The Exchange Program between the Australian Academy and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (The Netherlands) began in 1987 and the Australian Academy of the Humanities was included in 1991. The Joint Academies facilitate visits by scholars to specific research institutes or conferences in the Netherlands, preferably for periods of one or two weeks. The scholar is responsible for the cost of the international airfare to the Netherlands, but the Royal Netherlands Academy will meet the cost of living and approved internal travel during the period of stay. Applicants will need to propose a program for the approval of the host Academy. A reciprocal agreement covers the cost of visits by Dutch scholars to Australia. The Academies would welcome suggestions for such visits.

This program has importance for, among other things, continued access to Dutch research and research materials on Indonesia. Normally 1-2 scholars from The Netherlands and Australia participate under this Program each year.

This year ASSA recommended three applications for funding support under the Australia-Netherlands Exchange program in 2007/8.

Dr Toby Burrows,
Digital Services Director, Australian Research Council Network for Early European Research, School of Humanities, University of Western Australia
Topic: To investigate the application of semantic Web techniques in the provision of cultural heritage information across libraries, museums and archives
Host: Dr Lora Aroyo, Department of Computer Science, Free University of Amsterdam.

Dr Stephen Wheatcroft,
Professor of History in the School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne
Topic: Soviet History; The 1945 period of famine in the Netherlands
Host: Professor M. Ellmann, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Amsterdam.

Dr Lenore Lyons,
Director, Centre for Asia Pacific Social Transformation Studies, University of Wollongong.
Topic: To engage in collaborative research in the field of Border Studies
Host: Dr Manon Osseweijer, Coordinator of Academic Affairs, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), Leiden.

APPLICATIONS FOR 2009 ARE NOW CLOSED

Applications will reopen in 2009 for travel in 2010

For further information, contact ASSA on or phone 02 6249 1788.

Interested applicants can download an Application to Participate Form and submit the form to the Academy before the due date.