Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences postgraduate scholarships and grants
 Continuing Students |
 New
Students |
 Indigenous Students |
Rural Students |
 Economically Disadvantaged Students |
 International Students |
| Scholarship name | Discipline area | Value | Contact | Who can apply |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships Program | Visual arts | Covers return fares, tuition fees, and reasonable living costs for 12 months | Samstag |
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| Art, Architecture and Design Higher Degree Research International Travel Grant | Art | $1,500 | Hazel Ryder |
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| Art, Architecture and Design Higher Degree Research National Travel Grant | Art | $1,000 | Hazel Ryder |
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| Australian Science Media Centre Scholarship | Journalism | $4,750 | Professor Ian Richards | |
| Desmond Tan Grant in Architectural History | Architecture | $1,000 | Christine Garnaut |
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| Desmond Tan Travel Grant | Architecture | $1,500 | Deanna Hall |
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| Friends of the South Australian School of Art Inc International Travel Grant | Visual Arts, Visual Communication Design, Studio Project, | $1,500 | Research Support Team | |
| The Linda Lou Murphy Visual Arts Scholarship | Visual arts | $5,000 | Deanna Hall |
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| Rural Reconnect Grants | Education, Health Sciences, Nursing and Midwifery |
$1,000 | Chris Crabbe |
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Please note: Scholarships and Grants are subject to change and are awarded based on conditions current at the time of award.
Anne and Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarships
Program
Mr Gordon Samstag, late of Florida, USA, was a former staff member of the South Australian School of Art. In his will he made provision for a US$5 million gift for a trust fund to be set up to fund scholarships to enable Australian visual arts students to study overseas. The University of South Australia administers the Samstag scholarships which each year provide grants covering return fares, tuition fees, and reasonable living costs for 12 months for up to ten Australian artists to study overseas.
The following are eligible:
- Graduates, of not more than 5 years' standing by 30 June in each year, of a "visual arts course" at an institution of higher education in Australia.
All applicants must be either Australian citizens or have permanent residency status, and be at least 18 years of age. Persons currently overseas may apply provided they are otherwise eligible in accordance with the above.
Value: grant covering return fares, tuition fees, and reasonable living costs for 12 months
Closing date: 30 June each year
For more information contact:
Secretary
Samstag Scholarship Program,
Anne and Gordon Samstag Museum of Art
Tel: (08) 8302 0865
Fax: (08) 8302 0866
Email:
samstagmuseum@unisa.edu.au
Web: Samstag (for online
application)
Art,
Architecture and Design Higher Degree Research International Travel Grant
The grant is available to assist a research student in Art, Architecture
and Design to undertake fieldwork outside Australia as part of their higher
degree research project.
Value: $1,500
Closing date: April each year
For more information contact:
Hazel Ryder
Senior
Academic Services Officer (Research)
School of Art, Architecture and Design
Tel: (08) 8302 0426
Email: hazel.ryder@unisa.edu.au
Art,
Architecture and Design Higher Degree Research National Travel Grant
This grant is available Art, Architecture and Design students to
undertake a research project in a geographical area in rural or remote area
of Australia.
Value: $1,000
Closing date: April each year
For more information contact:
Hazel Ryder
Senior
Academic Services Officer (Research)
School of Art, Architecture and Design
Tel: (08) 8302 0426
Email: hazel.ryder@unisa.edu.au
Australian Science Media Centre
Scholarship
The Australian Science Media Centre Scholarship is available to students who are enrolled in the Masters of Arts (Journalism), Graduate Diploma in Journalism or the final year of a Bachelor of Journalism. The scholarship will be awarded to students who have a genuine interest in science combined with journalism, communication or multi-media.
Applicants must be Australian citizens or Permanent Residents and provide a personal written statement (max 500 words) detailing their career objectives, their interest in science communication and how the scholarship will assist them in achieving their goals.
The recipients will be selected on the basis of academic merit, a personal written statement addressing the criteria, a written reference from their Program Director and an interview. The recipient may be offered informal mentoring, internship opportunities or in-kind assistance by the Australian Science Media Centre.
Applicants with an interest in data journalism should include details of this in their written statement.
Value: $4,750 apportioned over the life of the recipient's program, provided the recipient continues to meet the scholarship criteria and maintain satisfactory academic performance.
For further information please contact:
Professor Ian Richards
School of Communication, International Studies and Languages
Telephone: 8302 4526
Email: ian.richards@unisa.edu.au
Desmond
Tan Grant in Architectural History
The Desmond Tan Grant in Architectural History is open to a student enrolled in 2008 in the courses Architectural Research 1 and Architectural Research 2 for the coursework degree of Master of Architecture (DMAE). The grant supports research into a topic in architectural history focussing on the collections of the Architecture Museum, Louise Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design, as the primary resource. Applicants will be required to select a topic from a list provided by the Architecture Museum staff. Applications will be invited at the beginning of Study Period 2.
