The National Library of Australia offers a range of Fellowships and Scholarships for established and emerging researchers, practising writers and artists, and younger scholars.

The Library has a world-class collection and is a hub for research, intellectual and creative endeavour. The Fellowships and Scholarships stimulate sustained scholarly, literary and artistic use of the Library’s rich and varied collections and promote lively interaction within the Library’s community. These awards support in-depth access to the collections and to staff, and provide financial assistance and uninterrupted time for scholars, writers and artists to conduct a sustained period of research or creative development in a respected and supportive scholarly environment.

There are four categories of awards:

• National Library of Australia Fellowships for advanced research by scholars – Now open. Closing 17 May 2015.
• Creative fellowships including Creative Arts Fellowships for practising artists and writers and the National Folk Fellowship – Opening April 2015. Closing 30 July 2015.
• Japan study grants to support use of the Asian collections – Opening July 2015. Closing 30 September 2015.
• Summer Scholarships for young researchers (under 30) undertaking postgraduate studies – Opening July 2015. Closing 30 September 2015.

For full details, please visit: http://www.nla.gov.au/awards-and-grants/fellowships-and-scholarships