Sir James Gobbo Scholarship in Italian Studies

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• Skip to main content Scholar hip Sir Jame Gobbo Scholar hip in Italian Studie Scholar hip Sir Jame Gobbo Scholar hip in Italian Studie No application required.
• Check eligibility Key cholar hip detail Application tatu Open for automatic con ideration Benefit amount Up to $140,000 Eligible tudy level Graduate re earch Eligible tudent type Dome tic and international tudent Eligible tudy tage Future tudy Benefit duration One or more year Summary Thi cholar hip upport a commencing Doctor of Philo ophy - Art
• tudent in the field of Italian Studie , with a focu on pre-modern Italian Studie .
• Preference will be given to a tudent who can demon trate, in their PhD application, that Italian i an a et, highlighting the potential of pre-modern Italian Studie to enhance academic tudie and enrich life experience .
• About the donor The Faculty of Art received a number of generou donation from a group of donor , including the Gobbo Family, Lady Primro e Potter AC, Allan Myer AC KC and Maria Myer AC, to upport the Sir Jame Gobbo Scholar hip in Italian Studie .
• Thi award i named for Sir Jame Gobbo, a cheri hed member of the Univer ity community, to honour and celebrate Sir Jame ' remarkable life, hi contribution to the Italian community, the Faculty of Art and acro Au tralian ociety more broadly.
• Former Governor of Victoria, Sir Jame wa al o the Chairman of the National Library of Au tralia for many year and had an e teemed career a a barri ter and a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria.
• The aim of the cholar hip i to encourage tudent who are committed to ‘Italian a an a et’: the potential of Italian tudie to enhance life.
• Benefit $40,000 per year for the fir t 3.5 year of a full-time PhD candidature, and, with the approval of an exten ion, of up to 6 month paid at the Au tralian Governme

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Skip to main content Scholar hip Sir Jame Gobbo Scholar hip in Italian Studie Scholar hip Sir Jame Gobbo Scholar hip in Italian Studie No application required. Check eligibility Key cholar hip detail Application tatu Open for automatic con ideration Benefit amount Up to $140,000 Eligible tudy level Graduate re earch Eligible tudent type Dome tic and international tudent Eligible tudy tage Future tudy Benefit duration One or more year Summary Thi cholar hip upport a commencing Doctor of Philo ophy - Art tudent in the field of Italian Studie , with a focu on pre-modern Italian Studie . Preference will be given to a tudent who can demon trate, in their PhD application, that Italian i an a et, highlighting the potential of pre-modern Italian Studie to enhance academic tudie and enrich life experience . About the donor The Faculty of Art received a number of generou donation from a group of donor , including the Gobbo Family, Lady Primro e Potter AC, Allan Myer AC KC and Maria Myer AC, to upport the Sir Jame Gobbo Scholar hip in Italian Studie . Thi award i named for Sir Jame Gobbo, a cheri hed member of the Univer ity community, to honour and celebrate Sir Jame ' remarkable life, hi contribution to the Italian community, the Faculty of Art and acro Au tralian ociety more broadly. Former Governor of Victoria, Sir Jame wa al o the Chairman of the National Library of Au tralia for many year and had an e teemed career a a barri ter and a judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria. The aim of the cholar hip i to encourage tudent who are committed to ‘Italian a an a et’: the potential of Italian tudie to enhance life. Benefit $40,000 per year for the fir t 3.5 year of a full-time PhD candidature, and, with the approval of an exten ion, of up to 6 month paid at the Au tralian Governme Exact official public evidence revalidated 2026-09-11, unsupported precision omitted.