Arts Fund: Specialty Field Scholarships - First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) Writer in Residence USA Fellowship

Specialty Field Scholarships

The Arts Fund supports emerging or early career artists pursuing or planning to pursue artistic development in the Australia to USA and USA to Australia direction. The specialty scholarships outlined below will provide support between US $10,000 – US $40,000 to artists in fields of Fine Art, Fashion, Film Making and Writing. Scholarship funds may be used toward travel, living, tuition and other costs associated with the artistic development abroad.

First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) Writer in Residence USA Fellowship

The American Australian Association – First Nations Australia Writers Network (FNAWN) Writer in Residence USA Fellowship is tailored for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers, poets, or storytellers. This six-month program offers a unique opportunity to immerse oneself creatively in the United States and is designed to foster literary connections and amplify Indigenous voices whilst engaged in a supportive academic environment and collaborating with faculty and fellow First Nations creatives.

Throughout the program the awardee will be an ambassador, showcasing and celebrating of the rich traditions of First Nations literature and contributing to greater awareness and understandings of traditional Country perspectives and storytelling traditions. The program provides support of US $40,000, with the awardee primarily based between the AAA headquarters in New York and Boston, with additional national engagements as required.

Members of the First Nations Australia Writers’ Network (FNAWN) are warmly encouraged to apply, although FNAWN membership is not a pre-condition to application or award.

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• Eligibility requirements:
  • Be an Australian Citizen or permanent resident of Australia;
  • Be a recognized member of an Indigenous Australian or Torres Strait Islander community.

Ineligibility

• Dual citizens are not permitted to apply.