Call for Submissions: Publication Subsidy Scheme Award (Australia)

Funding Information

• The Scheme supports Early Career Researchers with costs of up to $3,000.

Uses of the Funds

• Examples of items subsided under the scheme include illustrations, maps, copyright and image copyright fees, editorial work, preparation of indices, and printing of colour images.
• Open access (where publishers are local) and other innovative and emerging means of disseminating research outputs will also be supported under the scheme.
• Items not subsided under the scheme include research assistance, translation, travel and accommodation, shipping, and any other expenses deemed ineligible by the Awards Committee.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must be Citizens or Permanent Residents of Australia.
• Applicants must be in the early stages of their careers, which will be determined, inter-alia, by how recently a PhD was conferred. In normal circumstances it should have been conferred no more than five years prior to the closing date for nominations.
• Applicants who have received their PhD more than five years ago but who can demonstrate a significant, commensurate period of career interruption (such as maternity or parental leave, carer’s responsibility, illness, unemployment, or non-research employment) may be considered eligible. This includes disruptions caused by COVID-19. A justification for the career interruption must be submitted as part of the proposal.
• The publication to be subsidised should focus on a topic in the Humanities, defined as those discipline areas for which the Academy is responsible: Archaeology; Asian Studies; Classical Studies; English; European Languages and Cultures; History; Indigenous Studies; Linguistics; Philosophy and the History of Ideas; Religion; Cultural and Communication Studies; and The Arts.
• Interdisciplinary work is encouraged, provided it includes a substantial proportion of work in the Humanities.
• Applications will be accepted from independent scholars as well as those working in institutional settings.
• Monographs are preferred to edited collections. However, edited collections that demonstrate a clear scholarly achievement or relevance will be considered.
• The Awards Committee reserves the right to solicit nominations, which will be subject without favour to the same deadlines and competitive processes as unsolicited nominations.

Ineligible Publications

• Second and later editions
• Festschriften collection of writings published in honour of a scholar
• Works of a purely commercial nature. The Academy only supports works of a scholarly nature

Selection Criteria

• The proposed publications will be assessed on their academic rigour, their likely impact within a specialist academic community, and their potential to advance knowledge of the Humanities within the wider community.

Application Requirements

• The Applicant must provide the Academy with the following material via the online application system:
  • Applicant information (including current contact details, eligibility, previous awards, and qualifications).
  • Publication Details (including publisher and expected date of publication).
  • Budget Details (including the amount requested and details on how the subsidy will be used).
  • Publication Synopsis (addressing the Selection Criteria – max. three A4 pages).
  • Assessment of Publication (must be by a recognised scholar in the field – max. two A4 pages).
  • Publisher Letter (including: a. a statement in support of the work to be published b. an indication of which items would be wholly or partially funded by a subsidy from the Academy c. a provisional date for the completion of the publication).
  • A copy of the Signed Contract between the applicant and the publisher.
  • Copy of PhD Testamur.
  • Curriculum Vitae (max. four A4 pages).

For more information, visit Australian Academy of the Humanities.