Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

9 Feb 2026

Applications close

13 Apr 2026

Benefit amount

Up to $24,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study, Alumni

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship is offered to students who have been awarded a Bachelor Degree with Honours in Arts and is undertaking overseas travel related to their study.

About the donor

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.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a one-off payment of up to $24,000.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

Be a graduate student who has been awarded a degree with Honours from any branch of the Humanities within the Faculty of Arts
Be undertaking overseas travel related to your study

Selection criteria

The scholarship will be offered to the student(s) who demonstrates:

The relevance of overseas travel to their intended studies
The quality and feasibility of the proposed program of study
Academic merit
The skills, experience and aptitude required to carry out the proposed project as evidenced by the application

Conditions

Students must:

Accept the award online within 21 days
Submit the relevant travel documents
Submit a report within two months of returning from travel

Application

How to apply

You must submit an online application and include:

Details of your proposed program of study overseas
A summary of your proposed program of study overseas
A 300-500 word statement outlining how this scholarship would positively impact your life and assist with your studies, and how pursuing study and research overseas is important to your academic work
An indicative budget
At least one academic reference
A current statement of results
Any other information to support the application that may assist the committee in making its decision

For further queries contact: Faculty of Arts - Scholarships and Prizes

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants are advised of the outcome via email within 8-10 weeks.

Submit an application

Recipient feedback

I hope that the research I undertake on my travels will yield important results, and be of interest not just to other academics, but also disseminated and applied in a real-world context.

Michelle Stratemeyer

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