Who will be our next Rhodes Scholar?

Applications are now being accepted for Rhodes Scholarships to study at Oxford University in 2005.

The Rhodes Trust offers 11 postgraduate scholarships in Australia each year, one in each State and five for Australia at large.

A recent event at the University of Adelaide celebrated the achievements of Adelaide's 96 Rhodes Scholars over the past century.

Those who attended the ceremony were presented with a gift by Vice-Chancellor Professor James McWha. Each gift was embossed with a number representing where the recipient is placed within the university's rich history of Rhodes Scholarship winners.

Among those attending were Phil Killicoat and Rachel Swift, the 95th and 96th University of Adelaide students respectively to receive Rhodes Scholarships. Phil won the South Australian Rhodes Scholarship, while Rachel was the winner of an Australia at large scholarship. Both begin their studies at Oxford this year.

The Rhodes Scholarships are among the world's most prestigious.

They are awarded to students of very high academic achievement, who show concern for others through community work, who have leadership qualities and who undertake personal development activities, such as sporting or cultural pursuits.

Applicants must be Australian citizens and be under the age of 25 on October 1, 2004. Applications close on September 1. Application forms are available from:

Hugh McClelland
Honorary Secretary
Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee for South Australia
Hawker Building (Room 127)
Waite Campus, Waite Road
Urrbrae SA 5064

For more information phone Hugh McClelland on 8303 6780 or email: hugh.mcclelland@adelaide.edu.au