Dr Ursula Hoff AO OBE LLD PhD (Hamburg) D Lit (Monash), was born in 1909 in London and died in 2005 in Melbourne. Dr Hoff’s distinguished career encompassed art history, curatorship and museum management at the University of Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria. Educated in Hamburg, she was among the pivotal first generation of European-trained art historians who introduced the subject to Australian universities. Dr Hoff was a lecturer in the then-Department of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne and worked at the National Gallery of Victoria, becoming its assistant director from 1968-1973. She became the London Advisor to the Felton Bequest from 1975-1983.
Dr Hoff was a foundation fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities in 1970 and member of the Council of the National Library of Australia. Her numerous scholarly publications include studies of Arthur Boyd, Charles Conder, John Brack and William Blake.
Aims of the Fellowship
Dr Ursula Hoff bequeathed funds to the University of Melbourne to establish a Fellowship for the study and promotion of prints held in the print collections of the University of Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria. In recognition of Dr Hoff’s scholarly and professional achievements, the Fellowship will be awarded annually to a candidate displaying a commitment to research into prints, the history of print collecting and the scholarly activities of museums and universities.
The Fellowship aims to:
• Encourage research into prints held by the University of Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria, and by extension research into the history of prints and print collecting in Australia
• Encourage scholarly activity within the print collections of the University of Melbourne and the National Gallery of Victoria
• Support the professional and intellectual development of an early career researcher
• Promote interest in prints and print collecting
Benefits
The Ursula Hoff Fellowship will be offered annually. The value of the award is $30,000. The duration of the Fellowship will be four months. The Fellow will be offered research access to collections relevant to their research at the University of Melbourne and the NGV, subject to the collection access protocols relevant to specific collections.
Eligibility to apply
The Ursula Hoff Fellowship is open to an early career researcher who has completed a Master of Arts (MA), Master of Fine Arts (MFA) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Art, Art History, Arts Management or Art Curatorship at a recognised Australian university.
Applicants should have completed an MA, MFA or PhD degree no more than three years prior to the closing date of applications.
More information is available here: http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/collection/ursula-hoff-fellowship-2016/