McCOY PHD SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME 2018

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FORM

Applicants are to read the Guidelines document before completing this EOI Form.

SECTION 1: ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Project Title

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Long

Please provide details of the University of Melbourne Principal Supervisor of the Australian Post Graduate Award (APA):

Title, Name	D
Department
Faculty
Email
Phone (office, mobile)

Please provide details of the Museum Victoria supervisor of the APA Student:

Title, Name
Department
Email
Phone (office, mobile)

Has a student been identified?

Please tick the relevant box below.

☐ Yes

If yes – please provide the student’s name: ___________________________________

☐ No – please note that applications where students have been identified will be favoured over those that do not. In the past there has been difficulty attracting students to the McCoy Project Scholarship scheme.

If a student has been identified, has the student completed tertiary studies that are at least equivalent to a 4-year honours degree at an Australian university with a minimum result of first class Honours?

Please tick the relevant box below.

☐ Yes

If yes – please attach the student’s academic transcript.

☐ No

1.4	McCoy Project Themes
Please tick the relevant box or boxes below.

☐ Understanding the present through collections

☐ Contemporary museums – their value, philosophy and role

☐ Communicating rresearch: tteaching and learning for schools and ccommunities through museums and collections

☐ Science and Indigenous cultures

☐ Exploring the natural world

1.5	Does this project relate to a previously funded McCoy Seed Fund grant or a current application for the 2018 McCoy Seed Fund Grant Scheme?

Please tick the relevant box below and, if relevant, provide project name.

☐ Yes – Previously funded McCoy Seed Fund grant	Project Name:
☐ Yes – Current application for a 2018 McCoy Seed Fund grant	Project Name:
☐ No

SECTION 2: PROPOSED PROJECT

2.1	Please provide a brief summary of the project (100 words maximum)

2.2	Please describe the project’s aims, rationale, methodology. (700 words maximum)
Explain how the project is innovative in terms of one or more of the following: topic; conceptual framework; methodology; design; and potential impact and engagement.

If you are also applying for a McCoy Seed Fund Grant, please explain how it will relate to the APA.

2.3	Please outline how the proposed project aligns with one or more of the McCoy Project’s research themes, or other strategic research directions of the University of Melbourne and Museum Victoria. (100 words maximum)