2020 McCoy PHD Scholarship Scheme Expression of Interest

Section 1: Administrative Details

Project Title

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Please provide details of the University of Melbourne Principal Supervisor of the recipient of the Research Training Program Stipend (RTPS):

Title, Name	D
Department
Faculty
Email
Phone (office, mobile)

Please provide details of the Museums Victoria co-supervisor of the RTPS Student:

Title, Name
Department
Email
Phone (office, mobile)

Does this project relate to a previously funded McCoy Seed Fund grant or a current application for the 2020 McCoy Seed Fund Grant Scheme? Please place an X beside your selection.

Yes – Previously funded McCoy Seed Fund grant	Yes – Current application for a 2020 McCoy Seed Fund grant	No
Project Name or N/A:

Has a student been identified? Please place an X beside your selection.

Please note that applications where students have been identified will be favoured over those that do not. In the past there has been difficulty attracting eligible students to the McCoy Project Scholarship scheme.

Yes (student transcript attached)	No
Student Name

If a student has been identified, does the student meet the following criteria to be eligible for the Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (RTP)? To be eligible for the RTP scholarship, the recipient must:

have completed tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a 4-year honours degree at an Australian university with a minimum result equivalent to a first-class Honours (80%).

have not completed a PhD previously

be made a PhD course offer to study at the University of Melbourne

commence their PhD in 2020.

Please place an X beside your selection.

Yes (student transcript attached)	No

McCoy Project Themes Please place an X beside your selection/s.

Understanding the past, present and future through our collections
Understanding and protecting the places and cultural heritage of our region
Connecting diverse Peoples and perspectives to transform our understandings
Placing First Peoples at the core of our practice, through inclusive and respectful engagement
Communicating our Research: Innovative Teaching and Learning through Universities, Museums and Collections.

Section 2: Proposed Project

2.1	Please provide a brief summary of the project (100 words maximum)

2.2	Please describe the project’s aims, rationale, methodology. (700 words maximum)
Explain how the project is innovative in terms of one or more of the following: topic; conceptual framework; methodology; design; and potential impact and engagement.

If you are also applying for a McCoy Seed Fund Grant, please explain how it will relate to the RTPS.

2.3	Please outline how the proposed project aligns with one or more of the McCoy Project’s research themes or other strategic research directions of the University of Melbourne and Museums Victoria. (100 words maximum)