Irene and Arthur Kinsman Award for Postgraduate Studies

The Irene and Arthur Kinsman Award for Postgraduate Studies was established with a bequest from Mavis Kinsman, and is offered to female graduates from the University of Melbourne who intend to undertake graduate study in social sciences.

What are the benefits?

A livign allowance of $2,500 per half year for the standard full-time duration of your course. The duration of the scholarship will be reduced by study undertaken previously and credited towards your course.

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• be a female graduate of the University of Melbourne
• an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• have applied for or be enrolled in a graduate degree by coursework in Social Sciences at the University of Melbourne
• have at least twelve months of full-time equivalent study remaining to complete your course
• be experiencing compassionate or compelling circumstances (e.g. having primary care responsibilities for a dependent, medical condition, disability, or personal or financial difficulties)

Selection criteria:

Eligible candidates are selected on the basis on their overall level of disadvantage and academic merit.