Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be a graduate of the University of Melbourne;
• be undertaking graduate studies in literature at the University of Melbourne or further advanced studies in literature; and,
• be undertaking creative literary work during the tenure of the award.

Selection criteria

The scholarship will be offered to the applicant who demonstrates:

• demonstrated creative ability and the intention of the applicant to engage in creative work throughout the scholarship;
• the quality and feasibility of the submitted research plan;
• academic merit; and,
• the skills, experience and aptitude required to carry out the proposed project as evidenced by the application.

Eligible applicants must submit an online application including:

• proposed travel itinerary, if relevant;
• a creative project proposal of up to 500 words;
• at least one academic or professional reference;
• evidence of completion of a degree at the University of Melbourne (copy of student transcript or graduation certificate);
• a writing sample of up to five pages; and,
• any other information which may assist the committee in making its decision.

Submit a scholarship application now

Applicants will be advised of the outcome via email.

Mary Fisher Meyer

In 1975, Mary Fisher Meyer left a gift in her will to memorialise her husband, Felix Henry Meyer, for postgraduate scholarships in both literature and in obstetrics and gynaecology. Mrs Meyer, herself a talented artist who had studied under E Phillips Fox, established the Felix Meyer Scholarship to support literature graduates who wish to undertake creative work.

Felix Meyer dedicated his vocational talents to obstetrics and gynaecology from when he started studying medicine at the University of Melbourne in 1876 to the day he retired in 1935.  Among his many extraordinary achievements, Meyer founded the Victorian Nurses’ Association, assisted with the establishment of the Chair of Obstetrics at the University of Melbourne and had a long, distinguished career as a private practitioner and surgeon. Meyer was also very interested in creative pursuits; languages, books, learning, art and music.  A member of the Faculty of Music at the University of Melbourne, he wrote elegant verse and prose and was a brilliant speaker and conversationalist.