Graduate Research Programs

The Postgraduate Publication Prize was established to reward and celebrate the research outputs of the Higher Degree by Research cohort in the Faculty of Arts. Postgraduate researchers who have had a prestigious publication in a current DIISR HERDC publication category included in the Faculty’s Research Publication Collection may be eligible for the prize. See the nomination form for ... Read more

The Faculty of Arts extends its congratulations to Dr Alison Frances Gerard who was recently awarded the 2012 Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal for excellent research presented in her thesis  The securitisation of migration and refugee women. Dr Gerard’s project was supervised by Prof Sharon Pickering, Prof Jude McCulloch and Dr Leanne Weber. It is encouraging to see ... Read more

Mr David Kalkman, Master of Arts awardee from SOPHIS, has been awarded both the 2012 Faculty of Arts Best Masters Thesis Award and Vice-Chancellor’s Commendation for Masters Thesis Excellence. Mr Kalman’s thesis, Naturalistic Explanations of Religious Belief – And their Philosophical Implications, was supervised by A/Prof Jacob Hohwy and Prof Graham Oppy. Congratulations David for the ... Read more

The Faculty of Arts extends its congratulations to Mr Thomas Chase who was recently awarded the Faculty of Arts 2011 Postgraduate Publication Prize  for his contribution to the journal article, ‘Nationalism and the Net: Online Discussion of Goguryeo History in China and South Korea’ published by Sage Publications, China Information.  Thomas’s article was chosen by the ... Read more

A limited number of top-up grants are available for candidates who undertake fieldwork overseas or attend an international conference, and who have been awarded a Postgraduate Travel Grant or equivalent external funding from an approved source.  The number of travel top-up grants  awarded each year depends on the availability of funding as well as the quality of ... Read more

This award is a stipend for a maximum of 12 weeks while the candidate prepares manuscripts for publication, based on the postgraduate research undertaken for the degree. Research masters or PhD candidates who have submitted their thesis or are due to submit within months of the closing date for the selection round may apply for the ... Read more

All Faculty of Arts supervisors will be invited to nominate recipients for the award. The case for the award should be made by the candidate’s supervisor and the School Graduate Co-ordinator. The prize is a book voucher to the value of $500 and a framed certificate. Past awardees Year Name School Supervisor 2010 Katie Dyt Philosophical, Historical and International Studies Jane Drakard 2009 Genna Burrows English, Communications ... Read more

The Three Minute Thesis is an exciting transnational competition for HDR students from Monash Australia and Monash Malaysia. The competition hopes to provide current students with the opportunity to: develop academic and research communication skills share the importance and potential impact of your research with your colleagues and the broader community learn about other research happening at Monash ... Read more