Northern Territory History Grants Program

The Northern Territory History Grants Program provides up to $7,000 to support original research about Northern Territory history.

Administered by Library & Archives NT (LANT), the grants program aims to support original research on Northern Territory history and broaden community understanding of and engagement with LANT's collections.

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Key Dates:

  • Applications open on Monday 1 July 2024.
  • Applications close on Monday 12 August 2024.
  • Successful applications will be announced in November 2024.

How To Apply:

Who Can Apply:

  • You can apply if you're a resident of the NT and an individual, a society or a community organisation.
  • Employees of the Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities are required to have a completed and approved conflict of interest declaration and management plan before applying. Other NT government employees should refer to their own department's policy requirements before applying.
  • Northern Territory Associations applying for grants must comply with the Associations Act.

Who Can't Apply:

  • Territory, state and Federal government agencies are not eligible to apply
  • Previous NT History Grants recipients who have not acquitted grants are not eligible to apply.

What Can Be Funded: 

The Grants are intended to assist with associated expenses that will be incurred whilst carrying out research projects including:

  • Travel and accommodation;
  • Costs associated with printing and publication such as editing fees, design costs, copyright and licencing fees;
  • Incidental research fees;
  • Reproduction charges;
  • Interview fees.

Preference will be given to applications covering topics which have not been researched before, or if the topic  has been researched before, the applicant proposes a new approach or pushes research into new areas. 

What Cannot Be Funded: 

  • Purchase of equipment and assets
  • Cataloguing collections
  • Digitising or reproduction of collections
  • Professional consulting fees, such as historical consulting fees to undertake research
  • Costs associated with work that has already been done
  • Wages

Examples Of Previously Funded Projects:

The following are examples of projects that have received funding in the past.

Historical research for:

  • Published work such as a book, journal article, written guide
  • Unpublished or self-published work
  • Radio program
  • Video/film or theatrical play
  • Website
  • Oral history interviews

EXPLORE PAST HISTORY GRANTS PROJECTS

 

Image: John Bates Collection 1864-1979, https://lant.on.worldcat.org/v2/oclc/1118670878