Prize

John Smyth Award

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Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $550

Eligible study level

Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Alumni

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

This prize celebrates research excellence in the Doctor of Education. This prize is named in honour of John Smyth, Principal of the Training College in Victoria (which subsequently became the Melbourne Teachers' College) from 1902 to 1927 and the first Professorial Chair of Education at the University from 1919 until his death in 1927. John Smyth was a respected figure in education in Victoria who valued scholarship, and who recognised the benefits to both the individual and the community from the advanced study of education.

Benefits

This prize is valued at up to $550.

Amount:

Up to $550

Duration:

One-off

Quantity:

1

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must be graduating from the Doctor of Education

Selection criteria

This prize is awarded to the student who submits the most meritorious thesis for the degree Doctor of Education in the preceding year.

Study level:

Graduate research

Student type:

Domestic and international students

Study stage type:

Alumni

Study area:

Education

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Application

How to apply

No application is required. Eligible students will be automatically considered for this award.

When will I know the outcome?

May at the latest.

Status:

Open for automatic consideration

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