Alma Hansen Scholarship
This scholarship, worth approximately $14,000, assists graduate students with travel to pursue studies overseas.
Applications open
6 Jan 2020
Last day for applications
8 Mar 2020
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Last day for applications
This is the last day on which applications will be accepted. Though conditions vary, we recommend submission by 5pm AEST to avoid disappointment.
Application type
Application required
How to apply
Benefit type
Single payment
Full benefit details
Citizenship requirements
Australian / domestic student
International student
Total value
up to $14,000
Applicable study areas
Historical, philosophical, political and social studies; Language, literature and cultural studies
Number of scholarships awarded
At least 1
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"The opportunity to study in North America, aided by The Alma Hansen Scholarship, has widened my professional network, and consequently may enhance the chances of receiving a job or postdoctoral fellowship outside of Australia."
- Caroline Chong
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Eligibility & selection criteria
Eligibility
To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:
- be currently enrolled in a postgraduate program at the University of Melbourne
- wish to pursue relevant study and research at an approved overseas venue
- Accept award online within 21 days
- Submit a final report
Recipients are required to:
Selection criteria
Preference is given to Graduates in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne and due consideration given to financial needs, including access to other financial sources (APA, GRATS, GRATS Top-Up, PORES, School/department funds).
Several awards will be offered. The value of the scholarship will be determined after considering the successful applicant's proposed program of study, access to other financial resources and estimate of travel and living expenses.
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Application process
Submit an online application including
- The University of Melbourne Financial Aid Assessment. Please attach evidence of submission. If you have previously completed a financial aid form this will appear when you log in. You must update your details and resubmit.
- the online application form which includes a 300-500 word statement outlining how the scholarship would impact your life and assist with your studies.
- details of your proposed program of study overseas
- current statement of results
- two academic references
- any other information to support application that may assist the committee in making its decision
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When will I know the outcome?
Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email within 6-8 weeks after the closing date.
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About the donor
Alma Hansen
Alma Philippina Hands (formerly Hansen) late of Derby in England, who died on 29 July 1965 bequethed to the University, funds to support a postgraduate travelling scholarship. Mrs Hands studied Arts at the University where she won a number of scholarships and prizes including the Shakespeare Scholarship in 1911. In 1914, with the award of a government research scholarship in literature for the purpose of making an enquiry into the sources of some Shakespearean plays, and an Orient Steamship Company Scholarship for her study on Shakespeare’s London, she travelled to England and lived at Somerville College Oxford where she gained her MA in 1917.
The Alma Hansen Scholarship will be awarded to assist with travel to pursue studies overseas.
What are the benefits?
Approximately $14,000
Several awards will be offered from this amount
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