History Summer Scholarship Application
2014
SCHOOL OF HISTORY, RSSS CASS
SUMMER SCHOLARSHIP 2013-4
APPLICATION FORM
The ANU School of History is pleased to announce that it will host a group of Summer Scholars from
2 December 2013 to 31 January 2014.
E LIGIBILITY
Outstanding undergraduate students in their 3rd, 4th or Honours year of year of study of a Bachelor degree in
history are encouraged to apply.
An academic transcript, a CV, and two academic references are required to support the application.
Students from Australia and New Zealand are eligible to apply for a Summer Scholarship.
A H ISTORY S UMMER S CHOLARSHIP INCLUDES
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Return economy travel from a student's place of residence to Canberra;
A contribution toward return travel costs home to cover the university stand down period between
24 December 2013 and 2 January 2014;
Accommodation at an ANU residential college;
Shared office space within the School of History; and a
Fortnightly stipend of AUD$135.
S UPERVISION
Successful History Summer Scholars will be supervised by academic staff in the School of History.
Available supervisors:
Professor Angela Woollacott
Dr Mark Dawson
Areas of interest: Australian history; British Empire and
postcolonial history; women’s and gender history;
transnational history; whiteness and settler colonialism.
Areas of interest: early modern Britain and Atlantic
world; early modern English drama and literature;
histories of social inequality and the body.
Dr Alexander Cook
Dr Nicholas Brown
Areas of interest: Modern British and French history;
history of political thought and political culture;
commercial society; the Enlightenment; empire; public
history; historical theory and method.
Areas of interest: Australian twentieth century
cultural, political and environmental history;
Australian biography.
Dr Kynan Gentry
Dr Gregory Barton
Areas of interest: Histories of heritage; perceptions and
representations of the historic landscape; public
history; digital history.
Areas of interest: British, empire and
environmental history.
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P ROJECTS
Summer Research Scholars may pursue their own research projects with the approval of their ANU supervisor.
Opportunity also exists to work on an existing project headed by Professor Angela Woollacott, entitled Frontier
Violence and Comparative Colonial Frontiers in the 19th-20th Centuries.
L OCATION
Summer Scholars will be physically located in the School of History, at the Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia.
C LOSING DATE
Applications close on 20 October 2013.
E NQUIRIES
For enquiries regarding the School of History Summer Scholarship program or the application process contact
Akita Hodgson at akita.hodgson@anu.edu.au or (02) 6125 7050.
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CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS TO THE SCHOOL IS SUNDAY 20TH OCTOBER 2013.
Family Name
Given Name
Date of Birth
Current level of
study
Address
Country of Residence
Email address
Phone number
What is your current
academic location and
program of study?
Briefly outline your proposed
project (250 words
maximum)
Why you are applying for an
ANU School of History
Summer Scholarship? (350
words maximum)
Please select the
available supervisor
whose research
interests or specific
project best fits your
proposed project or
research interests
Professor Angela Woollacott
Assoc. Professor Nicholas Brown
Dr Gregory Barton
Dr Alexander Cook
Dr Mark Dawson
Dr Kynan Gentry
Project: Frontier Violence and Comparative Colonial Frontiers in the
19th-20th Centuries (Prof. Woollacott)
Please select your Australian
Citizenship/Residency Status
Australian or New Zealand Citizen
Temporary Australian Resident WITH a work Visa
Non Resident of Australia
Student Visa
Australian Permanent Resident
Temporary Australian Resident WITHOUT a Work Visa
Residency Status
Include the following documents with your application form:
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Academic transcript
CV
Two academic references.
Submit your completed form and documents to hist.admin.cass@anu.edu.au by 20 October 2013.
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APPLICANT DECLARATION
In submitting my School of History 2013-2014 Summer Research Scholarship application I confirm that:
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I understand that submitting this application does not guarantee placement in the School of History
Summer Scholarship program, as applications are subject to a selection process.
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I understand that I will be responsible for arranging my own travel, at economy rates, which is subject
to pre-approval by the School of History and reimbursement upon presentation of receipts.
3.
The information I have provided is correct and true.
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