In 2018, the International Australian Studies Association (InASA) established a publishing subsidy scheme designed to assist early career researchers working in Australian Studies. The subsidy is designed to assist early career researchers in a publishing venture, or for the inclusion of essential items such as illustrations, photographs or maps.
InASA are excited to invite submissions for the 2025 Early Career Researcher Publication Subsidy Scheme.
The application window is open until 5pm on the 8th of September, 2025.
Opening Date: 8am (AEST), 15 July 2025
Closing Date: 5pm (AEST), 08 September 2025
Before submission, please take the time to read through the following guidelines and review the advice on the attached documents.
Once an application is ready, it should be submitted to the InASA Sub Committee for the scheme: Zuzanna Kruk-Buchowska (zuzana@amu.edu.pl), Jon Piccini (jon.piccini@acu.edu.au), and Dashiell Moore (dashiell.moore@sydney.edu.au).
Eligibility / Selection Criteria:
Applications are assessed by a sub-committee established by the InASA executive. The committee will rate applications according to academic merit and demonstrated financial need for a subsidy. Applications should be accompanied by evidence of publication plans such as a book contract or other demonstrated pathway to publication (see application procedure below). Priority is given to works that require a subsidy for their viability as a publishing venture, or for the inclusion of essential items such as illustrations, photographs or maps. Applicants need to prove that they have limited access to funds to complete publication of the work, or that without the subsidy the work would be published with difficulty.
Please note that a Publication Subsidy cannot be awarded to books that are published before the committee makes its determination.
While InASA membership is not a precondition for applying for this subsidy, if the application is successful InASA membership is a prerequisite to accepting the subsidy.
Early Career Researcher: For the purposes of this subsidy InASA’s definition of an ECR is an individual who is within five years of the award of their PhD. The InASA ECR Publication Subsidy Scheme sub-committee has discretion to vary this limit if evidence of significant career disruption can be documented. PhD students are not eligible to apply until their thesis has passed examination.
Award Value: Up to $1,500