Key facts
About this scholarship
Benefits:
Background
Mr Wai Kwun Lam and Mrs Pansy Lam, resident both in Hong Kong and in Sydney, have established this scholarship in memory of Mr Alfred and Mrs Irene McCready.
Alfred McCready (1916-96), was a Gold Medallist in Classics at the University of Queensland in 1940 and taught Classical languages at UNE from 1958 to 1976. Irene McCready (1926-2003), was also a Classics Gold Medallist at the University of Queensland and taught Latin at New England Girls School for many years, and also initiated Saturday morning classes in Modern Greek for school students from Greek and Cypriot families in the city.
Mr and Mrs Lam have previously been active supporters of the University’s Museum of Antiquities (most recently in 2022) as well as funding this new scholarship to support PhD study in Ancient History and Classical Antiquities, specifically to honour the memory of Alfred and Irene McCready.
Details
The scholarship is valued up to $10,000.00 p.a. for three years for a doctoral degree or, in the absence of any suitable PhD candidates, two years for a research masters degree.
Number offered:
One
Scholarship Special Conditions:
Eligibility and Assessment Criteria
The applicant must be an Australian Citizen or permanent resident as defined by the Commonwealth.
Applicants must be enrolled in PhD research degree at UNE in Ancient History or in a cognate field on a topic examining the material culture of Classical Antiquity.
Full time on campus candidates are preferred although part time or online may be considered.
Open to commencing and continuing UNE students enrolled in a Higher Degree Research Course. Applicants must have an outstanding degree from any university in Ancient History, or in a cognate field such as Classics, Museum Studies, History, Archaeology or Classical Reception (e.g. English, Art History, Architecture, Theatre Studies), and be enrolled or enrolling in postgraduate research at UNE in either Ancient History or in a cognate field on a topic exploring the material culture of Classical Antiquity (as defined by the collections of the UNE Museum of Antiquity (UNEMA)). The collections of Classical Antiquity in the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) are the:
- Ancient Near East
- Cyprus
- Egypt
- Italic Peninsula
- Greece (Bronze Age to Hellenistic Mediterranean world); and,
- Roman Empire (From its foundations to the Byzantine era)
Eligibility Requirements
To apply for this scholarship, applicants must meet the following core and scholarship specific eligibility requirements
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Australian Citizen or permanent resident as defined by the Commonwealth |
| New or Continuing | New or continuing students |
| Study Mode | On campus preferred but online will be considered |
| Study Load | Full time preferred but part time will be considered |
| Course type | Doctoral degree or research masters degree |
| Requirement | Description |
|---|---|
| Degree/School/Discipline | Ancient Near East Cyprus Egypt Italic Peninsula Greece (Bronze Age to Hellenistic Mediterranean world); and, Roman Empire (From its foundations to the Byzantine era) |
Before you apply
Before you apply for this scholarship, please ensure you have read and understood the below important information:
- Evidence of Australian citizenship or permanent residency
- Certified copies of degree transcript/s
- Curriculum Vitae
- Outline of proposed/current PhD/MPhil Research Project
- Copy of relevant research thesis and other research, published and unpublished
- The names of two confidential references, with at least one being an academic staff member from an Australian university.
Submit an application
Student's 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 HDR (Higher Degree Research) Scholarship Application form and submit along with all the documentation listed above to the Graduate Research School.
Only complete applications will be processed, so please ensure that you have submitted all required documentation with your application. The Graduate Research School will notify you via email when your application has been processed.
For any further information please get in contact the Graduate Research School.
Scholarship ID – A23.01
