Awards & grants
Our prestigious awards and grants promote international engagement, embrace emerging fields of humanities and support early- and mid-career researchers.
Explore our opportunities
We are currently undertaking a review of our Awards & Grants Program to ensure it continues to meet the needs of early career researchers in our disciplines. This includes supporting humanities researchers to work on issues of critical importance to the nation, fostering diversity among future humanities leaders and facilitating international engagement. While we do the review we’re putting several categories of awards and grants on hold for 2023. Explore the opportunities below to see if the award or grant you’re interested in is affected.
Recognising early-career scholars for achievement and promise in the humanities.
Applications for 2023 are now closed.
Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander early-career researchers.
Applications for 2023 are now closed.
Recognising outstanding contributions in musicology.
Applications open between 22 May – 30 June 2023.
Recognising outstanding achievement in translation.
Applications open February 2024
Supporting scholars concerned with German studies.
Under review during 2023
Encouraging quality scholarly publications in the humanities.
Under review during 2023
Promoting humanities research that strengthens international research alliances.
Under review during 2023
Awards committee
The selection process for our grants and awards are supported by Specialist Panels, and ultimately overseen by our Awards Committee. Awards Committee current members are:
- Professor John Griffiths AM Oficial Orden Isabel la Católica FAHA (Chair)
- Professor Terri-ann White FAHA
- Professor Véronique Duché Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques FAHA
- Emeritus Professor Ariel Heryanto FAHA
- Dr Laura Smith-Khan
John Mulvaney Specialist Panel
Current members include:
Excellence in Translation Panel
Current members include:
- Professor Brian Nelson Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques FAHA
- Julie Rose Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres FAHA
- Professor Harry Aveling
McCredie Musicological Medal
Current members include:
