Palladio Trust Award

Key scholarship details

Application status

Opening soon

Applications open

19 Aug 2024

Applications close

1 Oct 2024

Benefit amount

$7,500 - $7,500

Eligible study level

Undergraduate, Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Palladio Trust Award, worth $7500, supports a student to undertake a Peggy Guggenheim Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Venice, Italy. Open to current students at all levels in art, art history, or a related area.

Benefits

The internship provides students with financial assistance to travel to Venice and undertake an internship working with the Peggy Guggenheim Collection at the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation.

The internship aims to provide an opportunity for students to gain practical experience of museology and familiarity with an important collection of modern art. The successful candidate will join a group of interns from different countries who learn together in a creative international atmosphere and acquaint themselves with the life and culture of Venice.

The practical side of the program involves the operation of the museum during opening hours including the preparation of the galleries before opening, guarding the rooms, answering questions from the public, selling tickets and catalogues, closing the museum at the end of the day, and assisting in administrative matters as well as periodic exhibition installation. Seminars are held to discuss aspects of museology and modern art with special reference to the works in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.

Students have the opportunity to carry out independent research or study programs. Visits are organised to other museums and exhibitions in and outside of Venice.

ENQUIRIES

For further information please contact Dr Elizabeth Nelson: lnelson@unimelb.edu.au

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must:

hold candidature for an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in art, art history, or a related area at the University of Melbourne and have maintained satisfactory progress since commencement;
be enrolled full or part-time; and
be fluent in English and spoken Italian

Scholarship recipients are required to submit a detailed report on their completed project to the Palladio Trust Committee.

Selection criteria

The following criteria will be used by the Palladio Trust Committee to select the successful applicant:

Essential
1. Quality of the candidate, as judged by academic results, references and any publications. The Committee will look for at least one strong academic reference, preferably from a chair or head of department/school or a museum director.
2. Likelihood that the successful candidate will pursue a career in museums, the art market, e.g. galleries and auction houses, or universities, art history, cultural management, studio art or museology.
3. Suitability of the candidate to contribute to the Foundation in terms of their personal qualities, e.g. team player, positive-minded, self-starter, efficient, gets things done, level-headed, willingness to do anything, works hard.
4. Fluency in English.
5. Fluency in spoken Italian. Short-listed applicants may be required to attend an informal interview conducted in Italian.
6. Field of study. Preference will be given to those who have an interest in Italian art.
Desirable
1. Ability to speak an additional language.

Application

How to apply

The Palladio Trust Award is awarded by the Palladio Trust Committee which meets annually. Eligible students should read the 2024 guidelines and submit a completed application form by the due date. The application process is set out in the guidelines. Please note: if you have any issues accessing the application form please contact lnelson@unimelb.edu.au

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