Postgraduate Scholarships & Awards

Application Based - listed alphabetically

Alma Hanson Scholarship (All Areas of Study) Assists the recipient to travel in Australia or overseas to pursue studies related to his or her major interest.

Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) & Melbourne Research Scholarship (MRS) (All Areas) - For students intending to undertake or be enrolled in a Masters Degree by Research, approved Higher Doctorate by Research or a PhD. Based on academic merit and demonstrated research potential.

Fay Marles Scholarship(All Areas) - This scholarship provide support for students who are of Indigenous Australian descent, whose academic career has been adversely affected, or who possess disabilities.

Jessie Webb Scholarship - (Classical Studies) Enables postgraduate students enrolled in Ancient History or Classical Studies to study in Greece.

Lillian Ernestine Lobb Scholarship (All Areas) - Female graduates with excellent academic records undertaking further study in the Faculty of Arts.

Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship (All Areas) - Candidates who have been awarded a Bachelors degree with Honours from the Faculty of Arts.

The Melbourne Rome Scholarship (Art History, Classics & Archaeology) - This scholarship provides travel, board and lodging, and research support to conduct research at the British School in Rome for a three-month period (between October and July of each scholarship cycle).

Spencer-Pappas Trust scholarships (Ancient Near East) - A generous bequest from the Spencer-Pappas Trust has made it possible to offer a number of travel and publication grants in the broad field of the ancient Near East.

Merit Based (no application) - listed alphabetically

Dublin Prize(All Areas) - Awarded for outstanding achievement in art, music, literature or science, including research fields like Art History and Classics.

William Culican Memorial Award(Archaeology) - Awarded to an undergraduate or postgraduate, who shows outstanding ability in the field of Archaeology or Ancient History.

See also information provided on Faculty of Arts Scholarships Prizes and Awards