Faculty of Arts
Graduate Awards
Discipline |
Prize |
Contact |
Value/Frequency |
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BY STUDENT APPLICATION |
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| Ancient History/ Classical Studies |
Jessie Webb Scholarship R6.132 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$17,000 approx (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Arts | Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship R6.98 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$3,000 (NAI) Biennial award shared with Music (Arts 2010/11) |
| Arts | Melbourne Rome Scholarship | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$6,000+in-kind support Annual award |
| Arts | Norman MacGeorge Bequest Scholarship R7.98 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$6,000 approx Annual award |
| Arts - Labour History | AIRC Centennial Prize | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$570 approx Annual award |
| Creative Writing | Penguin Manuscript Award | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$5,000 + 25 hrs editorial work Annual award |
| English | Shakespeare Scholarship R6.2 |
Contact: Sharon Tribe (English) Ph: 8344-5506 Applications: close 2 February |
$2,000 in 2002 two awards (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| English | Amy Gaye Cowper Tennent Memorial Scholarship R6.178 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$5,000 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Fine Arts | Sarah and William Holmes Scholarship |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
£5,000 Annual award |
| Fine Arts | Harold Wright Scholarship | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
£5 ,000 Annual award |
| French | Elizabeth and Nicholas Slezak Scholarship R6.193 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$9,000 in 2001 (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| French | French History Research Higher Degree Scholarship | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$3,000 Annual award |
| History | Caroline Kay Scholarship R6.20 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$14,000 (Determined by the Council) Next award in 2010 |
| History | Ernest Scott Prize R6.61 |
Contact: Gabrielle Murphy Ph: +61 3 8344 5961 Applications close on 31 January 2009 |
$3,000 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Icelandic | Anna Lodewyckx Icelandic Scholarships R6.101 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$8,180 (NAI) Awarded from time to time |
| Italian | Emma Grollo Memorial Scholarship R6.176 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$7,000 in 2004 (NAI) Annual award |
| Literature | Felix Meyer Scholarship R6.162 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$7,000 (Determined by the Council) Annual award |
| Poetry | Wesley Michel Wright Prize R6.72(74) |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$4,000 approx Annual award |
| Travel Scholarship | Alma Hansen Scholarship R6.164 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$16,000 approx |
Prizes Awarded to High Achieving Students |
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| Awarded for highest GQL in Arts in Combined Honours | Percival Serle Bequest for Final Combined Honours Assessment other than English and History | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
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| Awarded for highest GQL in Arts Honours | RG Wilson Scholarship – Best Honours Student (1/3) | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
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| Awarded for highest GQL in Arts Honours | RG Wilson Scholarship – Best Honours Student (2/3) | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
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| Awarded for highest GQL in Arts Honours | RG Wilson Scholarship – Best Honours Student (3/3) | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
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| Awarded at the beginning of 1st semester to commencing international PG student (with highest GPA from most relevant previous study) in a politics coursework in any of the following programs: Grad Dip, Cert PG Dip, Cert Masters International Politics. | Hamish Malcolm Memorial Prize (1st semester) | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
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| Awarded at the beginning of 2nd semester to commencing international PG student (with highest GPA from most relevant previous study) in a politics coursework in any of the following programs: Grad Dip, Cert PG Dip, Cert Masters International Politics. | Hamish Malcolm Memorial Prize (1st semester) | Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Officer Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
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Nominated by Academics |
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| Arts | Dublin Prize R6.72(3) Selection Criteria: For students and graduates making outstanding contributions in Art, Music, Literature and Science. NOTE: Past recipients have included concert pianist Ronald Farren-Price, historian Geoffrey Blainey and poet Vincent Buckley. |
Contact: Penelope Pepperell (Academic Secretary) Ph : 8344-7527 |
$4,000 in 2002 (NAI) Quinquennial award |
| Arts Female Student | Eleanor and Joseph Wertheim Scholarship | Contact: Susan Winifred Brazenor Ph: +61 3 8344-7467 Applications close on 2 February 2009 |
$20,000 (approx.) |
| Arts Doctor of Philosophy |
The Thomas and Margaret Ruth McArthur Fellowships R6.229 Donor: Dr Annie Margaret McArthur Oliver Eligibility: The fellowships are open to students who have been awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the field of Social Sciences or Humanities. Special Conditions: Preference will be given to female candidates undertaking research in the field of Anthropology. |
Contact: Steve Heath Ph: +61 3 8344-3303 |
