Ronald Lu Travel Award in Architecture

Ronald Lu Travel Award in Architecture

UGTR1017

Key
High School Leaver
Indigenous Australians
Rural
UAC & EAS
Criteria
Stage
Minimum Value
$5,000
3 Scholarship(s) available for 1 year
Residency
No residency requirements
Opens
Closes
Closed
Outline
The Ronald Lu Travel Award in Architecture provides an opportunity for students of architecture to enhance their study through travel to Asia. This award is available for students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program in Built Environment and intending to undertake a study tour to Asia prior to the end of the 2024/25 Summer Term (February 2025).

The travel must be taken by the end of the 2024/25 Summer Term (February 2025). Requests to undertake travel outside this period must receive the approval of the Manager, UNSW Scholarships.

Eligibility

The recipient must be currently enrolled full-time in an undergraduate or postgraduate coursework program in Built Environment and studying in an international travelling course to a country within Asia. Including but not limited to one of the following courses:

  • BEIL6013 BE Nomad: travel to Asian countries only
  • BEIL6011 Streetlife Studies: Phnom Penh
  • FADA6700 Professional Placement: travel to Asian countries only

Enrolment in a double degree is also permissible, but the tenure of the Award will remain at a maximum of 1 year.

Exclusions: Applicants should not be a previous recipient of the scholarship.
Selection

Applicants will be assessed on the basis of:

  • Academic merit
  • Aptitude and commitment to studies in an area of Architecture
  • A statement outlining the reasons for their proposed travel and study including how the student plans to experience the architecture of Asia and expects to benefit from the experience gained

This award will be open for applications in Term 3, 2024.

Interviews

Interviews are not required.