Lockie Fellowship

The Lockie Fellowship offers research support for up to four writers undertaking an original creative or critical project which advances the study of literature within Australia.

Application dates

Applications are currently closed

Application type

Application required
How to apply

Benefit type

Single payment
Full benefit details

Citizenship requirements

Australian / domestic student
International student

Total value

up to $15,000

Applicable study areas

Language, literature and cultural studies

Number of scholarships awarded

Approximately 4

  • Eligibility & selection criteria

    Eligibility

    To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

    • be an established writer residing in Australia;
    • be engaged in an original creative and/or critical work. This can be a work in progress, a new work or a work which is near completion, with the work aiming to advance the study of literature in Australia; and,
    • have a publishing record (which can include books, chapters, articles or any other written works including online that are not self-published).

    Selection criteria

    Eligible applicants will be assessed on how their project will best advance literature within Australia, including the project's literary merit and the research intentions of the applicant.

    Preference may be given to proposals that foreground one of the following topics: the environment, the human and non-human, creativity, empathy, pandemic studies, science, race, migration, protest, and community.

  • Application process

    Eligible applicants must complete the online application form and upload the following documents:

    • a project statement including proposed work to be undertaken during the fellowship;
    • a project and publication timeline;
    • a writing sample (no more than 10 pages); and,
    • a Curriculum Vitae, including a current publication record (no more than 5 pages).
  • When will I know the outcome?

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

  • About the donor

    Mary Anne Margaret Lockie

    Mary Anne Margaret Lockie included in her will a gift to the University of Melbourne in 1949. Known as the Lockie Bequest, the gift was established in order to support the advancement of literature in Australia.

What are the benefits?

  • a single payment of up to $15,000; and,
  • a 4 to 6 week fellowship including access to support and resources.

Requirements

Successful applicants are required to:

  • accept the award online within 21 days;
  • provide a report 6 to 8 weeks after the fellowship, indicating how the fellowship assisted the development of the creative and/or critical work and supported their research;
  • provide a public engagement activity and/or dissemination of the research in consultation with the Fellow's mentor;
  • acknowledge the University of Melbourne  on the imprints page when the creative work is published; and,
  • acknowledge the Faculty of Arts and the name of the award in any promotional material or activity produced as a result of the award.

Enquiries

For any further enquiries: artsawards-info@unimelb.edu.au

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