Deadline: 16 August 2023
The Northern Territory Government is inviting applications to encourage and support original research that broadens community understanding of and engagement with Northern Territory history.
The Northern Territory History Grants Program was established by the Northern Territory (NT) Government to commemorate the attainment of self-government on 1 July 1978. The grants are administered by Library & Archives NT (LANT).
Funding Information
- Single grants up to $7,000 can be applied for.
What can be funded?
- The Grants are intended to assist with associated expenses that will be incurred whilst carrying out research projects including:
- Travel and accommodation
- Costs associated with printing and publication such as editing fee, design costs, copyright and licencing fees, etc
- Stationery and consumables
- Incidental research fees
- Reproduction charges
- Interview fees
- The use of LANT collections for History Grants projects is recommended. Suggestions for projects which draw from and compliment LANT collections could include:
- Collection and self-transcription of Oral History;
- Indexing and production of research guides to collections relevant to NT History;
- Written histories, exhibitions, or online resources that tell a story of the Northern Territory’s past.
- Preference will be given to projects covering topics which have not been researched before, or if the topic has been researched before, the applicant proposes a new approach or pushes research into new areas.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals, societies and community organisations, who are current residents of the NT, are eligible to apply.
- Exceptions and conditions to eligibility are:
- All NT Government employees are subject to the conditions of the NT Public Sector Code of Conduct.
- Employees of the Department of Tourism, Sport and Culture are required to have a completed and approved conflict of interest declaration and management plan before applying. Other NT Government employees should refer to their own Department’s policy requirements (e.g. conflict of interest and outside employment) before applying.
- Territory, State and Federal government agencies are not eligible to apply.
- Previous recipients of NT History Grants which have not been acquitted are not eligible to apply.
- Northern Territory Associations applying for grants must ensure that they comply with the Associations Act.
Criteria for Assessment
- Applications for NT History Grants must address all criteria in order to be considered.
- Key criteria in the assessment of applications must include:
- Demonstrated uniqueness of the project.
- Provision of an achievable project plan.
- Identification of funding requested (maximum $7,000) based on a realistic budget. (Quotes for major expense items desirable.)
- Proposal of how the result(s) of the research will be disseminated.
- Written references from two supporting referees to be included with the application. Written references should outline the referees’ support for the project and the skills and capacity of the individual to undertake and achieve the project. Applications without two written references will not be considered for an NT History Grant.
- All applications must be submitted online to the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities through ‘GrantsNT’.
Ineligible
- The following costs cannot be funded:
- Purchase of equipment and assets
- Cataloguing of collections
- Digitising or reproduction of collections
- Professional consulting fees, such as historical consultancy fees to undertake research
- Costs associated with work that has already been done
- Wages.
For more information, visit Northern Territory History Grants Program.
