The Australian Academy of the Humanities
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ISL update as at 17 December 2009
The Australian Academy of the Humanities congratulates the 17 successful recipients of 15 grants worth a total of $82,000 from the first round of the inaugural International Science Linkages – Humanities and Creative Arts programme, funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
On behalf of the grant recipients and the humanities and arts community of scholars more generally, the Academy wishes to thank the Commonwealth Government for this support, bringing new opportunities to humanities and arts academics that their colleagues in the sciences have enjoyed for some years.
Please click here for a PDF (184 KB) of the media release, which includes the list of the 1st round recipients and a summary of their international collaborative research projects.ISL-HCA - 2nd Round
The Australian Academy of the Humanities is now pleased to call for applications for the second round of the International Science Linkages - Humanities and Creative Arts (ISL-HCA) Programme, funded by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research (DIISR) to support international collaborative research activities in the humanities and creative arts.
The International Science Linkages (ISL) Programme aims to facilitate and support research cooperation between Australian researchers and leading counterparts overseas. This new ISL Humanities and Creative Arts (ISL-HCA) Programme will provide targeted support in order to:
- promote access and participation for Australian humanities and creative arts researchers in strategically focused, leading edge, international research; and
- increase strategic alliances between Australian and overseas researchers.
The closing date for the second round is Monday, 8 February 2010.
In this second round, three different schemes are being offered:
1. International Research Fellowships for early to mid-career researchers to work in collaborative research groups abroad;
2. Visiting Fellowships for eminent humanities and/or creative arts scholars to visit Australia and participate in seminars and masterclasses.
3. International Collaborative Workshops, with a focused objective, which bring together researchers from different countries and may be hosted in Australia or overseas.
To lodge your application you will need to obtain the Guidelines, the appropriate Application Form and the Cover Sheet. Please read the Guidelines carefully before filling out and lodging your application.
Applications for the second round will close at 12:00 noon (Canberra time) on 8 February 2010.
For information on the broader ISL programme, please see the DIISR website.
For tips and answers to frequently asked questions (in PDF, 84KB), please click here.
To download the Programme Guidelines (in PDF, 264KB) please click here.
To download the Cover Sheet (MS Word format, 96KB), please click here.
To apply, you will need to complete an application form as well as a cover sheet:
- To download the International Research Fellowships application form (in MS Word format, 160KB), please click here.
- To download the Visiting Fellowships application form (in MS Word format, 152 KB), please click here.
- To download the International Collaborative Workshop application form (in MS Word format, 156KB), please click here.
Programme Background
Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, announced last year Australian Government funding of $1 million to support international research engagement for the humanities, arts and social sciences.
The funding will be offered through the International Science Linkages (ISL) Programme, which aims to facilitate and support research cooperation between Australian researchers and leading counterparts from overseas.The objective is to forge new strategic research relationships with counterparts abroad; to strengthen existing alliances; and to promote Australian access to leading edge research groups and facilities abroad.
The Humanities and Arts component of the ISL Programme will provide targeted support for scholarly activities within the humanities and creative arts, using the networks and expertise of the Australian Academy of the Humanities (AAH). The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) is administering a similar programme for the social sciences. These new schemes augment the existing activities of the two scientific academies.The Minister has been clear that the ‘S’ in ISL is now to be interpreted in the broadest, Latinate sense: humanities and arts scholarship will be supported in their own right, and need not include any component from the physical or natural sciences, although interdisciplinary collaborations are always welcome.
Online Survey
From April until November 2009 the Academy ran an online survey on international research collaboration in the humanities and creative arts. We were interested in finding out more about past, current and potential collaborative research between Australian humanities and creative arts scholars and colleagues abroad, with a view to identifying the specific funded activities that would best support ongoing collaborations.
Results from the survey were instrumental in shaping the current ISL-HCA grant programme. The survey is now closed, and we would like to thank the more than 800 respondents who contributed.
This rich survey data will also feed into the Academy's Humanities in Australia Today (HAT) project, which is a broader mapping exercise taking in humanities research and teaching activity.
Humanities in Australia Today
The Australian Academy of the Humanities has been awarded a grant by the Australian Research Council to look into how the academic humanities are faring in Australia at the moment. The Humanities in Australia Today (HAT) project aims to form a clear picture of how the humanities are going now, and where we are heading.
We are running a brief online survey to find out more about the present challenges for humanities research and teaching, the characteristics of the humanities workforce, and how and where the humanities have contracted and expanded across the university sector.
This knowledge will help us present a better case for support and advancement of the humanities.
We would really appreciate your participation: it will just take a few minutes of your time. Please click on the following link to go to the survey:
The HAT project has its own website. To go to the HAT project website please click here or on the link on the right.
