The Staunton Poetry Scholarship
This scholarship is closed.
- 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, Creative excellence
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- Up to $7,499
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 12 August 2024
- Applications close
- 8 September 2024
About this scholarship
Madonna Pearl Staunton OAM (1938–2019) was an artist and poet born in Murwillumbah who lived in Brisbane.
Staunton was encouraged to make art by her mother, who was also a painter and poet of repute. Her father was a book trader, and she grew up in his store surrounded by literature. Her own studies of music and oriental philosophy, and her immersion in writing, particularly poetry, broadened her creative development. Staunton is recognised for her contributions to Australian Modernism over five decades. Staunton herself described her art as ‘an environment poetical, ironic, wistful … the interplay and relationship of associated objects; the dislocation of association, suggestion, memory and whim’.
The purpose of this bequest is to encourage and contribute to the research and study of Poetry.
The minimum value of the grant is $6,000.
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are a Higher Degree by Research candidate whose thesis is focused on completing a collection of poems or poetry criticism or you are required to travel to conduct your poetry research.
How to apply
*Application deadline has been extended*
Please submit your online application by 11:59pm, Sunday 8 September 2024.
Your application must include:
- Completed application form
- CV
Itemised breakdown of the costs relating to your funding request. If your funding request relates to travel, please use this Budget Spreadsheet
- Any additional supporting documents
Selection criteria
Your application will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement and the potential of scholastic success;
- any other matters the selection committee considers to be relevant to the your future research development; and
- the potential for the proposed activity to enhance the quality of the your Higher Degree by Research thesis.
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.
If applying for funding for travel:
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 or travel from their Principal Supervisor before submitting an application.
Any unspent funds must be returned to the Graduate School.
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.