Harold Wright Scholarship and Sarah and William Holmes Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

2 Sep 2024

Applications close

17 Nov 2024

Benefit amount

Up to $50,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic students

Eligible study stage

Current study, Alumni

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Harold Wright Scholarship and the Sarah and William Holmes Scholarship are available for graduates of Australian or New Zealand universities to undertake intensive study of prints at the British Museum in London.

Benefits

Up to $50,000 and two scholarships of $25,000 will be awarded from that amount.

The scholarship will be used to support study in the British Museum print room for approximately 3-12 months.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

be a graduate of an Australian or New Zealand university, or have professional experience that the selection committee could consider to be of sufficient scholarly standard;
have a professional background involving the study of prints;
not be employed by any commercial art gallery or other art gallery run for profit; and,
not be engaged in art dealing on your own account or in partnership.

Selection criteria

The selection committee will award the recipient who makes the most compelling case for support by demonstrating how the scholarship and study at the British Museum would advance their career and work in prints.

Conditions

Recipients are required to:

accept the award online within 21 days;
submit the relevant travel documents; and,
provide a report within two months after returning from travel.

Applicants should state their proposed dates in their application and final dates will be subject to availability at the British Museum.

Enquiries

artsawards-info@unimelb.edu.au

Application

How to apply

Eligible applicants must complete the online application including:

proposed travel dates;
a 500-word statement outlining the proposed activities to be undertaken during the placement, including how the project will utilise the print collection at the British Museum and how the scholarship will advance your career;
an indicative budget;
two academic references;
academic transcripts, including previous studies in prints;
a two-page resume, including your present position;
copy of proof of Australian or Newzeland citizenship: the selection committee may request your original copy at a later date; 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.

Submit an application

Recipient feedback

I am thrilled to be granted the opportunity to study in the British Museum Print Room and have access to the best print collection in the world. Many of my supervisors, colleagues and mentors are alumni of this scholarship and they cannot speak more highly of their experience at the British Museum. As an early-mid-career print curator, this scholarship will enable me to gain sustained insight into the history of Western printmaking and allow access to works I have been unable to see first-hand in Australian collections.

Alice Clanachan

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.

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