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2017 NLA Fellow Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens outside the Library. Image: Sam Cooper
A range of Fellowships and Scholarships for researchers, writers and artists, and younger scholars are available. They aim to stimulate scholarly, literary and artistic use of our collections, and engage the community. These opportunities are made possible by many generous donors.
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Applications for the 2022 Fellowships program have now closed.
Applications for the 2022 program are now open and will close on 26 July 2021.
Applications for the 2022 National Folk Fellowship program are now open and will close on 16 August 2021.
Summer Scholarships for researchers undertaking PhD studies.
Applications for the 2022 Scholarships program have now closed.
Japan Fellowships
Established in 2006, Japan Fellowships were supported by the H.S. Williams Trust Fund. Harold Stannett Williams (1898-1987) donated his personal collection on Japan and the West to the Library in 1978.
The National Library of Australia Fellowship in Japan Studies replaces the Japan Fellowship, with the continued support of the H.S Williams Trust. It aims to promote the Library’s collections as a national resource for the study of Asia, and encourage research into and new publications based on the Japanese collections.
The H.S Williams Trust also supports the Library s Asia Study Grants, which encourage intensive research use of the Asian Collections.
Japanese collection
The Japanese collection is a rich source of information on the history, culture and current affairs of Japan, The collection is the largest in Australia and focuses primarily on modern and contemporary Japan. The major strengths are in the subject fields of the social sciences, especially popular culture and contemporary social issues. Japanese modern history (after 1868 Meiji Restoration) includes the history of Australia-Japan nation to nation and people to people relationships. The collection on Japanese traditional performing and visual arts are also is growing.
A further strength of the Japanese collections is a number of research collections. They include Harold S. Williams Book Collection (on the history of foreign settlements in Japan), Sakakibara Collection and Kegan Paul Collection both on Japanese and East Asian classics.
National Library of Australia Fellows
Recipients of the National Library of Australia Fellowships, funded by generous philanthropic support. These distinguished Fellowships support researchers to make intensive use of our rich and varied collections through residencies of three months.
Professor Gillian Russell (2018 Kollsman Fellow for Research in Australian Literature) in the Special Collections Reading Room Photograph: Craig Mackenzie
2021 Fellows
Professor Anne Pender, Professor and Kidman Chair in Australian Studies, University of Adelaide
The colour of fire: Australian theatre in China and Chinese theatre in Australia 1980-2020
Supported by the Stokes family
Dr Anna Dziedzic, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Hong Kong
Waves and currents: the movement of constitutional texts and ideas across Oceania