Information night
Come along to our information night on Tuesday 28 February, 6pm to 7.30pm in the Village Roadshow Theatrette, to find out more about our 2017 fellowships program, including application dates, selection criteria and Q&A with previous fellows.
Fellowship applications now open
The Library offers a specialist fellowship to support applicants wanting to utilise the Library’s collections on a project exploring Ukrainian history and/or culture.
The Library’s collection includes holdings documenting migration and settlement, literature, history, politics and popular culture.
The fellowship carries a grant of $22,000 and is for a period of five months full time, or longer if undertaken in a part-time capacity.
Please note: this fellowship project must explore the contribution of the Ukrainian community within Australia. Please include how you intend to do this in your response to Question 9 in the application form.
Applications for the 2017–18 fellowship opened on Friday 27 January and close on Sunday 23 April 2017.
If you have specific questions about the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia Fellowship requirements or selection process, contact Gail Schmidt at fellows@slv.vic.gov.au or on 03 8664 7335.
About the fellowship
The Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia aims to preserve Ukrainian language and the teaching of Ukrainian history and culture by providing educational and charitable endowments to commemorate the memory of Taras Shevchenko and other worthy Ukrainians.
The foundation supports the establishment of departments of Ukrainian studies in public universities and provides prizes, scholarships and grants.
