Ursula Hoff Art History Scholarship

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you need to:

be currently enrolled in honours, graduate coursework, or graduate research focusing on the area of Art History at The University of Melbourne.

The kinds of activities supported include:

• students undertaking coursework degrees
• exchange opportunities for students
• research students with grants for conference attendance, field work and study trips interstate and abroad
• student conferences, publishing initiatives and other projects aimed at developing students' professional abilities so as to make them able and dynamic contributors to the field of art history in Australia and beyond.

Selection criteria

• Academic merit and financial need
• Applicant/s' potential, as set out in the scholarship application, to make a contribution to art history in Australia and/or overseas
• Funds must be expended within 12 months of receipt unless special permission has been granted by the selection committee.

Recipients are required to:

• Accept the award online within 21 days
• Submit a final report.

Eligible applicants must complete:

• The University of Melbourne Financial Aid Assessment and attach evidence of submission to this scholarship application. If you have previously completed a financial aid application this will appear when you log in. You must update your details and resubmit the application.
• The online application form. This requires a 300-500 word statement outlining how the scholarship would impact your life and assist with your studies.
• Current academic record
• Two academic references
• Any other information to support application that may assist the committee in making its decision

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