Berlin Residency Award

Selection criteria Applicants will be selected on the basis of:

• evidence of relevant background and expertise for the proposed project to which the travel relates;
• viability of the project being undertaken;
• how the travel contributes to the postgraduate student’s development and builds new connections for UQ-wide collaboration;
• commitment to developing deeper ties between Germany and Australia; and
• potential impact of the program on the applicant’s academic and professional future.

The scholarship will be awarded by the Dean of the Graduate School on the recommendation of a selection committee comprising:

The Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, or their delegate; and Academic representatives as invited by the Associate Dean, Research, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

• The scholarship is open to current HDR candidates in the fields of the Humanities, Social Science and the Arts.
• The activities undertaken by the student as part of their travel must leverage unique research capabilities or collections of German institutions, with the potential to increase overall Australia-Germany engagement in the long term.
• The travel must occur to and around Berlin, Germany.