Henry and Rachael Ackman Travelling Scholarship

Henry and Rachael Ackman Travelling Scholarship

This scholarship is awarded to enable Architecture students to travel abroad to pursue studies in their field of specialty.

Applications open

1 Mar 2023

Applications closed

30 Apr 2023

Application type

Application required
How to apply

Benefit type

General allowance
Single payment
Fee remission
Full benefit details

Citizenship requirements

Australian / domestic student
International student

Applicable study areas

Architecture, building and planning

Number of scholarships awarded

Approximately 6

• Eligibility & selection criteria
  Eligibility
  

  To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

  • be an alumni of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne who is intending to pursue an additional degree - short or long; OR
  • be enrolled in a research higher degree (MPhil or PhD) in Architecture requiring to travel internationally to undertake research fieldwork; OR
  • be enrolled in a graduate coursework Architecture (single/double) degree program within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne intending to participate in a period of Study Abroad or Exchange.
  
  Selection criteria
  

  Selection of applicants will be based on:

  
  Degree - short or long
  
  • the rigour of their online application including academic merit and Expression of Interest;
  • evidence of application/acceptance to study a degree program of minimum one academic year in duration
  • performance at interview
  
  Fieldwork
  
  • the rigour of their application to obtain research fieldwork funding
  
  International Study Abroad or Exchange
  
  • the rigour of their online application including academic merit and Expression of Interest;
  • evidence of application/acceptance to study at an international university or institution as either a Study Abroad or Exchange student
  
  
• Application process
  Degree - short or long
  

  Not currently open for applications

  
  Fieldwork
  

  Current ABP graduate researchers contact abp-gradresearch@unimelb.edu.au

  
  International Study Abroad or Exchange
  

  Please submit your online application using the link below.

  
  
• When will I know the outcome?
  

  International Study Abroad or Exchange applicants will learn the outcome of their application within 4 weeks after the closing date.

  
  
• Variations of this award
  Degree - short or long (Not currently open for applications)
  
  • Short courses are defined as up to one year.
  • Long courses are defined as 3 years or such longer period as  may be necessary to enable the holders to complete their course of study

  The scholarship amount will be determined based on the length of study.

  If the course of study is research based, eg PhD, preference will be given to applicants pursuing the fields of Housing of the Aged or Family Architecture.

  If the degree is over one year in duration, the recipient will be required to return to the University of Melbourne and deliver a 'Minnie Ackman Lecture' upon completion of the the degree.

  
  Fieldwork
  

  The scholarship will be awarded to research students who have passed confirmation and be in the mid to later stages of their program.

  
  International Study Abroad or Exchange
  

  The scholarship provides a one-off payment of $8,000 per recipient. The scholarship is open to students undertaking one or two semesters of Study Abroad or Exchange. This does not include single subjects with an international travel component or short courses.

  Applicants must be able to undertake their Study Abroad or Exchange period prior to completion of their degree program at the University of Melbourne.

  Students who are experiencing financial disadvantage are encouraged to apply.

  
  

What are the benefits?
Degree - short or long

To be advised

Fieldwork

Approximately $5,000

International Study Abroad or Exchange

Approximately $8,000

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