Faculty of Arts Scholarships by Study Area
Recipient of the Robert Alfred McPherson Scholarship
Alexandra McCallum meets her donor, Mrs Fay Gilbert.
The Faculty of Arts offers a unique range of specific scholarships to support students and scholars with opportunities for development and research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Languages. The Faculty also offers a number of prizes which are awarded annually to recognise the outstanding achievements of undergraduate students.
These scholarships and prizes are made possible by the generosity of personal and philanthropic donations and bequests given to support Faculty of Arts initiatives or for a specific area of study. These give recipients the best educational experience possible and allow specific areas of academia to be advanced.
You can read more about supporting scholarships or prizes at the Faculty of Arts or contact Robyn Krause-Hale.
Faculty of Arts
- Undergraduate scholarships and awards
- Graduate scholarships and awards
- Research scholarships, awards, grants, internships and schemes
University of Melbourne
Ancient History
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Jessie Webb Scholarship | Ancient History or Classical Studies, Historical Studies | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate Research only students undertaking research in Ancient History or Classical Studies at University of Melbourne More details.... |
Anthropology and Social Theory
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Archaelogy
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Museum Studies, and Curatorship, Art Conservation, Classics and Archaeology, History, and Architecture and Design at University of Melbourne | (POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
| Melbourne Rome Scholarship | Art History, Archaeology, Architectural History, Urbanism, or History of Designed Landscapes of Rome or its region from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century | (POSTGRADUATES) MA, PhD Research student from University of Melbourne More details.... |
Architecture
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Melbourne Rome Scholarship | Art History, Archaeology, Architectural History, Urbanism, or History of Designed Landscapes of Rome or its region from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century | (POSTGRADUATES) MA, PhD Research student from University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Art - Conservation
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Museum Studies, and Curatorship, Art Conservation, Classics and Archaeology, History, and Architecture and Design at University of Melbourne | POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Art - Classics
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Museum Studies, and Curatorship, Art Conservation, Classics and Archaeology, History, and Architecture and Design at University of Melbourne | (POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
Art - Modern
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Art Conservation, Italian, Classics and Archaeology at University of Melbourne | (POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
Art History
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Museum Studies, and Curatorship, Art Conservation, Classics and Archaeology, History, and Architecture and Design at University of Melbourne | ((POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
| Melbourne Rome Scholarship | Art History, Archaeology, Architectural History, Urbanism, or History of Designed Landscapes of Rome or its region from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century | (POSTGRADUATES) MA, PhD Research student from University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Ursula Hoff Art History Scholarship | Art History | Honours, Masters and Research Postgraduate students currently enrolled and undertaking subjects and/or degrees in Art History at the University of Melbourne. More details.... |
| The George Andrew Bailey Memorial Medieval Travelling Scholarship | Art History | (POSTGRADUATES) who are currently undertaking studies in art history relating to the field of medieval art can apply for the scholarship for the purpose of travel and associated costs relating to a graduate research project. More details.... |
Australian Studies
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Ernest Scott Prize | History | (OPEN) Published authors of a distinguished historical work in Australia or New Zealand More details.... |
Chinese Language
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Lions Club of Melbourne Chinese Inc Scholarship | Chinese Language | (UNDERGRADUATE) Students must have completed four semesters of study of Chinese at The University of Melbourne More details... |
Classical Studies
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Jessie Webb Scholarship | Ancient History or Classical Studies, Historical Studies | Postgraduate Research only students undertaking research in Ancient History or Classical Studies at University of Melbourne More details.... |
Classics and Archaeology
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Museum Studies, and Curatorship, Art Conservation, Classics and Archaeology, History, and Architecture and Design at University of Melbourne | (POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
| The Jessie Webb Scholarship | Ancient History or Classical Studies, Historical Studies | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate Research only students undertaking research in Ancient History or Classical Studies at University of Melbourne More details.... |
Creative Writing
