Willem Snoek Conservation Award

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Applications open

11 May 2026

Applications close

6 Jul 2026

Benefit amount

$1,000 - $4,000

Eligible study level

Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study

Benefit duration

One-off

Summary

The Willem Snoek Conservation Award is offered to a student studying at the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation initiating a heritage conservation project.

About the donor

The Willem Snoek Conservation Fund was established to honour the life and work of Willem Snoek. The purpose of the fund is to support student activities at the University of Melbourne’s Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation in the field of heritage conservation. Several donors have contributed to the fund, including lead gifts from Mr Robert Cripps AM and Professor Robyn Sloggett AM, Director of the Centre and widow of Willem.

Willem was an archaeologist, teacher, craftsman and heritage conservator. He was a graduate of the University of Melbourne (BA, Dip Ed) and La Trobe University (Hons Archaeology). He worked on sites and places across Victoria and southern South Australia. He is particularly remembered for his work with Indigenous communities and government organisations.

Benefits

This award provides a one-off payment of between $1000 to $4000 depending on the applicant pool.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this award, you must:

Be enrolled in a course at the University of Melbourne's Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation
Be undertaking a cultural materials conservation project in the field of heritage conservation

Selection criteria

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

The positive impact of the award to their intended research including the innovation levels and impact within relevant communities
The quality and feasibility of the identified cultural materials conservation project, including its scope
Academic merit
The skills, experience and aptitude required to carry out the proposed project as evidenced by the application

Conditions

Students must:

Accept the award online within 21 days
Acquit the project in line with the stated aims of the application
Complete the project within 12 months following the offer of the award
Submit a final report within 21 days of completion of the project

Application

How to apply

You must submit an online application and include:

A 300-500 word project proposal outlining a cultural materials conservation project, including the scope of the project
A 100-word statement outlining how the project will demonstrate innovation
A 100-word statement explaining how the project will impact relevant communities
A project plan and indicative 12-month timeline
An indicative budget
At least one academic reference
A current statement of results
Any other information to support the 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

Our project ‘Glimpse of Hajj’ aims to facilitate community engagement with manuscripts of the Middle Eastern Collection of the University of Melbourne through digital technologies. As early-career academic conservators, we have been able to translate our research into tangible avenues for wider engagement, including the research and the production of a video on Muslim pilgrimage. The Willem Snoek Scholarship has provided opportunities to connect with the Muslim communities and has allowed us to share this significant and under utilised collection of manuscripts more widely.

Leila Alhagh and Sophie Lewincamp

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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