PSA Grants

APPLICATION INFORMATION FOR 2024

Funding by students, for students.

The PSA offers a number of opportunities for financial support. The number and value of each award is carefully considered in each year’s budget. The number and value of awards and grants varies between calendar years, with each PSA Committee learning from the experience of previous funding rounds and taking advantage of opportunities to increase the value of grants and make accessing funds easier.

AWARDS

Awards are divided into the following categories:

• Conference Travel Awards
• Fieldwork or Data Collection Awards
• Small Grants

Guidelines and application forms for each of the awards can be found at the links below.

FIELDWORK OR DATA COLLECTION AWARDS

All successful applicants are required to write at 300-word report for the PSA and to submit receipts equal to the value of the award, by the date specified in the award letter. Other Terms and Conditions are outlined in the Guidelines of each award.

CONFERENCE TRAVEL AWARDS

IMPORTANT DATES: PSA Conference Travel Award & Fieldwork and Data Collection Awards

FUNDING ROUND 1

FUNDING ROUND 2

SMALL GRANTS

IMPORTANT DATES: Small Grants

FUNDING ROUND 1

FUNDING ROUND 2

Questions about PSA Awards & Grants can be directed to the PSA President [email protected]

UWA AWARDS & GRANTS

GRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOOL

All research students are guaranteed funding to the value of $1,850 during their studies.

The grants are awarded for travel relevant to research work, including:

• Field work
• Conferences
• Travel to gather research data (eg: Archival research)

You can apply for funding more than once!

For more information about UWA funded Travel Awards, see the GRS website.

CONVOCATION

The purpose of the Convocation Awards is to enable postgraduate research students to enhance their work through travel in Australia or overseas. Awards are made available through the generosity of many partners, and the PSA co-funds two awards for postgraduates.

The Convocation Awards applications for 2023 are currently open.

All applications to be made online only. Apply now here.                   

Postgraduate Research Travel Award

The value of each award is up to $3,000, and the awards may be used to pay for travel or accommodation costs, or to supplement another travel scholarship or award.  

• $3000 each
• Award conditions available here 

• All enquiries to Convocation Office – Tel: 64883006 or email: [email protected]

SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE

The Scholarships Office is responsible for providing administrative support to the Scholarships Committee as well as administering scholarships for postgraduate research. Scholarships are generally merit-based, but can be targeted to certain research areas. Details about externally funded Travel Grants for specific areas of research are also listed on the Scholarships Office website.

FACULTY, SCHOOL AND CENTRE FUNDS

Each Faculty, School, and Centre generally has funding allocated for student research, including conference and field travel. For more information, please consult your supervisor or School-based Graduate Research Coordinator.

AWARDS COMMITTEE AND ASSESSMENTS

The awards are judged by a panel of five postgraduate students, who make up the Awards Sub-Committee. These students are PSA Committee members and are nominated by the PSA Committee. The Awards Sub-Committee members each receive copies of every application at the close of each funding round and prior to meeting to discuss the applications and decide allocation of awards. In order to maintain complete impartiality and transparency when assessing the Awards and Grants, any and all potential or perceived conflicts of interest are declared at the beginning of the Awards Sub-Committee meetings.