Research Grants
Each year the History of the University Unit provides funding to various projects that investigate, develop and present the history of the University of Melbourne. The aim of the study grants scheme is to promote and facilitate research into the history of the University of Melbourne, and its contribution to the wider community.
The Unit is proud to have assisted in the production of some very fine contributions to the history of the University as a whole, and to the departments and people that make the institution. Projects investigating any element of the University and its community, including biographies, are welcome.
These grants are awarded on a competitive basis, and do not normally exceed $1000. The Study Grants scheme is open to all researchers inside and outside the University of Melbourne.
Applications for Research Grants in 2009 are now closed.
To receive notification when the next call for applications is made, and for further information about HUU events, you may join a mailing list by emailing huu-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au.
Projects funded in 2008
Projects that received funding in the previous (2008) funding round include:
- Percy Grainger: the visionary of the soundscape, and the creator of electro-acoustic FREE MUSIC - Dr Ros Bandt
- Restoration of the School of Forest and Ecosystem Science (Forestry) - Dr Tina Bell
- Lilian Alexander and The Wheel of Life - Richard Collmann
- A short history of Political Science at the University of Melbourne - Dr Michael Crozier
- A historical walking tour of the University of Melbourne, Carlton and Parkville - Veryan Croggon
- Medley Hall, 1953-2008: a social history of Benvenuta - Aleksandra Michalewicz
- The University of Melbourne Classics and Archaeology Library: a study of the collection's past and present - Miriam Riverlea
- Cultural Materials Conservation at the University of Melbourne: The First Twenty Years - Associate Professor Robyn Sloggett
- A history of Music Library services at the University of Melbourne - Dr Peter Tregear
A list of the projects that have been supported in earlier years by History of the University Unit Study Grants can be viewed at the Research Project Archive
For further information, or to be placed on a mailing list to be notified of future History of the University Unit grants, contact:
History of the University Unit
Tel: 03 8344 4154
Fax: 03 9347 7731
Email: huu-enquiries@unimelb.edu.au