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Felix Meyer Scholarship | Literature | (GRADUATES) Current Research or Coursework Graduates of the University of Melbourne or ex-graduates of the University of Melbourne who will be involved in creative writing during the tenure of this scholarship More details.... |
| Penguin Manuscript Prize | Creative Writing | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate Students in Creative Writing at the University of Melbourne More details... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Economics and Commerce
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| A.F. Davies Prize | Political Science, Sociology | (POSTGRADUATE) Research Masters, Ph.D. Candidates at University of Melbourne More details.... |
| A.I.R.C. Centennial Prize | Political Science, Economics and Commerce | (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from the Faculty of and Arts and Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
English
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Shakespeare Scholarship | English | (UNDERGRADUATE & HONOURS) Undergraduate and Honours Students in the School of Culture and Communications at University of Melbourne for best essay on Shakespeare More details.... |
English Literature
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Amy Gaye Cowper Tennent Memorial Scholarship | English Literature | (POSTGRADUATE) Current Postgraduate Research and Coursework students from the School of Culture and Communications from University of Melbourne More details.... |
| The S. Ernest Sprott Fellowship | English Literature | The S. Ernest Sprott Fellowship is open for award annually to an outstanding scholar, who must be an Australian citizen of no more than forty-five (45) years of age at the time of the award. The Fellowship is for scholarly study outside Australia, intended to lead to a book relating to dramatic or non-dramatic English literature of the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries. More details.... |
| The Shakespeare Scholarship | English | (UNDERGRADUATE & HONOURS) Undergraduate and Honours Students in the School of Culture and Communications at University of Melbourne for best essay on Shakespeare More details.... |
French
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Elizabeth and Nicholas Slezak Scholarship | French Literature | (POSTGRADUATE) Female graduates in Research or Coursework studying Languages and Literature at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| French History Higher Degree Scholarship | French History | (POSTGRADUATE) research higher degree students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Music of the University of Melbourne who are studying an aspect of French History towards their degree More details.... |
French History
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| French History Higher Degree Scholarship | French History | (POSTGRADUATE) Research higher degree students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Music of the University of Melbourne who are studying an aspect of French History towards their degree More details.... |
Historical Studies
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Ernest Scott Prize | History | (OPEN) Published authors of a distinguished historical work in Australia or New Zealand More details.... |
Historical
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Caroline Kay Scholarship in History | History | (POSTGRADUATE) Honours and postgraduate students studying in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| French History Higher Degree Scholarship | French History | (POSTGRADUATE) Research higher degree students enrolled in the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Music of the University of Melbourne who are studying an aspect of French History towards their degree More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Italian
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Caroline Kay Scholarship in History | History | (POSTGRADUATE) Honours and postgraduate students studying in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| The Emma Grollo Memorial Scholarship | Italian Language or Literature | (HONOURS & POSTGRADUATE) Honours and postgraduate students in Research or Coursework studying Italian language or Italian literature at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Gandioli Fumagalli Milan Scholarship | Art History, Museum Studies, and Curatorship, Art Conservation, Classics and Archaeology, History, and Architecture and Design at University of Melbourne | ((POSTGRADUATES) PG students in Research or Coursework in Faculty of Arts, or Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne (Must be Australian Citizens or an Australian Permanent Resident) More details.... |
| Melbourne Rome Scholarship | Art History, Archaeology, Architectural History, Urbanism, or History of Designed Landscapes of Rome or its region from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century | (POSTGRADUATES) MA, PhD Research student from University of Melbourne More details.... |
Japanese
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Sakata Scholarships | Japanese Language | (UNDERGRADUATE) Currently enrolled with 2nd & 3rd year Japanese Programs at the Asia Institute at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Landscapes of Rome
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Melbourne Rome Scholarship | Art History, Archaeology, Architectural History, Urbanism, or History of Designed Landscapes of Rome or its region from Antiquity to the Twentieth Century | (POSTGRADUATES) MA, PhD Research student from University of Melbourne More details.... |
Languages and/or Literature
