AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A READING AUSTRALIA FELLOWSHIP?
To be eligible to apply for a Reading Australia Fellowship for an experienced teacher of English and literacy or teacher librarian, you must:
- currently be employed as a teacher of English and Literacy, including teacher librarians;
- have a minimum of five years’ teaching experience in Australian schools;
- be employed in a primary or secondary school at the time of application; and
- be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.
University academics and lecturers are not eligible to apply.
The Fellowship is not intended to support projects involving the teaching of English as a second language or for academic purposes.
Applicants may submit one application per funding round provided they have already acquitted any overdue Cultural Fund grants.
One Reading Australia Fellowship of $15,000 is offered per year.
For deadlines, terms and conditions, or to apply please click here to be directed to the Reading Australia Fellowship webpage.
What supporting material do I need to provide?
- CV (one-page)
- Letter of support from your employer (one-page)
- Proposed itinerary (up to five pages)
These should be submitted as PDF files, with a 5MB limit per file.
I have been teaching English at a Primary level for over ten years, but have recently started teaching at a university. Am I still eligible to apply for the Fellowship?
- Only teachers currently employed as Primary and Secondary English and Literacy teachers and teacher librarians are eligible to apply for the Fellowship.
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