Scheme

The Army History Research Grants Scheme supports research into the role and involvement of the Australian Army in the development of the nation. The scheme has been in operation since 1993. Grants range to a maximum of $15,000 in the financial year and are awarded by the Army after academic assessment.

2010 Army History Research Grants


The 2010/11 Army History Research Grants have now closed. The Australian Army History Unit would like to thank everyone who has participated in the scheme.
For further information please email: AAHU Enquiries


Applications closed on 19 February 2010.

2009-2010 Recipients

The Australian Army History Unit congratulates recipients of grants for the 2009-2010 period.

Michelle Bomford

Yelling Like Bushrangers: the Australian Capture of Mont St Quentin and Peronne 1918

Phillip Bradley

The Capture of Lae: September 1943

Neville Browning

Leane's Battalion: A History of the 48th Battalion AIF

Justin Chadwick

Sword and Baton: A century of Senior Command: Volume 1 Federation to 1939

Tim Cook

From the Snowy to the Somme: A History of the 55th Battalion

Bronwyn Hughes

Light Everlasting: Commemorative Stained Glass of the First and Second World Wars

Richard Irvine

The History of the Volunteer Defence Corps 1940-1945

Wayne Matthews

History of the 19th Infantry Battalion, AIF 1915-1918

John Maynard

The Black Battlefield – The WWI Experience of NSW Aborigines Home and Abroad

Kate McCulloch

Collection Policies by Army in relation to the Vietnam War: Relationship between the Army and the Australian War Memorial

Barry Reed

Endurance, Courage & Care: The 1942 Kokoda Campaign of Captain Alan Watson, Dental Surgeon

Noah Riseman

Defending Australia, Defending Indigenous Rights: Australian Indigenous Soldiers Since World War 2

Peter Stanley

Bad Characters: AIF Discipline in the Great War

Gerard Windsor

Bunker Action of Charlie Coy 7RAR, 5-7 Feb ‘68

Brad Duncan &
Bob Marmion

The Port Phillip Defences, 1854-1945


Grants recipients since 1993/94

Applications

Application forms are currently available to download as PDF files which can then be printed, filled out, and mailed to the address below. There are two forms you will need:

  • the main form is to be filled out by the applicant; and
  • the referee form is to be filled out by the referee.
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Applicants from within the Department of Defence can access versions of both forms AC293 (Main form) and AC294 (Referee form) that can be completed online via the Defence Web Forms System: Web Forms System Open in new window

Advice to applicants

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