RMIT Culture is pleased to announce the 2024/25 AFI Research Collection Fellowship.
Applications are now open
The AFI Research Collection (AFIRC) invites proposals that promote the AFIRC and showcase its unique holdings through either a published or non-traditional research output.
The AFIRC seeks scholars who engage critically with issues of archival representation and who recognise and address gaps or inequities in current scholarship opportunities. It particularly encourages proposals from candidates who identify as Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), Diverse Genders, Sexes and Sexualities (DGSS), precariously employed people or people living with disabilities. The AFIRC welcomes contributions from anyone who can support its commitment to diversity as it strives to grow a vitally inclusive research culture.
Research projects might include:
- Scholarly articles or monographs
- Dissertations
- Creative work
- Digital projects
- Film
- Performance-based research
- Exhibition proposals
- Research-based syllabi to grow student research
- Collaborative research
The appointed Fellow will have access to the Collection under the guidance of the AFIRC staff.
The Fellowship will provide a stipend of $5,000 (AUD) which includes travel costs if the recipient is not from Melbourne.
The Fellow will be required to participate in an accessible public event that addresses a topic related to their work. This could be in the form of an informal In-Conversation or a panel-style event and will be facilitated by RMIT Culture.
When preparing your Fellowship proposal, please review the AFIRC holdings via the online catalogue to understand the collection’s strengths and limitations. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to review past winners for tips on the scope of projects, previous topics and examples of collection-centred research.
All questions about the fellowship program and / or the application process should be directed to afiresearch@rmit.edu.au.
Application deadline: 11:55pm, Tuesday 30th September 2024.
