Nominations for the Australian Academy of the Humanities’ 2025 Grants and Awards Program are now open and will close on Friday 28 March 2025. Our prestigious awards and grants promote international engagement, embrace emerging fields of humanities research and scholarship and support early and mid-career researchers.
This year, the Academy will accept nominations for the:
Max Crawford Medal
Australia’s most prestigious award for achievement and promise in the Humanities, the Max Crawford Medal recognises an early-career scholar in the humanities whose publications contribute towards an understanding of their discipline.
John Mulvaney Fellowship
Awarded to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander early-career researcher or PhD student working in any area of the humanities, the John Mulvaney Fellowship provides $4,000 to support research or fieldwork in Australia or overseas. This award accepts self-nominations.
McCredie Musicological Award
Recognising outstanding contributions in musicology by an Australian early career scholar. It is one of Australia’s most prestigious awards for the study of musicology — from performance practice, music in the cultural context, through to the theory, analysis and composition.
Publication Subsidy Scheme
The Publication Subsidy Scheme supports early-career researchers with costs of up to $3,000 associated with the publication of scholarly works that advance knowledge of the humanities.
Humanities Travelling Fellowships
Awarded annually, the Humanities Travelling Fellowships supports early-career researchers with costs of up to $4,000 to undertake research overseas.
For further information, including application processes, see the AAH website:
https://humanities.org.au/grants-and-awards/
