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"I am very proud to have been recognised for my efforts toward developing the field of heritage conservation. I know the award will support my further professional development, and look forward to contributing further to how stained glass artworks are preserved in Australia."
- Jacqueline Jordan
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"I am humbled and delighted to have been awarded the W. Macmahon Ball Prize in International Politics, which I will put toward further reading materials. I am a first-generation university graduate and it’s a real honour to be recognised by this award."
- Lauren Kelly
-
"I was never one to win prizes or come top of the class at school, so being awarded the NGV prize never even crossed my mind as a potential outcome for my studies, and it was a wonderful surprise to receive. Studying Art History at the University of Melbourne has been such a wonderful and affirming experience. I have been able to fully delve into my love of art, and having lectures by such knowledgeable, and diverse scholars has opened my eyes to the future potentials that exist within the arts. Although I am not quite yet sure what I will do with the prize, it has provided me with the confidence to focus on my thesis with ever greater certainty of my abilities. What at first seemed to be an immense task, now seems to be another exciting opportunity. I am incredibly grateful for the prize, and I know I will remember the National Gallery of Victoria’s generosity for years to come."
- Isobel Lake
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"I am honoured and delighted to receive the Appen Prize for Excellence in Linguistics. It truly means the world to me to have my efforts and passion rewarded so generously. The prize is particularly meaningful to me as it exemplifies the cross-disciplinary nature of linguistics - specifically language and technology. I am deeply grateful for having been awarded this prize on academic merit, but I am also appreciative of what the award stands for. This prize has consolidated my view that linguistics truly is a field with fundamental relevance to a diverse range of fields. It has not only cemented my confidence to pursue my passion in linguistics, it has also motivated me to explore the synergy between linguistics and technology."
- Romi Hill
-
"I am touched by the generosity and proud of my achievement. Going back to study a Masters Degree at a mature age was intimidating for me - and hard to juggle as a busy mother and social worker. I decided that the only way to cope with my fear was to give it my absolute "all". I studied very hard and threw myself into all aspects of learning. To be recognised by this scholarship feels immensely rewarding and makes the hard work feel worth it."
- Julia Nordlinger
-
"I am surprised and humbled to be recognised for my work and to receive this prize. Being awarded this prize fuels my passion to strive to work in the arts and continue my study in Creative Writing. It has immeasurably improved my confidence in myself and my work. The prize will help me reach my goals and aid my transition from study into the creative industry. I would also like to thank the University of Melbourne which provided me with a fostering and inspiring environment in which I can think freely and express myself."
- Magenta Sheridan
-
"I am honoured and humbled to receive the J A Aird Memorial Prize in Public Policy and am thankful for the generosity of the Institute of Public Administration, Victoria. This award is significant because among other things, it will fund the creation of a current affairs project I am working on that is similar to Firing Line, where individuals debate public policy, politics and philosophy on television."
- Charlotte Choi
-
"This award has come as a very welcome surprise at the end of a memorable year. The completion of this thesis was both challenging and rewarding, while the experience as a whole has been essential to my growth as a scholar and my own personal development. Thus, I cannot truly begin to express how grateful I am to have my effort validated by such a distinction."
- Stephanie Zindilis
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"I'd like to thank everyone involved in the selection process for their generosity, and for the time and effort put into this scholarship. I am especially grateful to receive this scholarship in light of the man it honours, Colin McCormick, and his commitment to Italian study in Australia. Speaking to you all at the ceremony, I was truly interested in and fascinated by your stories of McCormick, his life, and his achievements in setting up the Melbourne University Italian department, in which I now find myself a student. I realise now that even without this scholarship, I should be grateful to the people that came before me and established the educational institutions I take for granted; I thank you also for this important reminder."
- Samantha Ronfeldt
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"This prize was a welcome validation of the thesis I produced with the support of my supervisors. I am currently seeking to have the thesis published as an academic book and the granting of the award will assist with the relevant applications. I am also in the process of developing an ARC linkage grant and other applications for early career research projects. The financial support and recognition the prize has offered me will also assist with these and is much appreciated."
- Iain McIntyre
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"Knowing a range of languages is extremely important for many however my studies of Hebrew are more complex. I perceive Hebrew as a key component of my Jewish identity and therefore of who I am. With this award I hope to continue my studies of Hebrew as well continue discovering my Jewish identity. This award will allow me to travel to Israel where I will be able to continue developing my Hebrew skills both formally and informally."
- Anne Axel
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"My personal ambition in life is to make a positive impact in my two homelands of Australia and war-torn South Sudan. I strongly believe that with the aid of this scholarship I will be able to inspire others, especially youth from my community."
- Sobur Dhieu
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"The W. T. Mollison Scholarship has relieved a significant financial burden and enabled me to study abroad in Beijing, China. Learning Mandarin at one of China's top universities, whilst concurrently working in Australia-China relations and developing my 'Asia literacy' has granted me with an increasingly global perspective of education, and emphasised the importance of modern languages in facilitating open and effective communication."
