Flint Davidson Postgraduate Scholarship - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Background

Frank Davidson was a student in the last intake to New England University College (NEUC), UNE’s predecessor institution.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts followed by a Diploma of Education, Master of Arts, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1992.  Frank spent the majority of his working life as a lecturer in English, including Speech and Drama, at the Sydney Teachers’ College.

Details 

The scholarship is valued at $3,500.00 per annum paid in two instalments, and is available for up to three years for a doctoral degree. Candidates must be enrolled in a Doctoral degree and reside at Mary White College in the research area of Australian Literature or Australian Theatre.

Eligibility and Assessment Criteria

The applicant must be an Australian Citizen or permanent resident as defined by the Commonwealth. Full-time preferred, though part-time may be considered.

Applicants must have a First Class Honours Bachelor’s degree or Master's degree from one of the following universities:  University of New England; University of Sydney; University of Melbourne; University of Adelaide; University of Tasmania; University of Queensland; University of Western Australia; Australian National University.

The applicant must be completing research in the area of Australian Literature or Australian Theatre and reside at Mary White College.

Selection Criteria/How to Apply

Students applications will be assessed and the successful recipient will be selected based on in order of academic merit, and then application.

Candidates must complete the following HDR Scholarship Application form and submit to the UNE Graduate Research School along with the following.

  • Evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency
  • Certified copies of degree transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Outline of proposed/current PhD/MPhil Research Project
  • Copy of BA thesis and other research, published and unpublished
  • The names of two confidential references, with at least one an academic staff member at UNE

Preference may be shown to students undertaking postgraduate research on campus, full-time. In the absence of this, applications will be considered in this order. On campus, part-time and then moving to online applications either full-time or part-time.

Only complete applications will be processed, so please ensure that you have submitted all required documentation with your application. UNE Graduate Research School will notify you via email when your application has been processed.

For any further information please get in contact the UNE Graduate Research School

Scholarship ID - A22.07