Cecilie Anne Sloane Postgraduate English Creative Writing Research Scholarship
This scholarship will open on 28 July 2025.
- Enrolment status
- Current UQ student
- Student type
- Domestic, International
- Study level
- Postgraduate research (HDR)
- Study area
- Arts, humanities and social sciences
- Scholarship focus
- Academic excellence
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- $2,000
- Scholarship duration
- The scholarship may be held for up to 1 year
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 28 July 2025
- Applications close
- 25 August 2025
About this scholarship
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.
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are a PhD candidate researching in the field of creative writing
How to apply
You must submit the following documents to the School of Communication and Arts HLO (hdr.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au) by 11:59pm Monday, 25 August 2025.
- a cover letter addressing the selection criteria, noting academic and creative writing achievements, and stating how the $2000 would be used to support their research
- the version of the prospectus as at time of confirmation
- a copy of your Confirmation Milestone report
You must also request a confidential referee report written by your principal advisor, or by your associate advisor if the principal advisor is on the selection committee. This report is to be submitted by your advisor to the School of Communication and Arts HLO (hdr.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au) by the application deadline.
Selection criteria
Your application will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement and potential for scholastic success; and
- the quality of the your academic and research work throughout your academic career, including demonstrated aptitude, suitability and potential for original research; and
- your experience and achievement in English language creative writing.
- any other matters the selection committee sees fit.
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.
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.
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.
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.