Key scholarship details
Application status
Not open yet
Applications open
15 Jul 2024
Applications close
9 Sep 2024
Benefit amount
Up to $15,000
Eligible study stage
Current study, Alumni
Benefit duration
One-off
Summary
This prize, worth approximately $15,000, is awarded biennially, for an Australian poet to travel to Ireland (including Northern Ireland).
About the donor
The Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize was established to commemorate the life and work of the late Vincent Buckley; poet, critic and Professor of English at the University of Melbourne. It is a biennial award that is offered alternately to enable an Australian poet to visit Ireland and to facilitate the visit of an Irish poet to Melbourne. The Prize, which has been made available through generous donations from family and friends of Vincent Buckley, provides the recipient with a return airfare, and a contribution towards living expenses.
Amount:
Up to $15,000
Duration:
One-off
Quantity:
1
Eligibility and selection criteria
Eligibility
To be considered for this prize, you must:
- Provide a collection of volume of their poems written in English
- Have a publishing record including online works that are not self-published
- Be residing in Australia
- Be planning to visit Ireland for the purposes of furthering your creative work.
Selection criteria
Selection will be made on the basis of literary merit.
Conditions
Recipients are required to:
- Accept the award online within 21 day
- Acknowledge the Faculty of Arts and the name of the award, Vincent Buckley Poetry Prize, in any publication produced as a result of the award and where possible, assist the Faculty of Arts in promoting the award.
Study stage type:
Current study, Alumni
Study area:
Arts, humanities and social sciences
Need help understanding the process?
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How to apply
You must complete the online application including:
- A 500-word statement describing how you would use this prize, activities to be undertaken in Ireland or Northern Ireland and how the support would positively impact your creative work
- A collection of volume your poems written in English
- A one-page list of publications
- A two-page resume
- Copy of proof of Australian citizenship: the selection committee may request your original copy at a later date.
Status:
Not open yet
Applications open:
15 Jul 2024
Applications close:
9 Sep 2024
Recipient feedback
The people I met and places I saw in Ireland resonated deeply. During my trip I attended the Cork International Poetry Festival, participated in five poetry workshops, ran one poetry workshop, gave five poetry readings, met dozens of poets and writers, travelled more than 1700 miles, and found my ancestral home outside Lorrha, Tipperary. I will write at least one novel and several poems as a direct consequence of the Buckley prize.
Joel Deane
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