GRANTS

During the reporting period, the Library operated one grant program.

Community Heritage Grants

The Library awarded 60 grants of up to $15,000 to assist community organisations to preserve and manage nationally significant cultural heritage collections. Financial support and assistance for this grants program were received from the Department of Communications and the Arts; the National Archives of Australia; the National Film and Sound Archive; and the National Museum of Australia.

FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

During the reporting period, the Library operated the following programs.

National Library of Australia Fellowships

In 2019, nine funded and two honorary fellowships were awarded.

National Library of Australia Fellowships funded by the Stokes Family were awarded to Dr Ashley Barnwell, Ms Kaz Cooke and Dr Daniel Midena.

A National Library of Australia Fellowship funded by the Minerals Council of Australia was awarded to Dr Sam Lebovic.

National Library of Australia Honorary Fellowships supported by the Library were awarded to Professor Elaine Hobby and Dr Alexandra Dellios.

A National Library of Australia Fellowship for Research in Australian Literature funded through the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust was awarded to Dr Ellen Smith.

A National Library of Australia Fellowship in Japan Studies funded through the Harold S. Williams Trust was awarded to Dr Yasuko Claremont.

A National Library of Australia Fellowship funded through the Harold S. Williams Trust was awarded to Professor Kama MacLean.

A National Library of Australia Fellowship for Curatorial Research funded through the Patrons and supporters of the Library’s Treasures Gallery Access Program was awarded to Dr Elizabeth Moylan.

A National Library of Australia Fellowship supported in memory of Averill Edwards was awarded to Associate Professor Andrea Gaynor.

Creative Arts Fellowships

Creative Arts Fellowships support writers and artists to spend four weeks in the Library developing an artistic concept, artwork or body of work inspired or informed by the collections.

The Creative Arts Fellowship funded by the Friends of the National Library Inc. supports a residency for a creative practitioner or artist working in any genre, except writing, to develop work using the Library’s collections. The 2019 fellowship was awarded to choreographer and dancer Mr Joel Bray.

The National Library of Australia Creative Arts Fellowship for Australian Writing funded through the Ray Mathew and Eva Kollsman Trust supports a residency for a creative writer to research the Library’s collections. The 2019 fellowship was awarded to novelist Dr Kyra Giorgi.

The National Folk Fellowship funded jointly by the Library and the National Folk Festival supports a residency for research in the Library’s folklore collections to develop a performance at the festival. The 2019 fellowship was awarded to Ms Shane Lestideau.

Summer Scholarships

Summer Scholarships support younger scholars, and a scholar from rural or regional Australia undertaking postgraduate research, who require special access to the Library’s collections.

Norman McCann Summer Scholarships funded by Mrs Pat McCann were awarded to Mr Nathan Gardner (University of Melbourne) and Ms Rebecca Harkins-Cross (Monash University).

A Seymour Summer Scholarship for biographical research funded by Mrs Heather Seymour AO and Dr John Seymour was awarded to Mr Jimmy Yan (University of Melbourne).

A Carol Mills Summer Scholarship for a candidate from rural or regional Australia funded by Miss Carol Moya Mills was awarded to Ms Paige Gleeson (University of Tasmania).

A National Library of Australia Summer Scholarship funded by generous donors was awarded to Ms Rebecca Richards (University of Adelaide).

Asia Study Grants

Previously known as Japan Study Grants, Asia Study Grants support scholars to undertake research using the Library’s Asian Collections for up to four weeks. The grants are supported by the Harold S. Williams Trust Fund, sponsors and private donors.

Asia Study Grants supported by the Harold S. Williams Trust were awarded to Mr Bernard Keo (Monash University), Ms Kwannie Krairit (University of Wollongong), Mr Ravando Li (University of Melbourne), Ms Thi Huyen Linh Nguyen (University of Wollongong) and Mr Atsushi Yamagata (University of Wollongong).

Asia Study Grants supported by Global Business College of Australia were awarded to Professor Louise Edwards (University of New South Wales), Dr Sanzhuan Guo (Flinders University) and Dr Lintao Qi (Monash University).

Asia Study Grants supported by private funders were awarded to Associate Professor Thomas Barker (independent scholar, Brisbane), Dr Steven Farram (Charles Darwin University) and Mr Toshiki Asakura-Ward (University of Adelaide).

An Asia Study Grant supported by BMY Group was awarded to Ms Shan Windscript (University of Melbourne).

An Asia Study Grant supported by Manors Gate Group was awarded to Ms Rebecca Hausler (University of Queensland).

An Asia Study Grant supported by Professor Kent Anderson was awarded to Associate Professor Melissa Crouch (University of New South Wales).

An Asia Study Grant supported by Ms Alice Wong was awarded to Dr Zhang Yichi (University of Technology Sydney).