The Melbourne Rome Scholarship
| Discipline: | Open |
|---|---|
| Eligibility: | Details below |
| Advertised: | November |
| Advertised in: | The Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne, School of Graduate Research, Faculty of Arts |
| Closing Date: | 17 March 2008 |
| Awarded by: | Faculty selection committee |
| Approximate Value: | $6,000 + in-kind support |
| Governing regulation: | Not applicable |
| Further information: | Arts & Music Student Centre |
Details
The scholarship will be awarded to a junior scholar, who will normally be a PhD or MA by research candidate at Melbourne University. Applications will also be considered from postdoctoral researchers within five years of being awarded their PhD at Melbourne University, or Honorary Research Fellows of Melbourne University
The scholarship will support a research project dealing with the art history, archaeology, architectural history, urbanism, or history of designed landscapes of Rome or its region from antiquity to the twentieth century. It is expected that the project will be one for which a period of research in libraries, archives, museums, collections, or sites in Rome or Lazio is a necessity.
The scholarship includes travel, board and lodging, and a research grant. The Italian Institute of Culture Melbourne will provide the awardee with an intensive course of Italian language prior to departure, according to the level required.
The scholarship will be awarded for a three-month period, one scholarship in the British School in Rome academic year (October-July) for each of 2007-8, 2008-9, and 2009-10.
Information for 2008-9 applicants
The scholarship includes a travel grant approximately equal to a return economy airfare from Melbourne to Rome (up to AUD$3,000), full board and lodging (breakfast, lunch and dinner, except for dinner on Saturdays and lunch on Sundays), and a research grant of approximately AUD$3000. The Italian Institute of Culture Melbourne will provide the awardee with an intensive course (10 weeks, 20 hours) of Italian language prior to departure, according to the level required (beginners, intermediate or advanced).
Note: There is no Application Form.
Applications must include:
- Cover sheet stating project title, applicant name and contact details;
- Two-page outline of the project, that includes a statement of its relationship to any course of study being undertaken, or having been undertaken, or to the applicant’s previous research, and a separate bibliography of no more than one page. [3 pages]
- Two references from those familiar with the applicant’s academic background and research (including comments on the feasibility of the project).
- A Curriculum Vitae [no more than 2 pages].
- Any relevant publications by the applicant that the applicant may wish to have taken into consideration [one copy only]
Note:Works submitted will not be returned unless specifically requested. - Eight (8) copies of the application plus the original
Applicants should demonstrate in their application:
- The feasibility of completion of the proposed project within 3 months. This should be a discrete piece of work, but may be part of a longer research project such as a thesis.
- The extent to which the project is centered on Rome, will make good use of the research opportunities that Rome provides, and the extent to which a period at The British School in Rome is essential to this research.
- That the scholarship will produce a significant research outcome (completion of a higher degree, refereed or other research publications, etc.) within two years of the scholarship.
- That the applicant can contribute to the academic community of the British School in Rome.
Applications should be addressed to:
Arts & Music Student Centre
Rm 104 (Ground Floor) Old Arts Building
Tel: +61 3 8344 5321/+61 3 8344 6395
Fax: +61 3 9347 0424
Email: arts-research@unimelb.edu.au
Successful Applicant:
- On receiving notification of the award, the successful applicant will negotiate with the British School at Rome concerning which 3-month period in the next BSR academic year (October to June) in which the scholarship will be taken.
- On receiving notification of the award, the successful applicant will negotiate with the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne concerning the course of language study to be taken.
- The scholarship holder will be required to take out medical insurance for the duration of their tenure at his or her own expense.
- The scholarship holder is required to be resident at the BSR throughout the period of the award. Permission to be absent for more than two days needs to be obtained from the Director.
- The scholarship holder will be required to complete a Risk Assessment form with their department/school or supervisor, and, if they are students, apply for Leave to Study Away (if a PhD student, with the School of Graduate Studies, if an MA student, with the Faculty of Arts.)
- Within two months of the completion of the scholarship the applicant is required to submit a report of 300-500 words on their time in Rome. This report is to be submitted to:
Committee Secretary,
Melbourne Rome Scholarship,
Faculty of Arts,
University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010,
Australia.
This report will be made available to the Faculty of Arts, the BSR, the Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne, and to the sponsor of the scholarship, and may be used by these for publicity purposes.The awardee undertakes to acknowledge the support of the scholarship in any thesis or publication to which the scholarship has contributed. The granting of the award is governed by the Equal Opportunity policy of the University of Melbourne. The British School at Rome has an Equal Opportunity Policy in place that reads:"The British School at Rome is committed to a policy of equal opportunities in its awards policy and in the way it offers access to all its facilities and services. The object of the policy is to ensure that no applicant or awardee is treated more or less favourably than any other on grounds of (for example) race, colour, gender, religion, marital status, social background, and age (except where the conditions of the awards specify otherwise."
- The scholarship provides accommodation for the scholarship holder only in a single room. Any requests for accommodation for partners, spouses etc. is a matter for the scholarship holder to discuss with the British School at Rome. Applicants with special needs are requested to contact the British School at Rome before submitting their application to discuss their requirements.
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