Manning Clark House / Copyright Agency Limited Residential Fellowships

Manning Clark House

MCH/CAL Residential Fellowships - Guidelines

MCH and the Copyright Agency Limited are offering three Residential Fellowships each year in 2007, 2008 and 2009 to individuals engaged in literary, journalistic, artistic and scholarly pursuits. At least one Fellow each year will pursue an education-related project. Applicants from rural and regional areas are particularly encouraged.

The Fellowships, which will run for up to six weeks, will enable recipients to write and conduct research in a congenial scholarly environment.

Manning Clark House will facilitate access to such Canberra institutions as the Australian National University, the National Library of Australia, the National Archives of Australia, the National Museum of Australia and to Canberra-based writers and thinkers.

Fellows will receive:

• return airfares to Canberra from within Australia
• up to six weeks’ accommodation at Manning Clark House
• a weekly stipend of $500
• facilitated introductions to relevant peers and colleagues
• engagement with MCH members

Residential Fellows will be expected to:

• speak at an informal event at the House to which CAL representatives will be invited as well as appropriate writers, scholars, staff from national institutions, and other Canberra residents, including MCH members
• write an article for publication in the quarterly MCH newsletter and for the MCH website, www.manningclark.org.au
• write a short report for MCH and CAL

Fellows are encouraged to attend events at MCH during their residence, and may be invited to participate in seminars at the ANU, the NLA and other institutions.

It is not envisaged that the Residential Fellowships will support research leading to undergraduate or postgraduate degrees.

Applications

Applicants should supply:

• a statement outlining past professional activities, the project to be undertaken during the Fellowship, the contribution that particular institutions and people in Canberra might make to the project and the project’s potential contribution to the Fellow’s future career
• a detailed CV
• the names and contact details at least two confidential referees who have been informed about the application and the nature of the Fellowships
• suggested dates for residence

Manning Clark House

Manning Clark House is a national scholarly and cultural organisation, based in the Robin Boyd-designed Canberra house in which the historian Professor Manning Clark, his wife Dymphna and their family lived and worked for nearly 50 years. The house became an institution in Canberra, known as a lively meeting place for writers, artists, scholars and other intellectuals. The house is set in large gardens in Forrest, an established central suburb of Canberra. Manning Clark’s elevated book-lined private study is available for use by Residential Fellows. The house and gardens offer an exceptionally amenable environment for thinking, research and writing.

For further information or to arrange interviews please contact:

Clare Hoey at Manning Clark House
PO Box 3096  Manuka  ACT   2603
Tel 02 6295 9433  fax 02 6295 6029
director@manningclark.org.au

 

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