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A crowd of people on a stage holding placards.

Sabine Friedrich, John Shortis, Moya Simpson and the Worldly Goods Choir performing 'Something Worth Fighting For’ at the 2024 National Folk Festival

Something Worth Fighting For: Aussie protest songs with John Shortis

John Shortis presented his 2024 National Folk Fellowship research into Australian protest songs.

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Martie Lowenstein - The recipient of the 2023 National Folk Fellowship
Q&A with 2023 National Folk Fellow Martie Lowenstein

Learn about Martie’s Fellowship that will result in a documentary to be screened at the 2023 National Folk Festival.

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Dr Mahesh White-Radhakrishnan, 2022 National Folk Fellow

Dr Mahesh White-Radhakrishnan, 2022 National Folk Fellow.

National Folk Fellowship

Offered opportunities for folk practitioners to discover and explore original collected material at the Library for use in their own artistic work.

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Fellowships & scholarships
National Folk Fellows

Be inspired by the artists and writers who have been awarded National Folk Fellowships.

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Eleven people posed for a photo under the National Library's exterior colonnade.

Summer Scholars, NLA Fellows and Asia Study Grant recipients in residence at the National Library in February 2022.

Fellowships 2024: see your research come together

Applications for 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Creative Arts Fellowships and the Folk Fellowship open on 3 March 2023.

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Creative Arts Fellowship

For creative writers researching a new body of work inspired or informed by the Libary's collections.

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Three people sitting at wooden tables, looking at National Library collection material.

Left to right: Dr Mei-Fen Kuo, Dr Wesley Lim and Sam Wallman, 2023 NLA Fellows

Announcing the recipients of the 2024 NLA Fellowships

Congratulations to the 12 recipients of the 2024 National Library of Australia Fellowships, Creative Arts Fellowships and National Folk Fellowship.

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Man in a suit and tie playing guitar and singing behind two microphones
Announcing the 2024 National Folk Fellow

We are pleased to announce Mr John Shortis as the 2024 National Folk Fellow.

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2023 National Library of Australia Fellow Dr Tets Kimura sits at a library desk examining a large open book filled with swatches of fabric or coloured paper. They have dark hair and wear glasses and a navy blue shirt. Next to them on the desk is a wooden box with more books in it.
Fellowships and scholarships

Supporting researchers, writers, artists and PhD candidates to engage with our unique collections to create new and innovative works.

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