S Ernest Sprott Fellowship 2026

The S Ernest Sprott Fellowship is available to Australian researchers and writers intending to study outside of Australia, leading to publishing a book relating to dramatic or non-dramatic English literature of the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries.

Before submitting this form, please refer to the eligibility and selection requirements. Click here to review the S Ernest Sprott Fellowship webpage.

You will be asked to provide a proposal statement and supporting documentation outlining how you will utilise this scholarship.

You may also find these guidelines helpful, which also indicate the terms and conditions of Faculty of Arts Awards.

Please read the criteria below and confirm that you are eligible for this fellowship.

If you are not eligible you will not be able to continue completing this form. If you are eligible please check the boxes below.

To be eligible for this fellowship you must:

• be undertaking a program of independent scholarly study outside Australia;
• as a result of the above study, intend to publish a book relating to dramatic or non-dramatic English literature of the sixteenth or seventeenth centuries;
• be an Australian citizen;
• be less than 45 years old, at the time of the award;
• have an outstanding record of high academic achievement; and,
• have completed formal study before the proposed travel dates.