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National Folk Fellowship

National Folk Fellowship

For folk musicians, singers, dancers, poets, performance artists, collector/performers

The annual National Folk Fellowship is offered jointly by the National Library of Australia and the National Folk Festival. The National Library holds the most significant folklore and related collections in Australia. The Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to discover and explore original collection material at the Library for use in your artistic work. The outcome of this residency at the National Library will be a performance at the following National Folk Festival, and recordings acquired for the National Library’s Oral History and Folklore collection.

Fellows receive:

  • Special access to research facilities and collections
  • Access to the Library’s professional sound recording studios
  • $8000 for travel support, accommodation and project expenses for a  residency at the Library of four weeks, or equivalent
  • Performance and workshops at the 2011 National Folk Festival and a subsequent presentation on the Fellowship at the National Library

Applications for 2010/11 Fellowships open on 2 April 2010 and close on 31 July. No applications or changes will be accepted after that date.

For detailed information regarding the National Folk Fellowship, Please read the Fellowship Information Page before filling in the form.

Once you have read the Fellowship Information Page, please go to the Fellowship Application Form.

National Folk Fellowship Contacts


For general enquiries please contact:

Oral History and Folklore Branch
National Library of Australia
Canberra ACT 2600
Phone: 02 6262 1545

For further information please contact:

Kevin Bradley
Curator of Oral History and Folklore
Phone: 02 6262 1636
Email: kbradley@nla.gov.au

Robyn Holmes
Curator of Music
Phone: 02 6262 1529
Email: rholmes@nla.gov.au