Regulations and Statutes UTR6.238 The Keith and Elizabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Art) (2007 - )

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7 May 2007
Functions
Fellowship
Summary

The fund called the 'The Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship (Art)' is to be applied by Council to provide the fellowship to enable graduates in Art from the Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts or its predecessor, to travel abroad and enjoy a measure of financial support during the early years of their professional careers.

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For some years prior to 1970, the Council of Trustees of the National Gallery of Victoria administered a fund to provide a travelling scholarship for art school graduates including graduates of the Victorian College of the Arts. In 1970, the fund being insufficient to support the scholarship, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch, a member of the Council of Trustees, agreed to provide $6,000 every second year to support a new scholarship, in place of the existing one, to be known as 'The Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Scholarship'. The new scholarship was initially administered by the Council of Trustees.

In 1976 the terms of the scholarship were changed. This included renaming the scholarship 'The Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship', limiting eligibility to graduates of the College only and transferring responsibility for administration of the fellowship to the Council of the College. However, the funds to be provided by Dame Elisabeth to support the fellowship were to come to the College via the Council of Trustees. The purpose of the fellowship was to enable artists who had graduated from the School of Art of the College to travel abroad and to enjoy a measure of financial support during the early years of their professional careers.

From 1977 to 1993, the fellowship was administered by the Council of the College and awarded every second year with funds being provided by the Council of Trustees. The value of the fellowship was increased in a number of increments to $15,000 to keep up with the rising cost of travel. In 1981, the fellowship was split and awarded to 2 applicants. In other years, a second prize was awarded.

In February 1994, with the consent of Dame Elisabeth, the College became the trustee of the fund supporting the fellowship upon receiving a cheque from the National Gallery of Victoria for $204, 333.73, being capital and interest earned on the fund to that date.

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Created: 5 September 2018, Last modified: 7 November 2018