Category Archives: Funding

Funding Opportunities: International Travel and Non-Fiction Writing Fellowships

Funding, Opportunity, Research Fellowship

Two funding opportunities are available for Australian artists, writers and arts and cultural sector professionals, supporting international market development and research-based non-fiction writing. Creative Australia – International Travel Fund: Market Development Applications close: Tuesday 10 November 2026, 3 pm AEDT Creative Australia’s International Travel Fund: Market Development supports international travel costs for Australian artists, authors, illustrators, creative workers and organisations attending significant market development platforms and professional gatherings overseas. Funding is available for activities including international arts markets, book fairs, biennials, major art institutions, contemporary art spaces and fairs, and targeted professional meetings with international partners. The fund aims to […]

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AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka – Bursaries

AAANZ Conference, Funding

Applications Now Open – Closing Thursday 5 November 2026 The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) is offering 20 bursaries, valued at AUD $250, $500 and $750, to support participation in the 2026 AAANZ Conference | Haereka, held from 2–4 December at the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Ōtautahi Christchurch. The bursaries are intended to assist delegates who may otherwise experience financial barriers to attending the conference, particularly those facing significant travel and accommodation costs. Eligibility Bursaries are intended to support students, early-career researchers, independent practitioners and other delegates experiencing financial barriers to attending the […]

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AAANZ 2026 Conference | Haereka – Bursaries

AAANZ Conference, Funding

Applications Now Open – Closing Thursday 5 November 2026 The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) is offering 20 bursaries, valued at AUD $250, $500 and $750, to support participation in the 2026 AAANZ Conference | Haereka, held from 2–4 December at the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha, Ōtautahi Christchurch. The bursaries are intended to assist delegates who may otherwise experience financial barriers to attending the conference, particularly those facing significant travel and accommodation costs. Eligibility Bursaries are intended to support students, early-career researchers, independent practitioners and other delegates experiencing financial barriers to attending the […]

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Cultural conservation centre to become part of world-leading research institute

Funding, News

Transforming the cultural health of the nation and our region and responding to emerging threats to cultural legacies will be the core focuses of a new institute in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne. The establishment of the Robert Cripps Institute for Cultural Conservation, which will expand upon the pioneering work of the Grimwade Centre for Cultural Materials Conservation, was announced today by the University of Melbourne. Minsmere Pty Ltd, as a subsidiary of the Cripps Foundation, has donated $15 million to establish the Institute, building upon a $6.9 million donation from the Foundation in 2013. The […]

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Congratulations to the recipients of the 2024 AIAH Early Career Research Award

Funding, Grants

The Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH) at the University of Melbourne is collaborating with the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) on a new annual award. The aim is to foster new and innovative research and public engagement by early career professionals. The AIAH Early Career Research Award of $25,000 is granted to Mary McGillivray and Kirsten Banks for their project “ArtStronomy: Communicating Intersections Between Art and Astronomy Through History”. GRANT RECIPIENTS  $25,000 funded by the Australian Institute of Art History Mary McGillivray and Kirsten Banks,  ‘ArtStronomy: Communicating Intersections Between Art and Astronomy Through History’ Project Summary Join ABC […]

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Funding | AIAH EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARD | Deadline: Monday 30 September 2024

Funding

The Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH) at the University of Melbourne is collaborating with the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) on a new annual award. The aim is to foster new and innovative research and public engagement by early career professionals. The AIAH Early Career Research Award (ECRA) is funded by the Australian Institute of Art History  and administered jointly with AAANZ. The award will support public-facing, collaborative research projects that require a team (defined as at least two people) with varied forms of expertise. There are three requirements at the time of application for the project to be […]

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Funding | AIAH EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARD | Deadline: Monday 30 September 2024

Funding

The Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH) at the University of Melbourne is collaborating with the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) on a new annual award. The aim is to foster new and innovative research and public engagement by early career professionals. The AIAH Early Career Research Award (ECRA) is funded by the Australian Institute of Art History  and administered jointly with AAANZ. The award will support public-facing, collaborative research projects that require a team (defined as at least two people) with varied forms of expertise. There are three requirements at the time of application for the project to be […]

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Funding | AIAH EARLY CAREER RESEARCH AWARD | Deadline: Monday 30 September 2024

Funding

The Australian Institute of Art History (AIAH) at the University of Melbourne is collaborating with the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand (AAANZ) on a new annual award. The aim is to foster new and innovative research and public engagement by early career professionals. The AIAH Early Career Research Award (ECRA) is funded by the Australian Institute of Art History  and administered jointly with AAANZ. The award will support public-facing, collaborative research projects that require a team (defined as at least two people) with varied forms of expertise. There are three requirements at the time of application for the project to be […]

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS │ EARLY CAREER PUBLISHING PROGRAM │DEADLINE THIS COMING FRIDAY 30 AUGUST

Funding, Publication

AAANZ is calling for proposals for book publications from recently submitted doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand is calling for proposals for book publications from recently completed doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. This initiative has been developed by AAANZ in association with publishing house Taylor & Francis, with the intention of publishing a series of five monographs. The series has been divided into two rounds, with proposals for the first two monographs selected during the […]

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CALL FOR PROPOSALS │ EARLY CAREER PUBLISHING PROGRAM │DEADLINE FRIDAY 30 AUGUST

Funding, Publication

AAANZ is calling for proposals for book publications from recently submitted doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. The Art Association of Australia and New Zealand is calling for proposals for book publications from recently completed doctorates in the fields of art history, art theory, art curatorship or art practice. This initiative has been developed by AAANZ in association with publishing house Taylor & Francis, with the intention of publishing a series of five monographs. The series has been divided into two rounds, with proposals for the first two monographs selected during the […]

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