Call For Nominations - 2011 H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship, due 29 Oct, 2010 [17.09.2010]
2011 H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship – call for nominations
ANU Schools and Centres from relevant areas are invited to nominate a Writer (including literature, prose, poetry, script writing) for the 2011 H.C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship.
Nominated persons should have an established reputation as an artist with a minimum of five years of professional practice. The purpose of the Fellowship is to allow the recipient to:
- Engage in a period of uninterrupted creative work in residence at the Australian National University, to conduct research and develop new ideas.
- Contribute to the fostering of the creative arts within the University.
- Interact with the University academic community, staff, students and visitors.
The nominee should be an Australian citizen or have formal residency status and have a strong arts connection to demonstrate that the benefits of the Fellowship will contribute to the development of Australia’s contemporary culture. The Fellowship amount of $33,000 includes percentages for stipend, accommodation, travel and material costs.
The Fellow is normally expected to be in residence at the University for a maximum of five months, at least half of which should be during the teaching periods.
Closing date for submissions; 29 October 2010
Outcome notified mid November 2010
For further details and nomination guidelines visit:
http://rsha.anu.edu.au/coombs/guidelines
or email Sharon.Komidar@anu.edu.au
The H. C. Coombs Creative Arts Fellowship is administered by the Research School of Humanities & the Arts (RSHA) and an Advisory Committee. This Committee is chaired by the Director of RSHA with representatives from the University. Two independent arts specialists are also invited each year, with specific expertise to the discipline being considered.