Selby Fellowship

Up to $A15,000 is available to cover direct return economy class airfares between the Selby Fellow’s city of residence and Australia, economy class airfares within Australia for an itinerary approved by the awards committee, and a daily allowance. The amount offered is subject to a budget and detailed itinerary.

Lectures are encouraged to be held at the Academy's Shine Dome and this is accordingly made available free of charge, although caretaking charges apply for weekends and on weekdays from 5 pm. Nominators are also encouraged to contact the secretariat to determine costing for anything in addition to week day venue hire.

The Academy does not, in general, have the resources to offer support to partners and children to accompany an awardee of a travelling fellowship or scholarship, but will on a case by case basis and subject to the availability of funds, consider support for a carer to accompany an infant if this allows the carer to accept the award.

Individuals cannot self-nominate for this award. 

Nominations must include the following:

• The nominee's curriculum vitae. Include a full publications list and any evidence of international standing, major awards, fellowships and invited, keynote or plenary talks, where appropriate to the award.
• 10 most significant publications. Upload a list of up to 10 of the most significant publications (of most relevance to this Fellowship), each including up to 50 words on why they are significant. Outline the nominee's specific role in the research and indicate percentage contribution.
• Nominee's brief citation.
• Evidence of the nominee's scientific achievements and honours (max. 150 words).
• Summary of the nominee's career achievements.
• Evidence of the nominee's lecturing capabilities (max. 100 words). Provide a summary of lecturing capabilities, including the ability to communicate with scientific and lay-audiences.
• Aims and benefits of the nominee's tour and an outline of the planned itinerary.
• Itemised budget with brief justification for each item. Up to $A10,000 is available to cover travel and living expenses. Daily allowance rates followed for this scheme are based on the Daily Travel Allowance set by the Australian Tax Office (see the ATO Tax determination ruling). They can also be found through contacting the awards team at awards@science.org.au.
• (Optional but recommended) Supporting documents, such as letters of support/invitation from potential hosts.

• It is the responsibility of the nominator to nominate and contact hosts for the arrangement of both public and scientific lectures in the various centres to be visited.
• This grant does not provide funds for bench fees, managerial, visa, insurance, infrastructure costs, or salaries.
• Applicants can only receive funding from the same research or travelling research award once in a three calendar year period.
• Applicants may apply for more than one award but can only receive one Academy travelling or research award per calendar year.
• Supporting institutes and awardees are required to ensure that any research they undertake that is funded by the Australian Academy of Science adheres to the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research. Severe breach of these codes may result in the withdrawal of current and refusal of future funding support. Research involving Indigenous Australians must  comply with the Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies.

A report is due after the completion of travel. The report should include the purpose and outcomes of the tour, along with details of venues, approximate attendee numbers (with specifics on EMCR attendee numbers), and expected vs. actual expenditure.