Grants and Awards

The Gender Institute funds a range of activities each year including postgraduate workshops, writing workshops for early career researchers, gender equity research, innovative women’s career development proposals as well as seminars, lectures and panel events. The Institute also awards student prizes for honours, master and PhD theses and journal articles and supports a joint Visitng Fellowship with the Humanities Research Centre.

Gender Institute funding

The Gender Institute is proud to sponsor a great variety of projects by ANU scholars and professional staff. Our aim is to build capacity in gender and sexuality research; to inform and engage public policy on gender-related issues; and to educate our community and the broader public.

Research Funding for Working Groups 2022

The ANU Gender Institute welcomes proposals for new working groups that will develop research around a common theme.

Gender Institute Funding for a Signature Event 2023

The Gender Institute Signature Event will be a major conference or workshop that contributes to our overall objectives to:
• advance gender and sexuality research, and take feminist and intersectional approaches to research;
• aim to inform gender-related public policy;
• promote gender equity through research.

Updated:  7 November 2012/Responsible Officer:  Convenor, Gender Institute/Page Contact:  Web manager, Gender Institute