Scholarships and prizes

The Faculty of Arts offers a unique range of awards to provide scholars with opportunities for development and research in the humanities, social sciences and languages.

Find a scholarship

The scholarships table below presents some of the scholarships available at arts. Use the search feature to narrow your results, or view all Arts scholarships.

Visit the Scholarships website, to view and search all scholarship options.

Scholarship name Applications open Applications close Total value
H B Higgins Scholarship 13 Mar 2023 1 May 2023 up to $5,160
Melbourne Access Bachelor of Arts Scholarship Automatic consideration up to $30,000
Indigenous Futures Scholars Award 5 Jun 2023 6 Aug 2023 up to $20,000
Faculty of Arts Excellence Scholarship Automatic consideration up to $5,000
Felix Meyer Scholarship 13 Mar 2023 1 May 2023 up to $13,000
Alexander and Bridget Jones Memorial Arts Scholarship 5 Jun 2023 6 Aug 2023 up to $30,000
Lloyd Robson Memorial Award 17 Apr 2023 12 Jun 2023 up to $5,650
Margaret Cohan Research Scholarships 17 Apr 2023 12 Jun 2023 up to $1,790
Italian Australian Foundation Bursary 5 Jun 2023 6 Aug 2023 up to $20,000
Willem Snoek Conservation Award 17 Apr 2023 12 Jun 2023 up to $3,340

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Current recipients

External prizes

For information on awards offered across the University please visit the Melbourne Scholarships website.