- Deborah Zhang
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"As an Aboriginal author, I understand the enormous importance and influence of the Kate Challis (RAKA) Award. I believe it is the most prestigious national and international benchmark for the promotion of excellence in Aboriginal art. This is the reason that I feel both extremely humble and proud that my work was chosen this year for literature, and to know that my work can stand beside those of our most talented and highly recognised artists."
- Alexis Wright
-
"I hope that the research I undertake on my travels will yield important results, and be of interest not just to other academics, but also disseminated and applied in a real-world context."
- Michelle Stratemeyer
-
"Peter Steele’s legacy lives on. It is a privilege to be a part of this award, which honours Peter Steele’s abiding contribution to the vocation of poetry."
- Shari Kocher
-
"The Prue Torney Memorial Prize allowed me to undertake a research in Sri Lanka. The trip has strengthened my understanding of my research topic and has given me new historical insights into an understudied minority group in Asia and Australia."
- Niro Kandasamy
-
"As an Aboriginal author, I understand the enormous importance and influence of the Kate Challis (RAKA) Award. I believe it is the most prestigious national and international benchmark for the promotion of excellence in Aboriginal art. This is the reason that I feel both extremely humble and proud that my work was chosen this year for literature, and to know that my work can stand beside those of our most talented and highly recognised artists."
- Alexis Wright
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"It is an honour to awarded the 2019 Ernest Scott Prize for Deep Time Dreaming. This year’s shortlisted books display the richness, depth and diversity of histories about Australia and New Zealand. They also mark a growing awareness of, and respect for, First Nations peoples’ knowledge, histories and cultural expression. When we talk about the past 231 years of Australian history, we do so in the context of over 60,000 years of human experience on this continent. My book is about coming to terms with that deeper story."
- Billy Griffiths
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"Learning about Old Norse and modern Scandinavian languages in Australia, it had been hard for me to speak and listen to these languages in a natural environment. Having the opportunity to do this in Iceland was a highlight of my trip."
- Jack Bunce
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"Learning and teaching history cultivates critical curiosity, humility and respectfulness. The Hansen Scholarship in History will allow me to continue and expand my work to promote and encourage history in Australia and Indonesia."
- Bronwyn Anne Beech Jones
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"Thank you very much for your consideration and endorsement of my paper, 'Turks, Moors, Deys and Kingdoms: North African Diversity in English Periodical News before 1700'. This prize will be a great help in assisting the funding of my future research, including a trip to London, Canterbury and Glasgow in June 2019 to attend two conferences and undertake vital archival research."
- Nathaniel Cutter
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"This Fellowship will support the development of my PhD research for publication, including a book that I am co-editing, as well as a book chapter. It will enable me to focus on career development through publication and grant applications, while also providing me with much-needed financial support."
- Hannah Loney
-
"To have financial support for this subject allows me to continue to invest the majority of my time into my studies, which are of great importance to me. This will be my first opportunity to study overseas and I know that studying in Venice will be enriching both academically and culturally."
- Sophie McHugh
-
"I am thrilled to be granted the opportunity to study in the British Museum Print Room and have access to the best print collection in the world. Many of my supervisors, colleagues and mentors are alumni of this scholarship and they cannot speak more highly of their experience at the British Museum. As an early-mid-career print curator, this scholarship will enable me to gain sustained insight into the history of Western printmaking and allow access to works I have been unable to see first-hand in Australian collections."
- Alice Clanachan
"I am very proud to have been recognised for my efforts toward developing the field of heritage conservation. I know the award will support my further professional development, and look forward to contributing further to how stained glass artworks are preserved in Australia."
"I am humbled and delighted to have been awarded the W. Macmahon Ball Prize in International Politics, which I will put toward further reading materials. I am a first-generation university graduate and it’s a real honour to be recognised by this award."
"I was never one to win prizes or come top of the class at school, so being awarded the NGV prize never even crossed my mind as a potential outcome for my studies, and it was a wonderful surprise to receive. Studying Art History at the University of Melbourne has been such a wonderful and affirming experience. I have been able to fully delve into my love of art, and having lectures by such knowledgeable, and diverse scholars has opened my eyes to the future potentials that exist within the arts. Although I am not quite yet sure what I will do with the prize, it has provided me with the confidence to focus on my thesis with ever greater certainty of my abilities. What at first seemed to be an immense task, now seems to be another exciting opportunity. I am incredibly grateful for the prize, and I know I will remember the National Gallery of Victoria’s generosity for years to come."
"I am honoured and delighted to receive the Appen Prize for Excellence in Linguistics. It truly means the world to me to have my efforts and passion rewarded so generously. The prize is particularly meaningful to me as it exemplifies the cross-disciplinary nature of linguistics - specifically language and technology. I am deeply grateful for having been awarded this prize on academic merit, but I am also appreciative of what the award stands for. This prize has consolidated my view that linguistics truly is a field with fundamental relevance to a diverse range of fields. It has not only cemented my confidence to pursue my passion in linguistics, it has also motivated me to explore the synergy between linguistics and technology."
