Scholarships and prizes
The Faculty of Arts offers a unique range of awards to provide students and alumni 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
Visit the Scholarships website, to view and search all scholarship options.
| Scholarship name | Applications open | Applications close | Total value |
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| S Ernest Sprott Fellowship | 12 Aug 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 | up to $50,000 |
| Hansen Little Public Humanities Grants | 2 Sep 2024 | 17 Nov 2024 | $5,000 - $10,000 |
| Melbourne Access Bachelor of Arts Scholarship | Automatic consideration | up to $30,000 | |
| Gilbert Postdoctoral Career Development Fellowships | 12 Aug 2024 | 21 Oct 2024 | up to $6,000 |
| Hansen Scholarship in History | 2 Sep 2024 | 2 Dec 2024 | up to $140,000 |
| Kiaw Lim Memorial Award | 2 Sep 2024 | 21 Oct 2024 | up to $10,000 |
Visit the Scholarships website, to view and search all scholarship options.
| Scholarship name | Applications open | Applications close | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| S Ernest Sprott Fellowship | 12 Aug 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 | up to $50,000 |
| Hansen Little Public Humanities Grants | 2 Sep 2024 | 17 Nov 2024 | $5,000 - $10,000 |
| Melbourne Access Bachelor of Arts Scholarship | Automatic consideration | up to $30,000 | |
| Gilbert Postdoctoral Career Development Fellowships | 12 Aug 2024 | 21 Oct 2024 | up to $6,000 |
| Hansen Scholarship in History | 2 Sep 2024 | 2 Dec 2024 | up to $140,000 |
| Kiaw Lim Memorial Award | 2 Sep 2024 | 21 Oct 2024 | up to $10,000 |
More information
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Tips on applying
A step-by-step checklist that guides you through the application process.
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Payments
Instructions on how to submit the documents required before payment can be processed.
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Forms and guides
Forms that may be required for may be required for making a scholarship application, as well as links to useful websites.
Current recipients
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2022 Faculty of Arts Award Recipients
Many of our awards are generously supported by friends and alumni of the Faculty of Arts. The current recipients of these philanthropically funded awards are presented here.
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Dean's Honours List 2024
Our Dean's Honours List recognises the exceptional efforts and abilities of the highest-achieving students in the Faculty of Arts.
External prizes
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Ernest Scott Prize
This prize is awarded annually to the book judged to be the most distinguished contribution to the history of Australia or New Zealand or to the history of colonisation.
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Kate Challis RAKA Award
This Award advances the recognition of Indigenous creative artists and follows a five-year cycle with a different area of the arts supported each year — creative prose, drama, the visual arts, plays and poetry.
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Lockie Fellowships
The Lockie Fellowship offers research support for writers undertaking an original creative or critical project which advances the study of literature within Australia.
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Peter Blazey Fellowship
This Fellowship is awarded annually to writers in the non-fiction fields of biography, autobiography and life writing to further a work in progress.
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Wesley Michel Wright Prize
This prize is awarded for an original work of verse or poetry.