Parker Fellowship

University of Newcastle

The Fellowship is an annual travelling scholarship available to students studying architecture at the University of Newcastle. The Fellowship intends to foster the development of future architects by providing students with a unique opportunity to undertake a personally significant program of international travel revolving around a proposed topic of architectural, cultural, or historical research to be documented by way of visual communication.

Eligibility

Applicants must: be enrolled in any year of the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) or in year 1 of the Master in Architecture in the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, UON; demonstrate academic progress either by an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) or equivalent, of a pass level or higher for commencing students, or a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 for continuing students; Not have previously received this scholarship; and not be the recipient of another UON Donor funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.

Further details

The fellowship must be taken up in the year for which it was awarded (unless otherwise specified or agreed by the committee), and may not be used for travel to the recipient's home country. Conditions of this award include, but are not limited to, requirements that the recipient: become a full member of The Architecture Foundation Advisory Committee; attend and contribute to monthly meetings; deliver an address on completion of the travel program; provide an illustrated record of their travel program.

Amount $8,000

The scholarship is valued at $8,000, to be paid in a lump sum following census date in the semester of award.

Closing date 23 July
Number per year 1
Frequency Annual
Duration year
Student type Australian and New Zealand
Gender Co-Ed
For Australian students
For international students
Level of study Undergraduate / VET
Postgraduate
Field of studys Architecture
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