Alma Hansen Scholarship

This scholarship assists Faculty of Arts graduate students in financial need to pursue study and research overseas.

Applications open

15 Jan 2024

Applications closed

10 Mar 2024

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 $22,000

Applicable study areas

Historical, philosophical, political and social studies; Language, literature and cultural studies

Number of scholarships awarded

At least 1

  • Caroline Chong
    "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
  • Eligibility & selection criteria

    Eligibility

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

    • be currently enrolled in a graduate program in the Faculty of Arts;
    • demonstrate financial disadvantage; and,
    • wish to pursue relevant study and research overseas.

    Selection criteria

    Preference is given to graduate students in the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne, and due consideration is given to financial need.

    Several awards will be offered. The value of the scholarship will be determined after considering the applicants' statement outlining the positive impact of the scholarship, proposed program of study, and access to other financial resources.

  • Application process

    Eligible applicants must submit an online application including:

    • details of your proposed program of study overseas;
    • a 300-500 word statement describing how you would use this scholarship and how pursuing study and research overseas would positively impact your academic work;
    • an indicative budget;
    • evidence of a complete and submitted University of Melbourne Student Financial Assessment form;
    • at least one academic reference;
    • a current academic statement of results; and,
    • any other information to support the application that may assist the committee in making its decision.
  • When will I know the outcome?

    Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email.

  • About the donor

    Alma Hansen

    Alma Philippina Hansen, also known as Alma Hands, undertook a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Melbourne in the early 1910s where she received a number of scholarships and prizes including the Shakespeare Scholarship. In 1914, Mrs Hands received a government research scholarship in literature and an Orient Steamship Company Scholarship. Deeply interested in Shakespeare, sources he used to create his plays and the life and times of Shakespeare’s London, Mrs Hands utilized her awards to travel to England. Living at Somerville College, Oxford, she gained her Master of Arts in 1917. Still in the UK at the time of her death, Mrs Hands left a gift in her will to the University to support a travelling scholarship for graduate students of the Faculty of Arts.

What are the benefits?

Up to $22,000. Several awards will be offered from this amount.

Recipients are required to:

  • accept the award online within 21 days;
  • submit the relevant travel documents; and,
  • submit a final report.

Enquiries

artsawards-info@unimelb.edu.au

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.