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Dear UK list friends, Applications for the National Library of Australia's 2013 Harold White Fellowships, the Minerals Council of Australia Fellowship, and the Japan Fellowships close on April 30. Please see the information below. Martin Dr Martin Woods / Curator of Maps Australian Collections & Reader Services NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA T +61 2 6262 1280 Mob: 0404193366 E [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- National Library of Australia Fellowships Apply online now! Applications for the 2013 Harold White Fellowships, the Minerals Council of Australia Fellowship and the Japan Fellowships close on April 30. Fellowships at the National Library offer researchers, scholars and writers unparalleled opportunities to delve into the Library's rich collections and are awarded for 3-6 months. More information on each type of Fellowship, a link to the online application form, and contact details are available at http://www.nla.gov.au/services/awards.html Email inquiries to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Closing date for applications April 30, 2012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Harold White Fellowships Each year Harold White Fellowships are awarded to enable established scholars and writers to undertake research at the National Library for periods of between three and six months. This Fellowship is not intended for post-doctoral or early career researchers. The Fellowships provide a return economy fare to Canberra, a living allowance, a fully equipped office and special access to Library collections and services. Honorary Fellowships are also awarded to scholars and writers who do not require financial assistance but would benefit from other privileges associated with the Fellowship. Research projects supported by Harold White Fellowships can be in any discipline or area in which the Library has strong collections. Past Harold White Fellows have undertaken research in fields including Asian studies, history of science, biography, media history, Australian history, music, religious history, anthropology, children's literature, art history, politics, Indigenous history, Australian literature, Pacific studies, eighteenth century studies, geography, international relations and folklore. Past Fellows have included leading Australian creative writers such as Frank Moorhouse, Sara Dowse, David Foster and Anthony Lawrence. Fellowships have been awarded to researchers working across Australia, and in the USA, Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Germany, France, South Africa and Fiji. Minerals Council of Australia Fellowship The Minerals Council of Australia Fellowship encourages use of the Library's collections to explore the historic or contemporary roles of the Australian minerals industry in Australian society. This annual Fellowship is open to established, early career or postdoctoral Australian and international researchers in relevant disciplines and is awarded for three to six months. Areas of possible research include, but are not limited to: investigations into any aspect of Australian mining; understandings of past or current landscape and environmental practices; the sector's research and development in environmental rehabilitation; the interaction between environmental practices and relationships with communities; relationships with other industry sectors engaged in environmental management; and the ways in which minerals industry environmental research is disseminated to national and international stakeholders. The Fellowships provide a return economy fare to Canberra, a living allowance, a fully equipped office and special access to Library collections and services. Japan Fellowship The National Library of Australia offers annual Fellowships to researchers in Japanese studies for three to six months. The Fellowship is intended to encourage research based on the Japanese collections and the production of publications based on them. Information about the Library's Japanese collections is available at http://www.nla.gov.au/asian/lang/jap.html The Japan Fellowship is supported by the H.S. Williams Trust Fund and is open to established Australian and international researchers in Japanese studies. This Fellowship is not intended for post-doctoral or early career researchers. The Fellowships provide a return economy fare to Canberra, a living allowance, a fully equipped office and special access to Library collections and services. Robyn Holmes | Senior Curator | Secretary to the National Library of Australia Fellowships Advisory Committee National Library of Australia | Canberra ACT 2600 Ph 02 6262 1258 | Fax 02 6262 1516 | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> | http://www.nla.gov.au<http://www.musicaustralia.org/> | [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>