Value: $1,000
Closing date: Three weeks after Study Period 2 commences
For more information contact:
Dr Christine Garnaut
Director, Architecture Museum
Louis Laybourne Smith School of Architecture and Design
Tel: (08) 8302 0204
Email:
christine.garnaut@unisa.edu.au
Desmond
Tan Travel Grant
The Desmond Tan Travel Grant is open to students enrolled in the following programs within the School of Art, Architecture & Design whose primary research interest and/or practice is focussed in the architecture discipline:
Master of Architecture (coursework) or
Master of Sustainable Design (coursework)
The grant is to assist with the professional development of the award recipient/s in the field of architecture.
Value: $1,500
For more information please contact:
Deanna Hall
Senior Academic Services Officer (Teaching)
School of Art, Architecture & Design
Tel: (08) 8302 9199
Email: deanna.hall@unisa.edu.au
Friends of the South Australian
School of Art Inc International Travel Grant
The Friends of the South Australian School of Art Inc International Travel Grant is open to higher degree research students enrolled in the following programs within the School of Art, Architecture & Design whose primary research interest and/or practice is focussed in the Art discipline:
- Masters by Research (Visual Arts)
- Masters by Research (Design)/Major Studio Project and Visual Communication
- Doctor of Philosophy (Visual Arts)
- Doctor of Philosophy (Design)/Major Studio Project and Visual Communication
The grant is designed to assist with the professional development of the award recipient/s in the field of visual arts or design and is to be used to undertake fieldwork outside Australia as part of their higher degree research project.
Value: $1,500
For further information contact:
Research Support Team
School of Art, Architecture and Design
University of South Australia
Email: AADResearch@unisa.edu.au
The
Linda Lou Murphy Visual Arts Scholarship
The scholarship has been established to honour the late Linda Lou Murphy who was a highly regarded South Australian artist known for performances that included the adornment of the body by complex folded paper forms. The interplay between skin/paper, artefact/body, and risk as a positive force were some of the themes that informed her work.
The scholarship is open to commencing or continuing students who are enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework visual arts program (minimum load of 9 units per study period) and preference may be given to a first year student.
The recipient will be selected on the basis of financial disadvantage or isolation, in accordance with the donors wishes, although consideration may also be given to applicants addressing other equity criteria. Additionally recipients will be selected on their passion for visual arts demonstrated in the personal written statement, and performance at an interview.
Scholarship applicants must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, be enrolled in a Visual Arts program, and provide a personal written statement. Applicants will need to provide relevant details relating to their equity status (e.g. Indigenous, low-socio economic status, rural or isolated location or students with a disability) and personal or financial circumstances should be included in their written statement.
Students who are in receipt of another scholarship administered by UniSA are not eligible to apply.
Value: $5,000 paid in two instalments of $2,500. The first payment will be made after the Study Period 2 census date, and the final payment will be made after the Study Period 5 census date, subject to satisfactory academic performance.
For more information contact:
Deanna Hall
Senior Academic Services Officer (Teaching)
School of Art, Architecture & Design
Tel: (08) 8302 9199
Email: deanna.hall@unisa.edu.au
Rural Reconnect
Grants
Fourteen grants are available to students from a rural or isolated area who have relocated to Adelaide to study full-time and are undertaking a professional experience placement in one the following disciplines: Education, Health Sciences, Nursing or Midwifery.
Applicants must be Australian citizens or permanent residents, be financially disadvantaged and have lived in a rural or isolated area for at least four years prior to commencing university. Applicants must be undertaking their placement in a rural area in the year that they apply for the grant. Please note that the grants will not be awarded retrospectively.
Applicants must provide a personal written statement detailing the location and duration of their rural placement and their future career goals. Preference may be given to applicants who are undertaking a rural placement greater than four consecutive weeks.
Applicants who are receiving financial assistance from the Spencer Gulf Rural Health School are not eligible to apply. Applicants who have previously been in receipt of a Rural Reconnect Grant are not eligible to apply.
Recipients will be selected on the basis of demonstrated financial disadvantage, academic merit (GPA) and a personal written statement. Recipients will also be invited to participate in research and evaluation.
Value: $1,000
For more information contact:
Chris Crabbe
Marketing and Development Unit
Tel: (08) 8302 7634
Email: chris.crabbe@unisa.edu.au