Postgraduate research or coursework scholarships in social work

The postgraduate programs in social work at the Faculty of Education and Social Work have a broad range of available areas of study, with the aim of attracting, encouraging and rewarding the best social work graduates from across the country.

The financial support provided by the faculty for postgraduate social-work students includes the scholarships and prizes listed on this page.

Helen Marchant-Pritchard Memorial Scholarships

These scholarships were established to support research into topics that reflect Dr Helen Marchant's professional interests, including social work and social change; gender and social welfare; women, work and technology; immigration; and social policy. Applications are open to social work graduates who are seeking to pursue research and whose professional backgrounds include social work and/or social policy. The awards, which are generally less than $3000, may be used either to purchase of materials, equipment or services, or to travel for data collection interstate or overseas.

Katharine Ogilvie Memorial Awards

These awards were founded to support postgraduate research in social work or to provide a travel grant for overseas research. The award is open to postgraduate research students enrolled within the Faculty of Education and Social Work and who are eligible for membership of the Australian Association of Social Workers. Several awards may be made each year.

Ogilvie Palliative Care Bequest

The purpose of this award is to support research into diversity and end-of-life issues for postgraduate coursework and research students in social work. The award is open to postgraduate coursework or research students enrolled within the Faculty of Education and Social Work who are graduates with either a social work or related undergraduate degree and who have at least two years' full-time (or equivalent) work experience in the field of palliative care. Several awards may be made each year.