Mary Lugton Scholarship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Open for automatic consideration

Benefit amount

Up to $35,000

Eligible study level

Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Future study

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Mary Lugton Scholarship was established in 2020 with a gift from Mary Lugton, and is awarded to high-achieving students undertaking research in the fields of art conservation, medicine, science, botany, engineering and history.
The scholarship is to be held concurrently with a Melbourne Research Scholarship or Research Training Program Scholarship.

About the donor

Mary Evelyn Lugton was a valued member of the University’s alumni and staff communities. She was awarded a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) majoring in history in 1945 and was a non-resident member of Janet Clarke Hall.

Following her graduation, she went on to have a long association with the Baillieu Library, joining the Reference Department in 1946, rising to Senior Reference Librarian, then later becoming the University Bibliographer in 1978, a position she held until her retirement in 1989.

She initiated many exhibitions in the Baillieu, was closely involved in the planning of the new building, and wrote at least two publications, Introduction to the Baillieu Library and Books by Women Graduates.

Through a gift in her Will, Ms Lugton provided generous philanthropic support for graduate scholarships and fellowships across the fields of art conservation, medicine, science, botany, engineering and history.

Benefits

This scholarship provides a living allowance (stipend) with a rate of $10,000 per year (full-time study rate) for up to 2 years for Master by research degree students or up to 3.5 years for Doctoral degree students, and includes limited paid sick, maternity and parenting leave.

The scholarship can be held concurrently with a Research Training Program Scholarship (Stipend) or Melbourne Research Scholarship (Stipend).

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Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this scholarship, you must:

Have applied for and meet the requirements for a graduate research degree,
Intend to undertake research in the fields of art conservation, medicine, science, botany, engineering or history, and
Be successful for a Research Training Program Scholarship or Melbourne Research Scholarship

Selection criteria

The scholarship is awarded to student with the highest scholarship/entry score. When determining the recipient of this scholarship the support already received, in the form of other student awards, by all eligible applicants will be taken into account.

Conditions

This scholarship is subject to the Graduate Research Scholarship terms and conditions.

Application

How to apply

If you have applied for a graduate research course, you will be automatically considered for this scholarship.

There will be one scholarship available per year on rotation starting in 2022 with Art Conservation and followed by Medicine, Science, Botany, Engineering and History in subsequent years.

The information listed here is subject to change without notice. Where we have listed information about jointly run scholarships programs, please also see our partners' websites. Information describing the number and value of scholarships awarded is indicative.

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