Deadline: 01-Sep-20
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Australia Council Fellowships 2020.
Australia Council Fellowships of $80,000 support outstanding, established artists’ creative activity and professional development for a period of up to two years.
Areas
Australia Council Fellowships are awarded in the areas of:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts
- Community Arts and Cultural Development
- Dance
- Emerging and Experimental Arts
- Literature
- Music
- Theatre
- Visual Arts.
Fellowships will be awarded by the Australia Council on the advice of key industry professionals, who are experts in the area you have selected.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only individuals may apply to this category. You must be an Australian citizen or an Australian permanent resident, and a practicing artist or arts professional.
- Applications for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Fellowship must come from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals.
Please note: You can only submit one application to this closing date of Fellowships.
Ineligibility Criteria
You can’t apply for a grant if:
- you have an overdue grant report
- you owe money to the Australia Council
- you are applying as a group or organisation
- you received an Australia Council Fellowship awarded by any board or committee of the Australia Council since 1996 (excludes Australia Council Fellowships for Early Career Artists 2012-16, Australia Council Fellowships for Established Artists 2012-16, and Music Project Fellowships 2007-2014).
Eligible Activities
You can apply for a range of different activity over the Fellowship period. Some examples of the activities the Council funds are:
- the creation of new work
- research and development
- experimentation
- collaborations
- skills development
- professional development and training
- residencies
- mentorships.
Ineligibility Criteria
You cannot apply for the following activity:
- projects or activities that do not involve or benefit Australian practicing artists or arts workers
- projects or activities that do not have a clearly defined arts component
- projects that have already taken place.
Assessment Criteria
- Outstanding professional achievement
- Industry advisors will assess the depth of experience of the artist and the significance of their professional achievement.
- They may consider:
- the strength of your artistic career
- the quality and diversity of activities you have previously delivered
- the significance of your body of work
- peer recognition
- national or international response to work previously produced.
- Viability
- Industry advisors will assess the viability of your proposal.
- They may consider:
- relevance and timeliness of the proposed activity
- realistic and achievable planning and resource use, including contingency planning
- the timetable of activity
- the role of any partners involved, including confirmation of their involvement
- where proposals involve working with diverse audiences or communities, peers will look for demonstrated cultural competencies and appropriateness.
- Impact of the Fellowship proposal
- Industry advisors will assess the impact that the fellowship period will deliver to the artist and/or sector.
- They may consider:
- how the proposed activity strengthens your artistic practice
- the impact the proposed activity will have on your career
- how the proposed activity will be documented, presented or shared with the sector
- how the proposed activity builds or develops national or international collaborations
- how the proposed activity contributes to diverse artistic practice.
For more information, visit https://www.australiacouncil.gov.au/funding/funding-index/fellowships/
