NSW History Fellowship

The NSW History Fellowship is offered biennially by the Government to assist a person living in New South Wales to research and produce a work on a subject of historical interest relating to New South Wales. Applicants are required to demonstrate that their project will add to, or bring fresh perspectives to bear upon, their nominated subject. They should also demonstrate that the project will benefit their experience and development as an historian and/or advance scholarly writing in NSW.
The 2008 Fellowship was worth $20,000
For more information go the the Arts NSW website at: www.arts.nsw.gov.au

NSW PREMIER’S HISTORY AWARDS

These are annual awards conducted in association with the History Council of New South Wales.  The 2008 awards were each valued at $15,000. They were:

  1. Australian History Prize for a book on Australian history;
  2. General History Prize for a book on international history;
  3. Community and Regional History Prize for a book which contributes to the understanding of Australian community, institutional or regional history;
   4. Young People’s History Prize for a book or audio/visual presentation which increases the historical understanding of children and young adults;
   5. The Audio/Visual History Prize for the presentation of history utilising non-print media (including film. television, radio, CD-ROM, DVD or website);
   6. The John and Patricia Ward History Prize for the Use of Archives in Writing History for a book which uses unpublished archived sources.

All works must have been first published or produced in the 12 months before the closing date for entries. Closing date is usually in March each year.

For more information visit the NSW Premier’s History Awards website