Kinnane PhD Bursary in Art History and Museum Studies
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
- Funding type
- Financial award
- Scholarship value
- Minimum of $4,000
- Scholarship duration
- Award funds to be expended wtihin one year
- Number awarded
- May vary
- Applications open
- 26 February 2024
- Applications close
- 22 March 2024
About this scholarship
The scholarship was established in 2017 and is maintained by the income of a perpetual endowment fund from a bequest to The University of Queensland under the will of Paula Ruth Kinnane, who graduated from The University of Queensland in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. The scholarship recognises Tony and Paula Kinnane who were lifetime lovers of art, art galleries, and collected art for their own pleasure, and to support emerging art museum professionals and art museums, especially in rural and regional Australia.
Eligibility
You are eligible if you are a higher degree by research student studying in the disciplines of art history or museum studies
How to apply
To apply, please send your current CV and a one-page statement to Dr Amelia Barikin, Senior Lecturer Art History, at a.barikin@uq.edu.au with ‘Kinnane PhD Bursary Application’ in the subject heading.
The statement should explain (i) how the scholarship will enhance the quality of your higher degree by research thesis and (ii) how the funds will be used.
Applications close Friday 22 March 2024.
Selection criteria
Your application will be ranked on the basis of:
- academic achievement, candidature progression and potential for scholastic success;
- the potential for the proposed activities to enhance the quality of the applicant’s higher degree by research thesis; and
- any other matters seen fit.
Rules
This is a Philanthropic HDR Grant and adheres to the terms and conditions outlined in the Schedule A Postgraduate Research Scholarships
All philanthropic scholarship recipients must adhere to the conditions of UQ research and travel scholarships, including reporting and progress requirements as well the current travel advice for HDR travel.
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 or report on the work conducted as part of the scholarship, in which case they must comply or risk losing the scholarship.
The information you provide in your application is collected for the purposes of (1) assessing your eligibility for this scholarship, (2) selecting scholarship recipients, and (3) administration of the scholarship. The University of Queensland may disclose the information you provide to the Donor for the stated purposes. The University will not otherwise disclose the information to a third party without your consent, unless such disclosure is authorised or required by law. For further information, please refer to the University’s Privacy Management Policy at http://ppl.app.uq.edu.au/content/1.60.02-privacy-management