Closing date: Friday 6 June 2008
GUIDELINES
The NSW History Fellowship is offered biennially by the Government to assist a person living in New South Wales to research and produce a work on a subject of historical interest relating to New South Wales.
Applicants are required to demonstrate that their project will add to, or bring fresh perspectives to bear upon, their nominated subject. They should also demonstrate that the project will benefit their experience and development as an historian and/or advance scholarly historical writing in New South Wales.
In assessing applications, the judges will have regard to factors including:
- originality of the project and approach
- extent to which the project embodies new research
- appropriateness of the methodology to be used
- applicant’s qualifications to complete the project successfully
- applicant’s analytical and writing skills
- significance of the project in terms of the applicant’s development as an historian and the advancement of scholarly historical writing
- overall quality of the application.
Applicants are required to submit:
- a completed Application Form (and a copy of it)
- details of the proposal
- their qualifications and experience
- five single-sided pages of published material or, if they have not been previously published, five typewritten pages (original and one copy) demonstrating their research and writing skills.
The fellowship is not generally available for:
- projects that have been, or are being, substantially funded by other competitive public funding sources for research (e.g. the Australian Research Council)
- projects which do not embody new research
- production of books consisting primarily of drawings, photographs or reproductions of paintings
- compilation of general reference books, bibliographies or listings of historical sources
- completion of university theses.
The fellowship is not to be used for the purpose of self-publication.
Payment may be made outright or in agreed instalments. It is expected that fellowship funds will be used to supplement the successful applicant’s income during work on the nominated project and to defray necessary research and travel costs.
If the project is not already in progress, the successful applicant will be required to commence work on it within 12 months of the presentation of the fellowship. The time for completion of the project will be negotiated between Arts NSW and the recipient. For the writing of a book, a period of two years from the date of presentation of the fellowship will be considered reasonable.
A final report on work completed during the course of the fellowship will be required within three months of the end of the fellowship period.
It is expected that the winner will be announced by the Minister for the Arts, and the fellowship presented in late 2008.
ARTS NSW GENERAL INFORMATION FOR INDIVIDUAL APPLICANTS
Individuals applying for fellowships must be (unless otherwise specified):
- Australian citizens currently resident in New South Wales, or
- persons holding permanent residence visas who have been residents of New South Wales for two consecutive years immediately prior to the date of their application.
In general, previous recipients of Arts NSW’s fellowships are ineligible to apply for the same award twice.
Applications will not be considered from previous recipients:
- who have not fulfilled the conditions of an Arts NSW (previously Ministry for the Arts) grant, fellowship or scholarship
- whose use of a grant, fellowship or scholarship did not, in the opinion of the Peer Group Committee, conform to the spirit and intentions of these guidelines, or
- who have not acquitted or satisfactorily acquitted prior Arts NSW (previously Ministry for the Arts) grants, fellowships or scholarships.
Fellowships are:
- not intended to meet costs associated with a project or program that has already been substantially completed
- generally not available to assist the completion of degree theses or university or college projects undertaken to gain formal qualifications
- not to be applied towards the cost of items and materials already purchased at the time an application is lodged.
Fellowships are usually awarded to an individual, although joint applications may be accepted under certain circumstances. Inquiries should be directed to the relevant Arts NSW program staff.
How to apply for the NSW History Fellowship
1 Read the guidelines carefully.
2 Check the closing date for your application.
3 Check to see if you are eligible to apply.
4 Complete the Application Form you have obtained from Arts NSW or the Arts NSW website with all the required details, using these guidelines to help you.
5 First-time applicants are required to complete an electronic funds transfer (EFT) authorisation form and, only if registered for GST, two copies of a recipient-created tax invoice (RCTI) form. These forms can be obtained by downloading them here or by calling 02 9228 5533 or 1800 358 594 (NSW). (See below for further details on RCTI and EFT forms.)
6 If you have not previously applied to Arts NSW and you need guidance on completing the application, contact the relevant project staff at Arts NSW.
7 Forward the completed Application Form (and one copy of it), two copies of all written supporting material, single copies of other supporting material, the completed EFT authorisation form and, if applicable, two copies of the completed RCTI to: Program Support, Arts NSW PO Box A226 SYDNEY SOUTH NSW 1235.
Note: Late applications, those lodged by fax or email or without the requested supporting material will not be accepted except under extenuating circumstances.
Applications are to be postmarked no later than the closing date.