Scholarship Day 2018
Photo courtesy of Alexis Bennett

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

Graduate Women Victoria offers an annual program of scholarships and bursaries to female students enrolled in Victorian universities. For more information on our program: see our Scholarship page.

Applications for scholarships to be awarded in 2022 are now open. The closing date for applications is 31 March. The application form can be accessed via a link in 'Frequently Asked Questions' on our Scholarship page.

Vivian Tran, winner in 2021 of the William and Elizabeth Fisher Scholarship, has written a thoughtful piece about what the process of applying for the scholarship taught her about herself and her research. You can read it here.

Graduate Women Victoria congratulates the winners of our 2021 scholarships and bursaries. The full list of winners can be accessed here.

Donations to our scholarship fund can be made through the Australian Communities Foundation; see our Support Graduate Women Victoria Scholarships page for more information.

WELCOME TO GRADUATE WOMEN VICTORIA

Our goal is to serve and empower women through education and advocacy locally, nationally and internationally.

Nationally we work through Australian Graduate Women.

Globally we work through Graduate Women International.

See our advocacy page for action on these fronts.

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To join us see our membership page, or download our membership form.

NEWS AND NOTES

VALE MAY KENTISH

It is with sorrow that we announce the death of May Kentish, a passionate defender of human rights and a very active member of Graduate Women Victoria and the national Australian Federation of Graduate Women. May's biography can be found here.

CONGRATULATIONS TO MARGARET JAMES!

Margaret James, long-term committee member of Graduate Women Victoria and maker/manager of our scholarship program, has been inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women. This is an honour well-deserved. See here for the official account of her many achievements.

CONGRATULATIONS TO BETTY EXINTARIS

GWV member Dr Betty Exintaris has been awarded the Faculty Teaching Excellence award for 2021 by the Monash School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Betty is a passionate, dedicated and innovative educator with an exemplary track record in education and has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to improving the overall student experience. See details of her achievement here.

WELCOME TO A NEW MEMBER

Graduate Women Victoria welcomes Dr Marina Hurley. Formerly an ecologist, since 2005 Dr Hurley has specialised in teaching scientific and professional writing through her Writing Clear Science training consultancy. Marina is a Visiting Fellow at UNSW, teaching science writing to PhD students and staff. More information about her skills and methods can be found here <https://www.writingclearscience.com.au/>

AN INTERESTING PODCAST

Committee member Tara-Lyn Camilleri-Carter has recently contributed to the Women in Ecology and Evolution (WEE) podcast. To hear a brilliantly clear explanation of the aims and methods of her research, listen in here at about the 32 minute mark. Fruit-flies were never so interesting!