"I am touched by the generosity and proud of my achievement. Going back to study a Masters Degree at a mature age was intimidating for me - and hard to juggle as a busy mother and social worker. I decided that the only way to cope with my fear was to give it my absolute "all". I studied very hard and threw myself into all aspects of learning. To be recognised by this scholarship feels immensely rewarding and makes the hard work feel worth it."
"I am surprised and humbled to be recognised for my work and to receive this prize. Being awarded this prize fuels my passion to strive to work in the arts and continue my study in Creative Writing. It has immeasurably improved my confidence in myself and my work. The prize will help me reach my goals and aid my transition from study into the creative industry. I would also like to thank the University of Melbourne which provided me with a fostering and inspiring environment in which I can think freely and express myself."
"I am honoured and humbled to receive the J A Aird Memorial Prize in Public Policy and am thankful for the generosity of the Institute of Public Administration, Victoria. This award is significant because among other things, it will fund the creation of a current affairs project I am working on that is similar to Firing Line, where individuals debate public policy, politics and philosophy on television."
"This award has come as a very welcome surprise at the end of a memorable year. The completion of this thesis was both challenging and rewarding, while the experience as a whole has been essential to my growth as a scholar and my own personal development. Thus, I cannot truly begin to express how grateful I am to have my effort validated by such a distinction."
"This prize was a welcome validation of the thesis I produced with the support of my supervisors. I am currently seeking to have the thesis published as an academic book and the granting of the award will assist with the relevant applications. I am also in the process of developing an ARC linkage grant and other applications for early career research projects. The financial support and recognition the prize has offered me will also assist with these and is much appreciated."
"Knowing a range of languages is extremely important for many however my studies of Hebrew are more complex. I perceive Hebrew as a key component of my Jewish identity and therefore of who I am. With this award I hope to continue my studies of Hebrew as well continue discovering my Jewish identity. This award will allow me to travel to Israel where I will be able to continue developing my Hebrew skills both formally and informally."
"My personal ambition in life is to make a positive impact in my two homelands of Australia and war-torn South Sudan. I strongly believe that with the aid of this scholarship I will be able to inspire others, especially youth from my community."
"The W. T. Mollison Scholarship has relieved a significant financial burden and enabled me to study abroad in Beijing, China. Learning Mandarin at one of China's top universities, whilst concurrently working in Australia-China relations and developing my 'Asia literacy' has granted me with an increasingly global perspective of education, and emphasised the importance of modern languages in facilitating open and effective communication."
"As an Aboriginal author, I understand the enormous importance and influence of the Kate Challis (RAKA) Award. I believe it is the most prestigious national and international benchmark for the promotion of excellence in Aboriginal art. This is the reason that I feel both extremely humble and proud that my work was chosen this year for literature, and to know that my work can stand beside those of our most talented and highly recognised artists."
"I hope that the research I undertake on my travels will yield important results, and be of interest not just to other academics, but also disseminated and applied in a real-world context."
"Peter Steele’s legacy lives on. It is a privilege to be a part of this award, which honours Peter Steele’s abiding contribution to the vocation of poetry."
"The Prue Torney Memorial Prize allowed me to undertake a research in Sri Lanka. The trip has strengthened my understanding of my research topic and has given me new historical insights into an understudied minority group in Asia and Australia."
"It is an honour to awarded the 2019 Ernest Scott Prize for Deep Time Dreaming. This year’s shortlisted books display the richness, depth and diversity of histories about Australia and New Zealand. They also mark a growing awareness of, and respect for, First Nations peoples’ knowledge, histories and cultural expression. When we talk about the past 231 years of Australian history, we do so in the context of over 60,000 years of human experience on this continent. My book is about coming to terms with that deeper story."
"Learning and teaching history cultivates critical curiosity, humility and respectfulness. The Hansen Scholarship in History will allow me to continue and expand my work to promote and encourage history in Australia and Indonesia."
"Thank you very much for your consideration and endorsement of my paper, 'Turks, Moors, Deys and Kingdoms: North African Diversity in English Periodical News before 1700'. This prize will be a great help in assisting the funding of my future research, including a trip to London, Canterbury and Glasgow in June 2019 to attend two conferences and undertake vital archival research."
"This Fellowship will support the development of my PhD research for publication, including a book that I am co-editing, as well as a book chapter. It will enable me to focus on career development through publication and grant applications, while also providing me with much-needed financial support."
"To have financial support for this subject allows me to continue to invest the majority of my time into my studies, which are of great importance to me. This will be my first opportunity to study overseas and I know that studying in Venice will be enriching both academically and culturally."
"I am thrilled to be granted the opportunity to study in the British Museum Print Room and have access to the best print collection in the world. Many of my supervisors, colleagues and mentors are alumni of this scholarship and they cannot speak more highly of their experience at the British Museum. As an early-mid-career print curator, this scholarship will enable me to gain sustained insight into the history of Western printmaking and allow access to works I have been unable to see first-hand in Australian collections."