This prize is advertised when it is available Annual award |
| Publication | Publication Subsidy Grants | Contact: Allison Dutka (Arts) Ph: 8344-6461 |
Variable Two rounds of offers |
| Travel Scholarship | Travel for Research in Postgraduate Study (TRIPS) | Contact: Kym Clifford (Arts) Ph: 8344-8152 |
Various amounts Several annual awards |
| Travel Scholarship | PhD Fieldwork Scheme | Contact: Kym Clifford (Arts) Ph: 8344-8152 |
Various amounts Several annual awards |
| ANTHROPOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES | |||
| Ancient History Archaeology |
William Culican Memorial Award R6.72(135) |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 Applications: close 6 September |
$500 (NAI) Annual award |
| Anthropology | Anthropology (Melanesia) Fieldwork Scheme Eligibility: The scholarship is limited to graduate students of anthropology for fieldwork study in the Pacific (Melanesia). Special Conditions: The scholarship may be held concurrently with any other scholarship or similar benefit if the total emoluments held by the scholar do not exceed the amount from time to time determined by the Associate Dean (Research) as the desirable maximum for an overseas fieldwork scholarship. The scholarship may be held only once. |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$5,000 Max Annual award to 2009 |
| ENGLISH (WITH CULTURAL STUDIES) | |||
| English | Percival Serle Prize (highest GQL score) R6.148 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$500 (one-quarter NAI) Annual award |
| Literature | Dublin Prize R6.72(3) Selection Criteria: For students and graduates making outstanding contributions in Art, Music, Literature and Science. NOTE: Past recipients have included concert pianist Ronald Farren-Price, historian Geoffrey Blainey and poet Vincent Buckley. |
Contact: Penelope Pepperell (Academic Secretary) Ph : 8344-7527 |
$4,000 in 2002 (NAI) Quinquennial award |
| Literature | Dinny O’Hearn Scholarship R6.72(150) |
Contact: The Australian Centre Ph: 8344-3849 |
(Determined by the Council) Biennial award |
| Literature and Humanities | Dr Greta Hort Memorial Scholarship Donor: This is a Scholarship for semester exchange between University College and the Australian Centre at the University of Melbourne, and the Australian Studies Department at Aarhus University, Denmark. Eligibility: Candidates should be postgraduate students currently enrolled at the University of Melbourne in the area of literature and humanities. The candidate if not a resident of University College would be required to enrol as a non-resident of the College. |
Contact: Cultural Affairs Office The Australian Centre University of Melbourne 131 Barry Street Carlton VIC 3053 Ph: 8344-7021 |
Return economy airfare and living allowance Biennial award |
| Poetry | HB Higgins Scholarship for the Study of Poetry R6.16 |
Contact: Arts & Music Student Centre Ph: +61 3 8344-5321 |
NAI Annual award |
| HISTORY | |||
| History | Harbison-Higinbotham Research Scholarship R6.28 |
Contact: School of Graduate Research Telephone: 8344-8667 |
(percentage of NAI) Annual award |
| History Ancient |
William Culican Memorial Award R6.72(135) |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| History Australian |
Dennis-Wettenhall Prize R6.137 |
Contact: Arts & Music Student Centre Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
(NAI) Annual award |
| History Australian |
Lloyd Robson Memorial Award R6.192 |
Contact: Erica Mehrtens (History) Ph : 8344-5959 |
(Determined by the Council) Annual award |
| History Travel |
Ian Robertson Travel Prize R6.72(170) |
Contact: Erica Mehrtens (History) Ph : 8344-5959 |
$500 in 1999 (NAI) Annual award |
| LANGUAGES | |||
| French Poetry |
Doctor Joseph Birch Hanson Prize R6.126 |
Contact: Department of French and Italian Studies (Arts) Ph: 8344-5179 |
$2,330 (NAI) Annual award |
| German Travel |
Anita Rodgers Scholarship R6.72(171) |
Contact: Department of German and Swedish Studies (Arts) Ph: 8344-5204 |
$200 (NAI) Triennial award (next 2006) |
| Italian | Omero Schiassi Prize R6.72(81) |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$800 approx (NAI) Annual award |
| Languages | WT Mollison Scholarship R6.9 |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$10 ,000 (NAI) Annual award |
| LINGUISTICS | |||
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Masters Coursework Prize Donor: Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics. Eligibility: Students enrolled in a Master of Applied Linguistics. Selection Criteria: Highest results in Linguistics and Applied Linguistics Masters by coursework subjects. |
Contact:
(Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics) Ph: 8344-5394 |
$100 Annual award |
| Linguistics and Applied Linguistics | Terry Quinn Award Donor: Terry Quinn, who established the foundations for the graduate program in Applied Linguistics. Eligibility: Students enrolled in a Master of Applied Linguistics. Selection Criteria: Best thesis. |
Contact:
(Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics) Ph: 8344-5394 |
$100 Annual award |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE | |||
| Political Science and Sociology | A.F. Davies Prize Donor: In recognition of the late Professor Alan Davies Eligibility: Student enrolled in a PhD or research Masters in the Department of Political Science. Selection Criteria: Awarded to the author of the best paper written by a research student in these disciplines that is accepted by a refereed journal in the year of the award. |
Contact: School of Social and Political Sciences Ph: 8344-6586 |
$250 NAI Annual award |
| Political Science International Studies |
William McMahon Ball Prize in International Studies R6.72(152) Eligibility: Postgraduate student Selection Criteria: Best result |
Contact: Arts Scholarships & Prizes Ph: +61 3 8344-7037 |
$500 (NAI) Annual award |
| Politics | Harbison-Higinbotham Research Scholarship R6.28 |
Contact: School of Graduate research Telephone: 8344-8667 |
(percentage of NAI) Annual award |