The Colin Nettelbeck Prize

Call for submissions 2025

The Australian Society for French Studies is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2025 Colin Nettelbeck Prize.

In honour of the late founding Australian Society for French Studies member, Emeritus Professor Colin Nettelbeck, and his long-term contributions to the support of postgraduates in French Studies, in 2021 the ASFS established an annual prize for postgraduate or precariously-employed early career researcher members of the Society. The Colin Nettelbeck Prize is designed to support research and travel costs with funds of up to AUD$1000 for a French Studies-related project, including:

  • Travel for research-related purposes, such as to present at an international conference, conduct archival research, travel to a cotutelle institution, etc.,
  • Other research-related costs, such as research assistance, essential software/ training, etc.

Applicants must be:

  • Either currently enrolled in or recently graduated (within the last 5 years) from a postgraduate HDR (Higher Degree by Research) program at an Australian or New Zealand university in a French Studies-related field,
  • Not yet employed in a full-time academic position,
  • Current members of the Australian Society for French Studies.

Applications must include:

  • A one-page proposal presenting the candidate, research project, expected outcomes of the funded activities, and a budget outlining the proposed costs (including full list of expected expenses as well as the total amount of funding sought from the ASFS and obtained elsewhere);
  • Where applicable, evidence of acceptance of a paper to a relevant national or international conference, or of acceptance into a cotutelle program or visiting fellowship;
  • The contact details of one referee able to support the application.

Applications should be submitted to b.kearney@uq.edu.au by close of business, Friday 29 September 2025. The winner will be announced at the ASFS 2025 Conference (though applicants are not required to attend). Please direct any questions about the prize to b.kearney@uq.edu.au.

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