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State Library of NSW awards $274,000 in 2027 fellowships and launches research institute

The funding covers 14 categories, including two new $15,000 creative residencies, under the new David Scott Mitchell Institute.

By The Book Source15 October 20261 minute read

The State Library of NSW has announced its 2027 fellows, awarding $274,000 across 14 categories. The fellowships now sit within a newly established David Scott Mitchell Institute.

The round includes two new $15,000 creative residencies and a $25,000 architecture fellowship.

The library's largest annual fellowship is the $50,000 Imago Fellowship, followed by the $40,000 Dr AM Hertzberg AO Fellowship and the $25,000 Nancy Keesing AM Fellowship. The Australian Religious History and CH Currey Memorial fellowships are each worth $20,000, and the Merewether, David Scott Mitchell Memorial and Ross Steele AM fellowships $12,000 each. An Artist in Residence and a Creative in Residence each receive $15,000, and Summer Fellows receive $1,000.

Applications for the 2028 round, and for the biennial $120,000 Coral Thomas Fellowship, open at 9am AEST on 10 May 2027.

Original source: State Library of NSW ↗

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