ANZSOG has opened applications and offering academics the chance to contribute to ANZSOG’s work
About ANZSOG’s Resident and Visiting Academic Fellowships
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Opportunity Details
ANZSOG has opened applications for the second round of its Academic Fellows Program, commencing in 2026 and offering academics the chance to contribute to ANZSOG’s work, deepen their research and strengthen their engagement with practitioners and academic peers in the field of public governance.
This second round of the program offers fellowships available across Semester 1 and Semester 2, 2026. They offer short-term Fellowships in two streams:
- Resident Academic Fellows, open to scholars from ANZSOG Partner Universities for a period of 4-6 months between February and November 2026, and
- Visiting Academic Fellows, open to academics from other Australian and New Zealand universities, as well as international institutions for a period of 1-3 months between February and November 2026.
The Fellowships program is one of the ways ANZSOG is strengthening its important and longstanding interface with academia, integral to its unique position at the intersection of universities and public services.
Fellowships are designed to support research engagement for impact. Engagement can foster mutual understanding, build trust, and help ensure that academic insights are relevant and timely for policy and practice. Applications are invited from eligible academics seeking to realise the benefits of recent and novel research and/or seeking to develop deep and authentic understanding of the public sector, its principles, values, cultures and capabilities, and knowledge needs. Fellows must show how their program of activities at ANZSOG will deliver impact for our government members and contribute to building public governance that people trust.
The fellowship program provides an opportunity to inform research agendas in support of transformative public governance and capability development in the four Areas of Focus that inform the ANZSOG 2030 Strategy:
- Leadership, capability, development
- First Nations & Maori perspectives & practice in public governance
- Policymaking, design & impact
- Structures & operations of government
ANZSOG’s Academic Fellows Program welcomes applications for 2026 from individuals with a wide range of academic and professional expertise, addressing one or more areas of focus. The Areas will guide the content and relationships proposed by Fellowship applicants and ANZSOG’s selection assessment criteria.
Benefits of ANZSOG’s Resident and Visiting Academic Fellowships
ANZSOG Resident Academic Fellows
- Amount for 2026: $37,3001 (plus contribution to domestic travel costs)
- ANZSOG will provide a financial contribution to support a flexible academic residency for a dedicated period of 4 to 6 months for this category of fellows.
- Financial contributions are modelled on a teaching buyout approach up to a specified amount. However, academics that are ‘research only’, or otherwise not engaged in substantial teaching or administration, can apply to use the funding in support of an alternative agreed program of activity.
ANZSOG Visiting Fellows
- Visiting Fellows will be able to access desk and meeting rooms in either of ANZSOGs Sydney or Melbourne locations, access to our teaching and research support, including support for agreed engagement and outreach activities, guest lectures, seminars and workshops.
- Visiting Fellows will be supported with a capped contribution to international airfares travel and local accommodation costs.
- For 2026, ANZSOG will contribute to or purchase economy airfare and accommodation up to AUD $8,000
ANZSOG’s Resident and Visiting Academic Fellowships Requirements
ANZSOG Resident Academic Fellows
- Australian and New Zealand academics substantively employed at any of ANZSOG’s member universities (see Appendix 2 for listing). This means employed at one member institution at least 50% FTE at fellowship commencement.
- A completed PhD in a relevant field with at least 5 years post PhD experience career interruptions permitting. Note, this is a minimum, not a signal that the fellowships suit a particular career stage.
ANZSOG Visiting Fellows
- Academics substantively employed at any university, worldwide.
- A relevant valid visa if not resident of Australia or New Zealand.
- A completed PhD in a relevant field with at least 5 years post PhD experience career interruptions permitting. Note, this is a minimum, not a signal that the fellowships suit a particular career stage.
Application Date and Process
- A proposed program of activity (1000 words maximum);
- A statement on what you hope to gain from the experience, how it will contribute to ANZSOG and how you would evaluate its impact (500 word maximum);
- A short-form CV (3 pages maximum)
- A brief letter of support from your supervisor, i.e., the person who will approve your leave of absence.
NOTE: You are required to submit all documents as a single PDF file – please add your surname to the start of the filename.
Download and fill the application form Here
Email your application as a single file at the due date to [email protected]
Application Deadline
01 August, 2025
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