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Anna Lodewyckx Scandinavian Scholarships | Scandinavian, Old or Modern Icelandic. For the purposes of this scholarship Scandinavian country is Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland or the Faroe Islands | (GRADUATES & HONOURS) Graduates and Honours students from any University in Australia or overseas More details.... |
| Caroline Kay Scholarship in History | History | (POSTGRADUATE) Honours and postgraduate students studying in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Elizabeth and Nicholas Slezak Scholarship | English Literature | (POSTGRADUATE) Female graduates in Research or Coursework studying Languages and Literature at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| The Emma Grollo Memorial Scholarship | Italian Language or Literature | (HONOURS & POSTGRADUATE) Honours and postgraduate students in Research or Coursework studying Italian language or Italian literature at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Literature
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Amy Gaye Cowper Tennent Memorial Scholarship | English Literature | (POSTGRADUATE) Current Postgraduate Research and Coursework students from the School of Culture and Communications from University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Elizabeth and Nicholas Slezak Scholarship | English Literature | (POSTGRADUATE) Female graduates in Research or Coursework studying Languages and Literature at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| The Felix Meyer Scholarship | Literature | (GRADUATES) Current Research or Coursework Graduates of the University of Melbourne or ex-graduates of the University of Melbourne who will be involved in creative writing during the tenure of this scholarship More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Media and Communications
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Miltiades and Alkistis Chryssavgis Scholarship | Any Discipline in the Faculty of Arts | (UNDERGRADUATE) 1st year students studying Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Art (Media & Communications) at the University of Melbourne who are in financial need More details.... |
Music
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Lizette Bentwitch Scholarship | Music and Arts | (GRADUATES) Graduate Honours student from the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Music at University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (POSTGRADUATE) Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Performing Arts
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Hannah Barry Memorial Award | Creative Practice: Performing Arts | (GRADUATES) Graduate Honours student from the Faculty of Arts or Faculty of Music at University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (UNDERGRADUATE) All current undergraduate students at The University of Melbourne, including those in the Faculty of the VCA and Music, whose creative work is based in the performing arts More details... |
Philosophy
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| A.I.R.C. Centennial Prize | Political Science, Economics and Commerce | (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from the Faculty of and Arts and Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Norman Macgeorge Scholarship | Visual, Creative and Performing Arts, Music, Architecture, Conservation, Literature, Creative Writing, Language, History, Philosophy and Anthropology | (UNDERGRADUATE) All current undergraduate students at The University of Melbourne, including those in the Faculty of the VCA and Music, whose creative work is based in the performing arts More details... |
Poetry
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| H.B. Higgins Poetry Prize | Poetry | (GRADUATES) Bachelor of Arts Graduates or Bachelor of Arts (Hons) Graduates from University of Melbourne or any tertiary institution in Australia or overseas. More details.... |
| John Masefield Prize | Poetry | (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) Enrolled UG or PG students of the University of Melbourne More details.... |
| Wesley Michel Wright Poetry Prize | Poetry or original verse (English Language) | (OPEN) Only Australian citizens More details.... |
Political Science
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| A.F. Davies Prize | Political Science, Sociology | (POSTGRADUATE) Research Masters, Ph.D. Candidates at University of Melbourne More details.... |
| A.I.R.C. Centennial Prize | Political Science, Economics and Commerce | (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) Undergraduate and Postgraduate students from the Faculty of and Arts and Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne More details.... |
Prints
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| Harold Wright and Sarah & William Holmes Scholarship | Print study | (UNDERGRADUATE & POSTGRADUATE) Any undergraduate or postgraduate from a tertiary Insititute in Australia or New Zealand More details.... |
Scandinavian Studies
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Anna Lodewyckx Scandinavian Scholarships | Scandinavian, Old or Modern Icelandic. For the purposes of this scholarship Scandinavian country is Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland or the Faroe Islands | (GRADUATES & HONOURS) Graduates and Honours students from any University in Australia or overseas More details.... |
Sociology
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| A.F. Davies Prize | Political Science, Sociology | (POSTGRADUATE) Research Masters, Ph.D. Candidates at University of Melbourne More details.... |
Writing
| Scholarship | Discipline | Eligibility |
| The Felix Meyer Scholarship | Literature | (GRADUATES) Current Research or Coursework Graduates of the University of Melbourne or ex-graduates of the University of Melbourne who will be involved in creative writing during the tenure of this scholarship More details.... |