candidates to attend for interview. If in the opinion of the Managers two or more candidates show equal merit, preference as prescribed in Statute E, XLIII, 2(b) shall be given to the Founder's kin and to candidates born within the parish of St Mary Newington, London. The Managers shall announce elections not later than 30 September. Election to and tenure of the Scholarship shall lapse if the person elected does not become or ceases to be a registered Graduate Student.
12. The value of a Studentship shall be such sum, within a range approved from time to time by the Council, as the Managers may determine in each particular case after taking into account any other financial resources that may be available to the Student.
13. The tenure of a Studentship shall begin on 1 October and shall be for one year in the first instance. The Managers may re-elect a Student for one or two years, but for no longer. At any re-election the Managers may vary the emolument of the Student.
14. An application for a grant from the Fund may be made at any time on grounds of financial hardship by a Scholar or a Postgraduate Student or by any other person who is qualified under Statute E, XLIII, 3. Such an application shall be made on a form which may be obtained from the Secretary of the Faculty Board of Law and which must be completed and returned to the Secretary through the applicant's Tutor. The value of a grant shall be determined by the Managers for each particular applicant, subject to an upper limit to be determined from time to time by the Council.
1 Statutes and Ordinances, p. 798. This Prize was established in 1987 by Mr Neville Brown in memory of Sir Walter Langdon-Brown, his uncle. Mr Brown died in 1995. It is now proposed to widen the scope of the Prize in order to attract a greater range of candidates. Preference would still be given to submissions in the subjects in which Sir Walter had a particular interest. The donor's family have been consulted and have given their approval to the proposed amendment to the regulation.
2 Statutes and Ordinances, p. 877. The Managers of the Fund have recommended that awards should also be made to graduate students as well as undergraduates engaged in the study of law. The income of the Fund is sufficient to cover the proposed new postgraduate studentships.