Summary
| Enrolment status | Currently enrolled students |
|---|---|
| Student type | Domestic students, International students |
| Level of study | Higher Degree by Research |
| Study area | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| HDR funding type | Grant |
| Scholarship value | $2000 |
| Number awarded | 1 |
| Opening date | 8 July 2019 |
| Closing date | 26 July 2019 |
Scholarship description
Established in 2006 in memory of Cecilie Anne Sloane, a former tutor and lecturer in the Department of English at The University of Queensland, and maintained by the income from a perpetual endowment fund setup by a gift from her brother-in-law, RF (Ron) Diamond, and her sister, HM (Helen) Diamond.
The purpose of the scholarship is to enable a Higher Degree by Research candidate to undertake English language creative writing research within The University of Queensland.
This is a Philanthropic Higher Degree by Research, Grant Scholarship.
Eligibility
The scholarship is open to PhD candidates researching in the field of creative writing.
Before you apply
If this scholarship has rules, download and read them before applying.
How to apply
Please contact the Higher Degrees by Research Liaison Officer in the School of Communication and Arts at hdr.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au
Selection criteria
Selection of a scholar will be made by the Dean of the Graduate School on the advice of a selection committee comprised of:
- Academic staff from the School of Communication and Arts; and
- Non-university experts in the field of English language creative writing, with university academic staff in the majority.
Applicants will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement and potential for scholastic success; and
- the quality of the applicant’s academic and research work throughout his or her academic career, including demonstrated aptitude, suitability and potential for original research; and
- the applicant’s experience and achievement in English language creative writing.
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
The scholar must, not more than 3 months after the scholarship ends, submit to the selection committee a full and final written report, suitable for circulation within the university, of the progress and outcome of the research undertaken during the tenure of the scholarship.
Terms and conditions
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must adhere to the conditions of UQ research and travel scholarships, including reporting and progress requirements.
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.
Donors may also 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.