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Awards & fellowships

Subject	Award	Applications Due
Research fellowship	C.H. Currey Memorial Fellowship Annual. Award of $20,000 For the writing of Australian history from original sources.	15 September 2008
Research fellowship	Nancy Keesing Fellowship Annual. Award of $12,000 For research into aspects of Australian life and culture using the resources of the State Library.	15 September 2008
Research fellowships	National and State Libraries Australasia and Library Council of NSW Honorary Fellowships Annual. No financial award Offered to the top shortlisted applicants for the C.H. Currey Memorial Fellowship and the Nancy Keesing Fellowship.	15 September 2008
Research fellowship	David Scott Mitchell Memorial Fellowship Annual. Award of $12,000 For the research and writing of Australian history using the Mitchell Library.	May 2009
Research fellowship	Merewether Scholarship Annual. Award of $12,000 For the research and writing of 19th century NSW history using the Mitchell Library.	May 2009
Research fellowship	Australian Religious History Fellowship Annual. Award of $12,000 For research into Australian religious history using principally the collections of the Mitchell and Dixson Libraries at the State Library of New South Wales.	To be announced
Research fellowship	Purves Environmental Fund Environment & Conservation Fellowship Award of $40,000 This single fellowship, awarded once only, is for a 12 month period to describe the Library's key holdings in this field and for production of a relevant piece of research.	Awarded
Research fellowship	Religion, Church & Missions Fellowship Award of $40,000 This single fellowship will be awarded for a 12 month period to describe the library's key holdings in this field and for production of a relevant piece of original research.	Awarded
Research fellowships	Milt Luger Fellowships Two awards of $5,000 and $3,000 For projects which investigate and document aspects of Australian life, history and culture using the resources of the State Library. Open to persons aged between 18 and 25 years.	Awarded
Literary	National Biography Award Annual. Award of $20,000 For a published work of biographical or autobiographical writing.	24 October, 2008
Librarianship	Jean Arnot Memorial Fellowship Annual. Award of $1,000 For an outstanding original paper on any aspect of librarianship by female librarian or female student of librarianship.	April 2009 Date to be announced
Librarianship	The State Librarian's Metcalfe Fellowship at UNSW Periodic. Award of $2,500 For students at UNSW, with applicants selected for academic merit based on their outline for proposed area of study and demonstrated interest in librarianship. (In association with the University of NSW)
Business Literature	Blake Dawson Prize for Business Literature Annual. Award of $30,000 For a published work of commentary in the fields of business and finance. (In association with Blake Dawson Lawyers)	26 September, 2008

In association with the State Library of NSW

Subject	Award	Applications Due
Literary	Miles Franklin Literary Award Annual. Award of $42,000 For a novel of the 'highest literary merit, presenting Australian life in any of its phases' and which is published in the year of entry of the Award. (In association with Trust as Trustee and Cauz Group Pty Ltd as organiser/administrator)	December 2007
Literary	Nita B. Kibble Literary Awards: Kibble Literary Award Annual. Award of $20,000. For women writers of a published book of fiction or non-fiction classifiable as 'life writing'. Dobbie Literary Award Annual. $2,500 For a first published work by a woman author of fiction or non-fiction classifiable as 'life writing'. (In association with Perpetual Philanthropic Foundations)	December 2007
Literary	Kathleen Mitchell Award Biennial. Award of $7,500 For a novel by an Australian author under 30 years of age. (In association with Trust as Trustee and Cauz Group Pty Ltd as organiser/administrator)	Applications for 2008 available from September 2007

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Award

Applications
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Literary

Miles Franklin Literary Award
Annual. Award of $42,000
For a novel of the 'highest literary merit, presenting Australian life in any of its phases' and which is published in the year of entry of the Award. (In association with Trust as Trustee and Cauz Group Pty Ltd as organiser/administrator)

December 2007

Literary

Nita B. Kibble Literary Awards:
Kibble Literary Award
Annual. Award of $20,000.
For women writers of a published book of fiction or non-fiction classifiable as 'life writing'.

Dobbie Literary Award
Annual. $2,500
For a first published work by a woman author of fiction or non-fiction classifiable as 'life writing'.
(In association with Perpetual Philanthropic Foundations)

December 2007

Literary

Kathleen Mitchell Award
Biennial. Award of $7,500
For a novel by an Australian author under 30 years of age.
(In association with Trust as Trustee and Cauz Group Pty Ltd as organiser/administrator)

Applications for 2008 available from September 2007