Berlin Residency Award
This scholarship will open on 23 June 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, Academic excellence, Financial hardship
- Funding type
- Travel
- Scholarship value
- Up to $10,000
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 23 June 2025
- Applications close
- 23 July 2025
About this scholarship
This gift, donated by Adjunct Professor Ian Kemish AM and Ms Roxanne Martens, will allocate support and encourage postgraduate students to engage in research and related activities in and around Berlin, Germany. The donors of this scholarship are motivated by a desire to strengthen ties between Germany and Australia, to promote postgraduate research and engagement opportunities in Berlin and to open up new connections for collaboration between UQ and German Humanities scholars and institutions.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to current HDR candidates in the fields of the Humanities, Social Science and the Arts.
The activities undertaken by the student as part of their travel must leverage unique research capabilities or collections of German institutions, with the potential to increase overall Australia-Germany engagement in the long term.
The travel must occur to and around Berlin, Germany.
How to apply
To submit your application, apply online by no later than 11:59pm Wednesday 23 July 2025.
This round of the Berlin Residency Award is for travel between October 2025 - September 2026. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in early September 2025.
Selection criteria
Applicants will be selected on the basis of:
- evidence of relevant background and expertise for the proposed project to which the travel relates;
- viability of the project being undertaken;
- how the travel contributes to the postgraduate student’s development and builds new connections for UQ-wide collaboration;
- commitment to developing deeper ties between Germany and Australia; and
- potential impact of the program on the applicant’s academic and professional future.
- where the other criteria has been met, there is a preference for the scholarship to support:
- a student experiencing financial hardship (in consideration of financial hardship, the selection panel may take into account whether the student is in receipt of any top up scholarships); and/or
- an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student
The scholarship will be awarded by the Dean of the Graduate School on the recommendation of a selection committee comprising:
- The Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or their delegate; and
- Academic representatives as invited by the Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Rules
The scholarships listed on this page are philanthropic HDR travel scholarships which adhere to the terms and conditions outlined in the Schedule A Postgraduate Research Scholarships.
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must follow the conditions of UQ research and travel scholarships, including reporting and progress requirements.
Applicants must follow the process and advice outlined on the HDR Travel page.
Any changes to the purpose, destination, or travel dates requires prior approval from the Graduate School. Failure to obtain the approval may forfeit the award. Retrospective changes will not be approved.
Applicants must seek approval for the proposed activities and travel from their Principal Supervisor before submitting an application.
Any unspent funds must be returned to the Graduate School.
Applicants must demonstrate that additional funds are available to supplement the award, if required.
Donors may invite the recipient to present on the work conducted as part of the scholarship, in which case they must comply or risk losing the scholarship.
Holders of these philanthropic scholarships must acknowledge them in any paper that is published as a result of the research conducted while the recipient held the scholarship.
Incomplete applications will not be considered; applicants are responsible for providing the required documentation and the Graduate School will not follow up with individuals.