Odyssey Travel Scholarship

One of the great challenges for Australian-based students of Classics and Ancient History is the cost of travel to the sites of Greek and Roman influence and habitation. While there is much that can be learned from literary sources, visiting the places referred to in the literature provides a deeper understanding of and facilitates new insights into ancient culture, myth and history. Hence the Odyssey Travel Scholarship provides students with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and understanding of the Greek and/or Roman world through experiencing the landscape, geography, culture and artefacts of the countries and regions bordering the northern Mediterranean.

The scholarship must be utilised to travel to one of the following destinations; sites of Greek and/or Roman inhabitation and influence in Greece, Italy, Spain, Southern France, Turkey, and those countries and islands between (eg Croatia, Albania, Crete, Cyprus, Malta)

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for this scholarship an applicant must be enrolled at the University of Newcastle and meet the following criteria:

• Be Australian citizen or Permanent Resident of Australia
• Be enrolled in a PhD degree in the research areas of Classics or Ancient History;
• Must be enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis at the time of travel;
• Have successfully completed confirmation by the application closing date;
• The principal supervisor deems the applicant’s academic progress to be satisfactory;
• Must not have received this scholarship previously;
• Must submit application and required documentation no later than the application closing date

Application Procedure

Interested applicants should review the Odyssey Travel Scholarship Conditions prior to applying for the scholarship. To apply submit the Odyssey Travel Scholarship Application Form and your Curriculum Vitae to HCISS-hdr@newcastle.edu.au by the application closing date.

Please send the email expressing interest to HCISS-hdr@newcastle.edu.au by 5pm on 31 May 2024.