The Forrest Research Foundation Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships are designed to offer a new route through which to nurture the creative talents and research leadership skills of those working in the creative and performing arts sector. Part of the Forrest Fellowship and Scholarship schemes, these awards seek to harness the imaginative, creative, embodied and practical skills of creative/performing arts practitioners in order to generate high impact outcomes and research initiatives that will result in social, cultural and health benefits to the wider community. The Forrest Foundation is particularly interested in enhancing the quality and reputation of the Western Australian performing arts sector.
Eligibility: The Forrest Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships are open to candidates of any nationality. Applicants for these fellowships will normally be expected to meet the following eligibility criteria:
- A track record of proven academic excellence (e.g. first-class honours; grade point average of at least 3.8/4.0)
- Completion of an undergraduate degree within the past eight years, or Masters degree within past five years, or PhD within past two years - Completion of a research component in an Honours/Masters or PhD programme within a creative arts/performing arts discipline, or proven practitioner research experience and achievements
- A minimum of three years professional experience in the creative arts/performing arts sector. This could be cumulative across a number of professional contracts/appointments
- Indigenous applicants, and projects involving Indigenous participants, are particularly encouraged.
Application: Apply online
Deadline: Applications for the Early-career Creative and Performance Leadership Fellowships will open from September to 31 October this year.