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Candidates for the ³ÉÈË´óƬ International Fellows Award program must:

• Be a citizen or permanent resident of a country other than Australia (dual Australian citizenship is permitted if the researcher resides in a country other than Australia);
• Hold a salaried academic appointment of at least 0.5 FTE at an institution outside of Australia that is ranked in the top 100 for research (Times Higher Education) or where the applicant's subject area is ranked in the top 100;
• Be an internationally renowned researcher in their chosen field, with an excellent track record of scholarly achievements and impact;
• Have a minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience since award of PhD; and
• Be employed in a Research Only role, or a Teaching and Research role with a significant research element.

Each Fellowship is eligible for an honorarium of up to $20,000. Funding requests must be itemised. Eligible expenses are limited to:

• Airfares
• Living expenses
• Visa application fees
• Per diem payments
• Other associated expenses

aligned to the University's travel and expenditure policies.

Funds cannot be used for:

• gifts or entertainment (for example, thank you or celebratory meals)
• family travel (for example, International Fellows' families)

Please note: Fellows must obtain their own travel insurance before travelling to Australia.

Research visits must be continuous, and for between four and eight weeks.

While undertaking the Fellowship, each Fellow will be expected to be engaged in collaborative research with University researchers, participate in community outreach/speaking opportunities (for example, a public lecture, masterclasses etc), agree to be profiled in relevant University communication materials, and engage with Higher Degree by Research candidates and/or coursework students.

A committee chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Engagement) will rank applications against the following criteria:

1. Evidence of international peer recognition of the proposed Fellow, for example, measures of research excellence and/or impact of research; recent ground-breaking research for discipline (for example, may be a book or article that has stimulated media attention); 
2. Alignment of the proposed visit with one or more of the University’s FAME strategies;
3. Value of the proposed research and research training activity to the host School or Research Institute and how this will enhance the international reputation of the Faculty and University;
4. Proposed level of engagement with the University community – in particular with Postgraduate Coursework students and Higher Degree by Research candidates - during the visit; and
5. Likelihood that the visit will foster ongoing collaborative activities within the host School or Research Institute.

°Õ³ó±ðÌýForeign Engagement Compliance Review is the University’s core mechanism for ensuring our international engagement is in line with Australia’s foreign compliance regimes, and the University’s interests. This includes inviting overseas individuals to visit the University and individual staff appointments with any foreign entity.  

Please note that the ³ÉÈË´óƬ host researcher must complete an  as soon as they are aware they will be engaging in international activity (for example, as soon as an approach to an overseas based collaborator to apply for the International Fellows Award is made).

You can also read more about foreign compliance on the Global Engagement Foreign Compliance website.

The Assessment Committee comprises:

• Dr Jessica Gallagher (Chair), Deputy Vice Chancellor (External Engagement)
• Professor Laura Parry, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Excellence)
• Professor Jennie Shaw, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Vice President (Academic)
• Professor Scott Smith, Deputy Dean International, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Please note - funds required to be expended within 12 months of award.

2024 dates

Funding Round 1

Funding Round 2

Funding Round 3

The application round for the six 2025 Fellowships will be launched in November 2024 to allow Fellows to complete their visits before December 2025.