Category Archives: Funding

National Regional Arts Fellowship Program Applications Open

Fund and managed by Regional Arts Australia. The Fellowships Program is an investment in the development of artistic and creative practice. The program is contemporary, flexible and relevant to artists practicing, working and living in regional and remote Australia. In 2021 six Fellowships are on offer: Type of Fellowship Amount available Number available Creative and Professional Development $20,000 2 First Nations Creative Development $20,000 1 First Timer – Creative or Professional Development $10,000 3 Objectives The Program objectives are to: Elevate and build the practice of artists and arts workers across regional and remote Australia, Raise the profile of artists […]

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Research Grants | Applications CLOSE 2 OCTOBER | Australian Institute of Art History

The Australian Institute of Art History is funding the following research grants in partnership with the Art Association of Australia and New Zealand. Eligibility and Selection Criteria  Download the eligibility and selection criteria as a pdf  Guidelines and Eligibility  Eligibility There are four categories of eligibility. To be eligible for this research grant, you need to be: 1) an art historian or PhD student in Art History in one of the following categories Institutional art historian (i.e. working in an academic or cultural institution such as a university, art museum, public library, etc.). Independent art historian. Emerging art historian (PhD student […]

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Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art

ACLS invites applications for Getty/ACLS Postdoctoral Fellowships in the History of Art, made possible by the generous support of the Getty Foundation. These fellowships are intended to provide early career scholars from around the world with time to undertake research and/or writing for projects that will make substantial and original contributions to the understanding of art and its history. The ultimate goal of the project should be a major piece of scholarly work by the applicant. ACLS does not fund creative work (e.g., novels or films), textbooks, straightforward translation, or pedagogical projects. ACLS will award 10 fellowships, each with a stipend of $60,000, […]

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Funding | National Library of Australia Summer Scholarship 2021

Apply now for a 2021 Summer Scholarship Have you started your PhD and require access to the National Library of Australia’s world-class collections? Summer Scholarships support Australian PhD students to spend six weeks at the National Library, from 11 January to 19 February 2021, researching the collections. Scholars receive a stipend of $6000 to cover travel, accommodation and living costs, access to the Fellows room with office facilities, as well as special and supported access to collections. Up to five scholarships are available:’ Two Norman McCann Scholarships* for research into Australian history, Australian literature, librarianship, archives administration, or museum studies […]

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PhD Scholarship: Visual Medical Humanities | Australian National University

The Australian National University is offering a PhD scholarship for a candidate interested in Art History, Visual and Material Culture, Medical History, Medical Humanities, Disability Studies or, preferably, a combination of the above. The candidate will work with Dr. Keren Hammerschlag, with funding from the ANU Futures Scheme, on a topic related to the Visual Medical Humanities. The Visual Medical Humanities, which encompasses museum studies, art history and art practice, has been recognised as a major area for research and teaching innovation in the new critical Medical Humanities. In the Medical Humanities, medicine engages with the humanities, social sciences, and […]

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Research Continuity Grants from the Paul Mellon Centre – Open to international applicants

Editor’s note – we have checked with the Paul Mellona nd these are definitely open to Australian researchers with relevant projects. The Paul Mellon Centre has made £200,000 available in a special programme of funding designed to support the field of British art studies during the COVID-19 crisis. Website: https://www.paul-mellon-centre.ac.uk/about/news/announcing-a-new-programme-of-fellowships-and-grants/page/1 The programme will provide quickly released funding for both individuals and institutions, and is intended to sustain research, writing and thinking on British art and architecture during a period of unprecedented disruption for the scholarly and curatorial communities. Research Continuity Grants Research Continuity Grants are awards of £10,000 intended for institutions […]

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Applications Open | Australian Academy of the Humanities’ 2020 round grants and awards

Every year the Australian Academy of the Humanities offers a series of prestigious grants and awards as part of their ongoing commitment to fostering and promoting the highest quality humanities research and supporting the next generation of scholars and practitioners. This year the Academy is offering the following opportunities: Max Crawford Medal Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise by an early career humanities researcher Medal for Excellence in Translation a major national award that recognises outstanding achievement in literary translation John Mulvaney Fellowship $4,000 awarded to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early career researchers and PhD students to undertake research […]

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Development opportunity | AAMC Foundation’s 2020-2021 Networked Curator

OVERVIEW AAMC Foundation’s Networked Curator is a professional development initiative for nonprofit art curators that advances overall digital skills and vocabulary, enables them to better understand the resources and possibilities of the sector, and empowers them to collaborate and actively participate in related initiatives. Applicants are required to have a minimum of at least 5-7 years of direct curatorial experience, as well as moderate experience with, dedicated commitment to and interest in responsibility for digital projects.  Each application will require submission of an individual curatorial project which they will work to integrate program learning into during the course, this project can be […]

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PhD scholarships for GLAM at the Australian National University

Collaborative Doctoral Program PhD Scholarships Up to four joint prestigious PhD scholarships will be offered by flagship national institutions in partnership with the Centre for Heritage and Museum Studies (CHMS) in the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. A Collaborative Doctoral Scholarship will allow the scholarship holder to benefit from the diverse scholarly and professional opportunities afforded by being co-located in a world-class research university and a major national institution. The partner institutions are: the National Archives of Australia (the Ian Maclean Scholarship), the National Film and Sound Archive, the National Museum of Australia and the Australian Parliamentary Library (Department of Parliamentary Services). The successful applicants will enrol in the […]

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