Wilfred Prest Travelling Fellowship

Key scholarship details

Application status

Not open yet

Benefit amount

Up to $16,000

Eligible study level

Honours, Graduate coursework, Graduate research

Eligible student type

Domestic and international students

Eligible study stage

Current study, Alumni

Benefit duration

One or more years

Summary

The Wilfred Prest Travelling Fellowship is open to students or graduates of the Faculty of Business and Economics who will undertake postgraduate studies in the field of Economics at an overseas university or research institution.

About the donor

The Fellowship was established by Mrs Marjorie Prest in memory of her husband, Wilfred Prest, C.B.E., Truby Williams Professor of Economics at the University of Melbourne from 1946 until 1972.

Benefits

The Net Annual Income of the fund is to be used to provide one or more fellowships.

Each fellowship is paid in two equal instalments: the first upon acceptance of the scholarship and evidence of full-time enrolment at the overseas university or research institution, and the second upon evidence of continued full-time enrolment at the overseas university or research institution.

Eligibility and selection criteria

Eligibility

To be considered for this fellowship, you must:

be completing a degree in the Faculty of Business and Economics (Bachelor, Honours, Master or PhD) in 2026 specialising in Economics or have previously completed a degree from FBE specialising in Economics (Bachelor, Honours, Master or PhD)
be undertaking or intending to undertake postgraduate studies in Economics at an overseas university or research institution in 2027.
be no more than 27 years of age at the time of the award

Note that applications for study at Australian universities or research institutions, including the University of Melbourne, are ineligible.

Application

How to apply

When the fellowship is open for applications, click on the “Submit an application” link, below. Your application will require:

A cover letter summarising your intended overseas studies study and which addresses the eligibility criteria
Your resume
A copy of your current Statement of Results (available from the Student Portal) or your Academic Transcript
An academic reference outlining your potential to undertake the graduate program you are are applying for or which supports your current enrolment in a graduate program in Economics at an overseas university or research institution.
- Note: An academic reference is a letter written by an academic staff member who is familiar with your research. The academic reference letter should focus on your academic ability and suitability for the scholarship. It should be provided on a university letterhead and signed and dated by the academic staff member.

When will I know the outcome?

Applicants will be informed of the outcome by email.

Recipient feedback

The Wilfred Prest Traveling Fellowship was a valuable source of support during my PhD studies in Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. I am grateful to have received the fellowship, which allowed me to spend the summer after my first year working as a research assistant, furthering my progress in the PhD program and developing useful connections with the faculty at UCLA.

Natasha Watkins

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