Lloyd Robson Memorial Award

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

6 Jul 2026

Applications close

31 Aug 2026

Benefit amount

$1,000 - $10,000

Eligible study level

Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Lloyd Robson Memorial Award is offered to graduate research students in the field of Australian History who are undertaking research interstate.

About the donor

In 1984 Rosemary Kiss provided a generous donation to establish an Award in memory of her late husband, Dr Lloyd Robson.

Dr Robson joined the University’s History Department as a lecturer in 1964, remaining a vital and active associate of the Department until his death in 1990. His contribution to Australian history is considered outstanding. Through his seminal research and publications record, Dr Robson played a key role in the development of Australian history as a significant area of scholarly inquiry.

This award is open to postgraduate students of Australian history to assist them to undertake research interstate.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a one-off payment of between $1000 to $10,000 depending on the applicant pool.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must:

Be enrolled in a graduate research degree focusing on Australian history in the Faculty of Arts
Be planning to undertake interstate travel directly related to your graduate research

Selection criteria

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

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

Conditions

Students must:

Accept 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 research interstate
A summary of your proposed program of research interstate
A 300-500 word statement outlining how the award would positively impact your life and assist with your studies, and how pursuing research interstate is important to your academic work in Australian history
An indicative budget
At least one academic reference
A current statement of results
Any other information to support your 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

This scholarship gave me the opportunity to travel to Darwin and Canberra to examine and copy archival material that has allowed my project to develop in ways that would otherwise not have been possible. The information and knowledge I now have as a result of this visit has shaped the overall structure of my thesis to deliver a richer and more dynamic exploration of Indigenous education in the 1960s.

Beth Marsden

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