Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:

• be a current or former student awarded a degree with honours, in any branch of the humanities, by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne

The Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship is awarded biennially, alternating between the Faculty of
Fine Arts and Music and the Faculty of Arts (any branch of the Humanities).
It will be awarded by the Faculty of Arts again in 2020.

Recipients are required to:

• Accept award online within 21 days
• Submit a progress report
• Submit a final report

Selection criteria

The value of the scholarship will be determined after considering the applicant's proposed program of study and estimate of travel and living expenses.

Eligible applicants must complete the online application form which requires a 300-500 word proposal of research, travel and budget details and the documents as outlined below:

• Outline of proposed planned activities that will be undertaken through the scholarship
• Current academic record/ transcript
• An academic reference or relevant professional letter of support
• Any other information to support application that may assist the selection committee in making its decision

Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email within 6-8 weeks after the closing date.

Lizette Bentwitch

Lizette Bentwich, who passed away in 1954, left a bequest to the University for the establishment of a scholarship or scholarships in memory of her beloved parents, Maurice and Elizabeth Bentwitch, to bear the name ‘Lizette Bentwitch’ for students of either Music or for any other branch of the Humanities.