Arts Graduate Research Conference Grant

Benefits

A one-off payment of up to:

• $500 for virtual conference
• $1,000 for conferences within Australia
• $2,000 for conferences to New Zealand
• $3,000 for conferences to Asia Pacific region
• $4,000 for conferences to Europe, North and South America and Rest of World.

The approved funding will be decided based on the application budget and at the discretion of the Faculty.

Application

How to apply

To apply for this grant, please submit an application.

As part of the application, you will be asked to provide the following documents:

• Conference details and evidence of paper acceptance to present your research
• A budget with an itemised summary of expenses and justification and evidence of sources of quotations budgeted items (ie. travel, accommodation, conference fees, etc.)
• A brief statement of support from your supervisor in support of the proposed presentation, outlining how the conference is academically justifiable to your thesis, how will attendance at this conference benefit your research and that your budget costs are reasonable

Applications are processed in four rounds each year:

• Round 1: 31 January – Eligible conference dates: 1 March to 31 May
• Round 2: 30 April – Eligible conference dates: 1 June to 31 August
• Round 3: 31 July – Eligible conference dates: 1 September to 30 November
• Round 4: 31 October – Eligible conference dates: 1 December to 28 February

Note, the conference date, published on the official conference website, must fall between the dates indicated above.

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants are generally notified of the outcome of their application within 4 weeks of submission. Scholarship payment are made on set pay days. You should receive your payment 2-3 weeks from the date of outcome notification.