National Library of Australia Summer Scholarships

Applications close
26 April 2022
Duration
9 January to 17 February 2023
Program
PhD
Degree
Postgraduate Research
Citizenship
Australian Citizens
Australian Permanent Residents
Type of Scholarship
Academic
Financial Need
Study Abroad and Exchange
Travel Scholarships
Available In
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics (ABLE)
Available To
Continuing Students

The National Library of Australia Summer Scholarships program supports PhD students who require access to the Library’s collections to assist their postgraduate research.

These scholarships are made possible through the generosity of Dr John and Mrs Heather Seymour AO, Carol Moya Mills (former Charles Sturt University Librarian), Professor Robert and Josephine Shanks, and a generous Library Patron.

Four scholarships are available:

  • The Seymour Scholarship for biographical research
  • The Carol Moya Mills Scholarship, for research on any subject, for a scholar from regional or rural Australia
  • The Professor Robert and Josephine Shanks Scholarship, for research on any subject
  • The National Library of Australia Scholarship, for research on any subject, with preference given to Indigenous scholars

Summer Scholars spend six weeks at the Library, from 9 January to 17 February 2023. Consideration will be given to applicants who wish to undertake their scholarship from 17 July to 25 August 2023. Scholars receive: :

  • $6000 for use as a stipend, travel and accommodation support
  • special and supported access to collections
  • access to the Fellows room, with full office facilities and a personal workstation

Eligibility

The scholarships are open to students who:

  • have commenced PhD study, and
  • are Australian citizens or permanent residents.

In addition to the above:

  • applicants for the Seymour Scholarship must be under the age of 35 at 31 December in the year of their application.  This age limit is a condition requested by the donors
  • applicants for the Carol Moya Mills Scholarship must be from regional or remote Australia, but no age limits apply.
  • the National Library of Australia Scholarship is open to applicants of any age but preference is given to Indigenous scholars.

No age, subject or geographic conditions apply for the Professor Robert and Josephine Shanks Scholarship 

Preference for all scholarships is given to applicants who would otherwise find it difficult to access the Library’s collections.

Further details available from: http://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/fellowships-and-scholarships/summer-scholarships