Call for projects Australian French Studies in the Pacific is now open!
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2024
The Embassy of France to Australia is looking to support research and higher education for the study of French culture, history, society and languages in the Pacific, as part of its Pacific Shared Knowledge Initiative. The purpose of the present call is to contribute to the funding of projects undertaken by Australia-based academics and universities in collaboration with New Caledonia, Wallis-and-Futuna and French Polynesia.
Overview
New Caledonia, Wallis-and-Futuna and French Polynesia are essential parts of French society. Each offers a diverse landscape of arts, languages, cultural forms, and customs, as well as a distinctive history and society. With strong research and higher learning organisations, they provide unique opportunities to students and researchers to further their understanding of France, the Pacific, and the Francophone world.
To support research and learning, and to foster shared and mutual knowledge between France and Australia, the Embassy of France to Australia is offering grants to researchers and higher education teachers to support projects in New Caledonia, Wallis-and-Futuna and French Polynesia.
Projects can be for research, higher learning or both. All fields of humanities and social sciences are eligible to apply. They can take the form of summer schools, language and cultural immersion sessions, workshops, fieldwork, curriculum development, or other activities best suited to the learning or research objectives of the applicant. Projects should involve either travel to New Caledonia, Wallis-and-Futuna and French Polynesia, or invitations from these territories to Australia.
Applicants with projects involving one or more partners from the French territories in the Pacific, whether based on an existing collaboration or looking to initiate one, are strongly encouraged to apply.
A total budget of AUD 24,000 is available through this call.
Eligibility
Applications are open to researchers and higher education teachers of any nationality and seniority level working for an Australia-based university or research organisation. Early career researchers, including PhD students, are encouraged to apply. Funding can cover travel costs for students, provided they are 18 years of age or over, and enrolled in an Australian university.
Term of funding
A total of AUD 24,000 (twenty-four thousand Australian dollars) is made available for this call. Submitted projects must be completed before 1st May 2025.
A selection committee appointed by the Embassy of France to Australia will review the applications and select successful applications.
The Embassy of France to Australia will notify each project coordinator of the outcome of their applications and the amount allowed to successful projects.
Upon acceptance of the funding (if selected), the project coordinator agrees to:
Include a mention of the support provided by the Embassy of France to Australia on all communication materials used for the realisation of the project
Provide the Embassy of France to Australia with said communication materials at least 3 (three) weeks before their use. These materials will be disseminated through the Embassy of France to Australia communication channels.
Provide the Embassy of France to Australia with a report on the outcome of the project no later than the 1st August 2025.
Application process
Applications must be submitted by using the form below. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
Call for projects opens: 15 July 2024
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2024
Results announced: 16 September 2024
Earliest date for project start: 1 October 2024
Further information
Please contact:
Embassy of France to Australia
Science and Higher Education Department
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