Research Grants
Applications for 2008 grants are now CLOSED. Further applications will not be accepted for this round. We expect that the next grant round will open in October 2008.
Advice on successful applications for the 2008 round will be available in mid-June 2008.
AIATSIS is not currently offering grants for attendance at conferences.
General Information
AIATSIS is a national funding body for research in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. The Research Grants Program supports research into areas such as:
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history (including family and community history)
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politics, law, and public policy
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health (social, cultural and environmental aspects) and biological sciences
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education and cultural transmission
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Indigenous knowledge systems
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linguistics
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social anthropology
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archaeology and
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the arts
Within these categories, AIATSIS places special emphasis on applications dealing with
- relations with Government
- knowledge about and caring for Country
- Indigenous knowledge systems
AIATSIS does not fund: publication or production costs; returning materials to communities or repatriation of material; or research for Native Title claims.
Applying for a grant
Individuals and/or organisations may apply for research grants. However, all applicants are normally required to have an Australian based administering organisation; this would be a university, statutory body or an incorporated organisation.
Applications must be made on the Research Grant Application Form. To assist in developing your project budget, a budget calculator spreadsheet is available.
The Information for AIATSIS Research Grant Applicants document contains the most important information you will need to complete an application for a grant. It explains the sort of information we will be looking for in your application and how it will be assessed.
Each application will need two references, using the Referee Report Form 2008. The document Information for Referees 2008 provides additional material for referees.
Most grants will require ethical clearance form individuals for community groups. A draft Informed Consent form should be sent with your application. You can use your institution's forms, develop your own version or adapt the attached pro-forma consent form and Template for a Plain English Research Statement.
Successful applicants will need to comply with the Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies.
If you are unable to download or print any of the documents, please contact us.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the application form, references and other supporting documents are delivered to AIATSIS by the closing date, 11 January 2008. Documents received after that date will not be circulated to the assessors.
Contacts and further information
Contact the research grants administrator if you require:
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further information about the AIATSIS Research Grants Program
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assistance with completing your Application Form or
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copies of the documents
Research Grants Administrator
AIATSIS Research Program
GPO Box 553
Canberra ACT 2601
Telephone: 02 6246 1145 or 02 6246 1144
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send an email to grants@aiatsis.gov.au
Grants awarded
Information about previously awarded AIATSIS Research Grants over the past five years indicates the range of projects supported by AIATSIS. To view the research grants that were approved in 2007 click here.
Grants for previous years are listed in Annual Reports, which can be found at http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/about_us/corporate_publications
Successful applicants
Grant applicants will be advised as to the success of their application in June 2008.
Successful applicants will be required to sign a Grant Agreement with AIATSIS.
Applicants who have not received a grant from AIATSIS in the past three years may find the following documents of assistance.