In 1988, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch established a scholarship fund aimed at developing expertise in, and knowledge of, deafness.

Today, NextSense, as the trustee, awards this scholarship every two years.

Early childhood, educational, and health professionals are invited to apply for a scholarship to:

undertake studies in the field of hearing loss and deafness
conduct research in fields that add to the evidence base for family-centred early intervention services in support of children who are deaf.

Studies must be undertaken at a Masters or PhD level at a tertiary institute in Australia.

Offer holders for the Master of Disability Studies in the deaf/hard of hearing specialisation are invited to apply.

About the scholarship

Value: based on the needs of the applicant up to a maximum value of $2,500 per year for a master's course and $30,000 for PhD research.

Eligibility: open to offer holders or enrolled students from an Australian university in the relevant fields. Applicants undertaking a master's course such as a Teacher of the Deaf specialisation or equivalent, the scholarship is designed to support leave from your place of employment to undertake placements.

Selection criteria: the scholarship is awarded based on need, relevance, quality of the study or research and overall contribution to advancing education in the field of deafness and hearing loss.

Selection process:

written applications submitted via the form/s below are reviewed. Note that applicants must have an offer from an Australian university or be currently studying in the relevant field before applications will be assessed
shortlisted applicants may be invited to present to the selection committee
successful applicants will be notified. This may take up to three months
recipients will be sent a scholarship agreement to review and sign.

How to apply

There are two application forms on this page. To apply for the scholarship, you only need to fill out one form.

If you are a Masters student, please fill out the Masters Coursework application form.

If you are a PhD student, please fill out the PhD application form.

The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship—Masters Coursework application form

Contact details

Title of applicant *

Full name of applicant

First Name *

Last Name *

Address *

Phone number *

Email address *

Academic records

Please enclose copies of academic transcripts via email to ems@nextsense.org.au

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Please provide details of your experience in the education and/or support of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provide details of all professional positions held and any other relevant experience in the field.

Other experience in the field of education or support for deaf or hard of hearing children

Name and contact details of three referees *

Personal statement regarding the course of study to be pursued

(a) How this scholarship will help facilitate your studies.

(b) How your program of study is related to the education and/or support of deaf or hard of hearing children.

(c) The nature of the contribution you will be able to make to this field with this additional qualification.

Details of course

Course title and name *

Academic institution *

Mode of study *

Full time

Part time

Other

If you chose "Other", please give details

Location of study *

Duration of study (years)

Fee status (if known)

Financials

Please document the areas for which you request financial support from the Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship *

Total estimated cost of study *

Other sources of financial support *

If you are receiving financial support (cash or in-kind) in the form of scholarships, grants, support from your employer, government (state or federal) or any other agency, please indicate the source, nature and term.

Application confirmation

Please ensure you have emailed all attachments as requested to ems@nextsense.org.au

Name of person submitting this application *

Date application submitted *

I accept the conditions of application. I confirm everything in this application is true, and all required documents have been emailed to ems@nextsense.org.au.

Yes

The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship—PhD application form

Contact details

Title of applicant *

Full name of applicant

First Name *

Last Name *

Address *

Phone number *

Email address *

Academic records

Please email copies of academic transcripts to ems@nextsense.org.au

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Please provide details of your experience in the education and/or support of children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Provide details of all professional positions held and any other relevant experience in the field.

Other experience in the field of education or support for deaf or hard of hearing children

Name and contact details of one referee who can best attest to your commitment to make a contribution to advancing knowledge in the field of deafness and or hearing loss *

Details of course/research supervisor(s)

Supervisor one—title and full name *

Supervisor one—department and academic institution *

Supervisor one—phone number *

Supervisor two—title and full name

Supervisor two—department and academic institution

Supervisor two—phone number

Financials

Please itemise areas of expense associated with your intended course of study *

Total estimated cost of study *

Other sources of financial support *

Scholarship payment schedule

The Scholarship of $30,000 is designed to be paid in 2 instalments, upon award of the scholarship, and halfway through studies (normally two years after the initial award). Please advise if you would like the selection committee to consider alternative distribution schedule.

PhD research statement

Please submit the following documents to ems@nextsense.org.au

A one-page summary of the proposed research project

A summary of the research project's progress to date (no more than one page)

A statement of endorsement and commentary regarding progress from your primary research supervisor (no more then one page)

Application confirmation

Name of person submitting this application *

Date application submitted *

I accept the conditions of application. I confirm everything in this application is true, and all required documents have been emailed to ems@nextsense.org.au

Yes

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The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship

About the scholarship

How to apply

The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship—Masters Coursework application form

The Elisabeth Murdoch Scholarship—PhD application form

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