Oroya and Melvin Day Postgraduate Scholarship for Art History
Titled the Oroya and Melvin Day Postgraduate Scholarship for Art History (the Day Scholarship) grants will be given to selected applicants who have studied Art History at Victoria University of Wellington and who have been accepted into a postgraduate program in art history (at MA or PhD level) at a university or other institution outside of New Zealand.
The winner of the Day Scholarship will be decided by the Day Trust in consultation with a member of the Art History programme at Victoria.
Applicants will be invited to send in an application to the Art History programme by June 1st of each year.
Applications should include a letter from the candidate, a copy of the candidate’s CV, a letter of acceptance from an overseas institution, and two letters of recommendation from scholars familiar with the candidate’s work. The Art History programme will then pass on a maximum of three applications to the Day Trust for further consideration. The winner of the Day Scholarship will be announced on June 30th.
The amount of the Day Scholarship will be up to $20,000 and may be used as the applicant sees fit in connection with their participation in the overseas post-graduate programme for which they have been accepted , including for payment of fees, travel costs and accommodation and living expenses while attending the programme.
In return, the winner of the Day Scholarship will report to the Trust with a financial statement as to how the money was spent and, at the end of their first year, a brief report on their studies.
The Day Trust will also consider providing financial assistance for Victoria-based MA and PhD students in Art History to facilitate their studies in other ways.
Grants may be awarded to students to undertake research abroad; to attend and present papers at overseas conferences; and/or to support the publication of a student’s MA or PhD thesis after graduation.
Application for this support can be made on an individual basis, and will include a letter from the candidate, details of the travel, research or publication project, a budget, and a letter of support from the student's supervisor. Applications can be made at any time. These awards will be called Melvin Day Research Grants and will be awarded on a case-by-case basis.