University of Melbourne Arts Graduate Research Essentials Grant 2026

The Arts Graduate Research Essentials Grant supports Faculty of Arts Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Masters by Research (MA) graduate researchers to conduct research activities essential for their thesis completion. Short periods of fieldwork, archival research, participant observation, interviews, and other data gathering all fall within the remit of the scheme.

• Table of Content
• About University of Melbourne
• University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship
• University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship Courses
• Requirements for University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship

You can receive financial support of up to $6,000 to facilitate research activities that are essential to the completion of your research.

The maximum available over the duration of the candidature is as follows:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) – up to $6,000
• Master by Research (MA) – up to $3,000

Graduate researchers will be eligible to receive funding from either the PhD Fieldwork Grant or the Essentials Grant, but not both, during their candidature.

University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship Courses

• Arts
• Humanities
• Social Sciences

Requirements for University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship Qualification

To be considered for this grant, you must:

• Be enrolled in a graduate research degree in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne;
• Be Confirmed;
• Be able to demonstrate that the proposed research activity is essential to thesis completion with strong support from your Advisory Committee;
• Have a Research Expenses Plan approved by your Advisory Committee at Confirmation

Interview date, Process and Venue for University of Melbourne Postgraduate Scholarship

• The selection is based on the Research Expenses Plan approved at Confirmation of Candidature.

Check also:
Erasmus Mundus Scholarship 2027
Global Korea Scholarship 2027

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more information, kindly visit University of Melbourne scholarship webpage.