Application Deadline: Wednesday, June 26, 11:59 PM EDT
LOCATION: USA
Visual AIDS invites artists and filmmakers to submit proposals for new video works highlighting stories of harm reduction and drug use and their intersection with HIV. Videos will premiere on December 1, 2025 at over 150 venues worldwide as part of Day With(out) Art / World AIDS Day.
ELIGIBILITY:
They welcome proposals from both emerging and established artists in a range of forms, including documentary, narrative, and experimental. Collaborative proposals are also welcome.
Anyone may submit a proposal, regardless of geographic location or HIV status. Artists and filmmakers who are living with HIV are encouraged to apply.
Commissioned videos may be in any language. Visual AIDS will work with artists to produce English subtitles. Applicants should be aware that communication with Visual AIDS during the commission process will require some use of English, though we are happy to utilize translation tools over email and Zoom.
BENEFIT:
Up to five selected artists will receive a $3,000 honorarium to produce a short video work (6–8 minutes).
Forrest postdoctoral fellows are more than just intellectually brilliant. They are adventurous, curious, open to ideas from anywhere. Forrest Fellowships are offered to early-stage postdoctoral researchers who have outstanding academic profiles and who have already made significant personal research contributions within and beyond their discipline.
ELIGIBILITY:
To be eligible to apply applicants must be in their final year of PhD or no more than two years post PhD conferral.
have had their PhD conferred on or after 1 January 2022, or will have successfully completed all the requirements for the award of their PhD by 31 December 2024.
be intending to reside at Forrest Hall for the duration of the Fellowship (exemptions may be considered by the Governors of the Forrest Research Foundation). have been offered and accepted an employment contract at a Western Australian university. The Forrest Foundation will liaise with the nominated university to issue the employment contract to successful fellowship applicants.
have received their PhD conferral before taking up their appointment.
take up the Forrest Fellowship and commence employment at the relevant university within 12 months of being awarded the Fellowship.
agree to reporting their progress to the Forrest Research Foundation Director and the Minderoo Foundation each year.
The Forrest Research Foundation will provide funding for:
Salary
Salary consistent with a Level A Step 8 appointment (for example The University of Western Australia Salary Scales approximately $99,905 in salary plus 17% superannuation)
Accommodation Allowance
An accommodation allowance of $24,128 per annum in 2024 (subject to marginal tax rate)
Research and travel allowance
A once-off research and travel allowance of up to $12,000. This allowance is available for approved research-related expenses, overseas research, and conference travel.
Relocation allowance
All interstate and international Fellows can apply for a relocation allowance, including an economy airfare to Perth, which can be discussed with the Director if successful.
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