Alastair Swayn International Research Grant Program (Australia)
Deadline: 19-Sep-22
The Alastair Swayn Foundation is offering International Research Grant to fund innovative and academic research into a project that aligns with the Foundation’s goals and that will facilitate a dialogue between international and Australian design practice.
The grant provides an opportunity for members of the architecture and design community to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field. Proposals must demonstrate a benefit to Australia’s architecture and design industries and a willingness to openly share the research findings with the Australian community.
Foundation’s Objectives
The Alastair Swayn Foundation, was established for the public charitable objective of advancing design development, it continues to support and nurture the Australian architecture and design community by:
Exploring, presenting and promoting Australian design and its influences
Showcasing Australian leadership in design
Building public awareness and appreciation of the value of design
Stimulating and fostering research, design education and the exchange of ideas about design
Building international design exhibition connections
Complementing and extending the portfolio of national cultural exhibitions in Australia and overseas
Promoting, supporting and advising on the collection, conservation and display of design records
Grants will be awarded accordingly to research, education, exhibition, or development activities, which demonstrate:
Innovative approaches that build knowledge in design
Implementing design ideas into practice
Future thinking for the design industry
Maximising national and global outreach
Principles
The Alastair Swayn Foundation is committed to five Guiding Principles that inform their funding strategy:
Excellence
They support individuals, groups and organisations who are outstanding in their respective field of architecture and design.
Innovation
They seek to fund projects that take a new approach to problem-solving, especially those that can be evaluated and have potential for expansion and further development within architecture and design practice. Supporting research is fundamental to this approach.
Collaboration
They collaborate with recipients through knowledge sharing and advancing architecture design in Australia as outlined in their Open Access policy. Foundation fund receivers must publicly commit to this through submitting research publication funded by the Foundation in their open access research repository.
Progress
They fund projects that will maximise impact well beyond the period of their grant. Long-term sustainability of the project is an important consideration for the Foundation. The subject of the proposed project is limitless provided a benefit to architecture and design is evident and a willingness to share the research findings with the Australian community through the Foundation’s platforms is displayed.
Leadership
They aim to cultivate highly skilled leadership in the Australian architecture and design industries, positioning Australia as a leader in global design practice.
Funding Information
Alastair Swayn International Research Grant $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants are offered to applicants over the age of 18 years.
All grant applicants must have an ABN.
Grants are awarded for the purpose of the advancement of architecture and design through research, education and exhibition. Grants are awarded to individuals, groups and organisations.
Grant applications that focus solely on personal academic studies, or are for activities that are part of assessable coursework are unlikely to be successful. They do not support applications requesting the costs of academic fees or courses.
Ensure that the grant reporting requirements have been met for any Foundation grants you have previously received.
Only one application per grant type, per proposal will be accepted.
They suggest that you apply to the funding area that seems to fit your proposal best and if necessary, their staff will redirect the application to a different funding area.
The Alastair Swayn Foundation encourages grant applications focused on architecture and design, which emphasise research and promote knowledge-sharing, demonstrate vision and innovation, and which have potential for further development and long-term outcomes.
For more information, visit https://alastairswaynfoundation.org/grants/