ANU Philippines Institute Visiting Fellowships

Visiting Fellows will work with the Institute in order to develop new research collaborations and/or deepen existing partnerships within ANU and/or other academics across Australia. Their fellowship scheme supports academics working on projects that strongly align with the Institute’s overall objectives and priority areas.

Areas of Research 

• The priority research areas are:
  • Strategic studies and foreign policy;
  • Economic resilience;
  • Gender, women’s empowerment and peace;
  • The ongoing pursuit of peace, development and political stability in Mindanao;
  • Other threats to stability such as climate change, food insecurity and the energy crisis;
  • Rule of law, human rights and judicial governance; and
  • Governance, politics and political communications.

Program Pillars

• To contribute to the overarching goals, the Philippines Project will focus on two program pillars:
  • Pillar 1: Stronger Philippines Research Partnerships and Practices – this will see stronger linkages and networks between Australian and Philippines-based academics and policymakers, between academic institutions, and with relevant interest groups.
  • Pillar 2: Better Informed Policymakers – this will see policymakers in the Philippines and Australia have increased access to, and be influenced by, relevant, high quality policy research and analysis.

Funding Information

• Each visiting Fellow is eligible to receive up to $12,000 AUD for a two-month stay:
  • Up to $10,000 for subsistence and accommodation costs; and
  • Up to $2,000 AUD for travel expenses
• While this fellowship provides financial support for your time in Canberra, it is not designed to cover all associated expenses. Applicants are encouraged to review Canberra’s average weekly living costs before applying and ensure they can cover any additional expenses that exceed the maximum fellowship award amount.

Eligibility Criteria

• The scheme is open to candidates at any stage of their career. Applicants should demonstrate how a visit to the ANU Philippines Institute will be beneficial to them at the particular stage of their career.
• The CV provided should be no more than 4 pages long. Any CV submitted which is over the 4-page limit will render your application ineligible for consideration.
• Applicants are required to provide a formal statement of support from the Head of Department/Faculty/Institute of their home university.
• Letter of support from an ANU institution or academic (desirable but not required)
• Once selected by the ANU Philippines Institute, the successful candidate will need to complete the standard ANU Visiting Fellow nomination and approval process online.

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