Exchange, Visiting Scholar and Joint Project Funding

SPECIAL JOINT PROJECT FUNDING AUSTRALIA AND BRITAIN

Each year the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH), the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA), and the British Academy provide funding to support joint research projects between Australian and British scholars. One award (of up to £8,000) for a project which covers both humanities and social sciences disciplines, or two awards (of up to £4,000 per project) will be available each year, to cover travel and maintenance expenses.

For the 2007 round for this joint research program, it was agreed to provide funding support for two projects: Associate Professor Deborah Brennan, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney and Professor Fiona Williams, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds: Child Care, Welfare Reform and Women's Labour Force Participation. Dr Kate Shaw, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne and Dr Libby Porter, Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of Sheffield: Whose Urban Renaissance? An international comparison of policy drivers and responses to urban regeneration strategies.

2008 Applications have NOW CLOSED.
Applications will re-open in 2009 for travel in 2010.

Scope of awards

• To cover travel and maintenance costs.
• Projects are expected to be of one year's duration, with a possible extension of one year on reapplication. Reapplication for a further year is permissible however applicants must provide evidence of clear development of the project and understand that they are in competition with new applications.
• Not intended to cover major research expenses.

Eligibility

• The principal applicant on the Australian side should be normally resident in the Australia.
• Other scholars associated with the project will normally be expected to be of postdoctoral status.
• Awards will not be made retrospectively. Applications must be made in sufficient time for them to be considered and agreed by both Academies.

Period of Award

Up to twelve months. Possible extension of one year on reapplication.

Referees

All applications for Academy grants are considered in the light of referees' comments. No application will be considered without the required number of references. The applicant is responsible for sending the reference forms to the referees to complete. The referees chosen should be able to give an informed view of the proposed project and the scholars involved, and assess its likely impact on the subject area. The referees should normally, and where possible, be from outside the applicant's institution.

Application Procedure

Applications must be submitted by both sides to the appropriate Academy. Australian scholars should apply through either the AAH or ASSA. Australian partners should consult the AAH or ASSA for application procedures. Please ensure that equivalent information is included on all application forms.

Further Information

• Priority will be given to supporting projects between groups of scholars who have not previously worked together, or new initiatives between groups of scholars who have collaborated in the past.
• It is expected that Australian funding will be made available to meet the travel expenses of Australian scholars travelling abroad and the accommodation and maintenance costs of foreign scholars visiting the UK.
• Applications will be considered by each side independently, and the sides will then consult on the final list of successful applications, before making a joint announcement.
  
  

> Download the Application Form (rtf file - 74kb).

> Download the Referee Report Form (rtf file - 7kb).

Successful applications for funding support the Australian-British Joint Projects:

• 2005: Professor Alexander Bird, University of Bristol and Dr Toby Handfield, Monash University for their research project Powers that be: Dispositions in a World of Physical Causes.

  Professor Bencie Woll, City University and Associate Professor Trevor Johnston, University of Newcastle for their research project Exploring tagging Agreement for comparative analyses in Australian (Auslan) and British (BSL) sign language corpora.

• 2004-5: Dr Alison Bashford, Department of History, University of Sydney and Dr John Welshman, Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK, have received a total grant of £8,000 for the research project 'Health, "Race" and Migration: Tuberculosis Screening in Australia and Britain 1950-2000'.