Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Art)

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be an Australian citizen
• be required to travel as a part of your project or professional development
• be alumni of the University of Melbourne and graduated within four years

The Keith & Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Art) is provided to enable graduates from VCA, School of Art from the Faculty of Fine Arts and Music to travel abroad and enjoy a measure of financial support during the early years of their professional careers. It is offered biennially in odd years (2023, 2025 etc).  Applicants must have graduated within the 4 years previous to the closing date.

Selection criteria

Eligible applicants will be assessed on:

• artistic merit, as demonstrated by previous academic achievement and CV
• career aspirations as addressed through the application process
• the provision of 3 images reflecting current work
• a travel/study/project plan
• likely success in completing the proposed course of study and benefitting from the travel plan.

Applications are open at the link below.   The link is visible only during the application open phase.

Applications will be assessed by a selection committee on the criteria above, and the integrity of the proposed travel/study plan. Short listed applicants will be asked to discuss their travel proposal to the Committee. The selection committee may award the Fellowship and/or minor prizes to the artist/s who have submitted the most outstanding application/s. The selection committee may further decline to make the award, should the standard not be sufficiently high, or to make minor prizes only. The Dean, on the recommendation of the graduate committee, will approve the recipients, who will be notified via post of the outcome. All other unsuccessful recipients will be emailed.