Location: Australia (participating universities)

Award: National public speaking prize (award for the winning art talk on French and Australian cultural ties). No application fee.

Duration: Three-stage competition during 2026 (university shortlist, recorded talk, national live final)

Deadline: 31 May 2026

Annual national public speaking challenge for students at participating Australian universities, rewarding the best art talk on French and Australian cultural ties. The 2026 theme is 'Art and Environment, France and Australia: Our forests and trees in danger': students compare two artists, one Australian and one French (at least one a visual artist), analysing how a sensibility to nature shaped their work on forests and trees from the 19th century to the present. THREE STAGES: (1) submit a 400-word summary paper outlining a proposed 7-minute talk; university panels shortlist three applicants; (2) shortlisted applicants submit a recording of the full 7-minute talk and panels select one representative per university; (3) representatives compete in a live (or recorded) national final. Stage 1 summaries are judged on compliance with instructions (10%), quality of sources (15%), relevance to theme (15%), writing and structure (20%), and interest/depth/originality (40%). ELIGIBILITY: students in Arts or Humanities disciplines; in the final year of a Bachelor degree, or Honours, Graduate Certificate, Masters or PhD students; enrolled for the first semester of the year at a participating institution; over 18. Stage 1 due 11:59PM, 31 May 2026.

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Location: Paris, France (residency); applicants must be Australian

Award: $13,000 AUD towards travel and living costs, plus rent-free access to the Power Institute's living/working studio at the Cite Internationale des Arts for 3 months. Note: fellows pay a refundable bond deposit and utility costs. No application fee.

Duration: 3-month residency in one quarterly period (Jan-Mar, Apr-Jun, Jul-Sep, or Oct-Dec)

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

Fellowships for Australian artists to live and work at the Cite Internationale des Arts in Paris for three months, undertaking a specific artistic project using the city's institutions, exhibitions, archives, libraries, collections and artistic resources. Four fellowships are offered per year. Fellows receive rent-free access to the Power Institute's dedicated living/working studio at the Cite, $13,000 AUD towards travel and living costs (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel), and access to the Cite's facilities and global community of artists plus the broader Paris art infrastructure. Fellows pay a refundable bond and utility costs, and on return must share outcomes via a report, public event and/or exhibition. ELIGIBILITY: open to all artists who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents; applicants cannot have previously held a Cite Internationale des Arts residency (via the Power Institute or any other organisation). Awarded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute in consultation with the Cite, judged on the strength of the project, the benefit of pursuing it via a Paris residency, and the potential to further the applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight, 30 June 2026; applicants notified September 2026.

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Location: Paris, France (research trip); applicants must be Australian

Award: $20,000 AUD grant for travel and living expenses (including accommodation), plus support finding accommodation. No application fee.

Duration: 3-month research trip in Paris

Deadline: 30 Jun 2026

Fellowships for Australian researchers to live and work in Paris for three months on a specific research project in art and visual culture, using the city's archives, collections and research networks. Two fellowships are awarded per year: Fellowship 1 for University of Sydney staff members or PhD candidates, and Fellowship 2 for all other researchers (PhD candidate level or higher, including university-based researchers at any career stage, independent researchers, museum or gallery curators, and archivists or collection specialists). Each fellowship includes a $20,000 AUD grant for travel and living expenses (paid roughly 6 weeks before travel), support in finding accommodation, and access to Paris's archives, collections and research networks. On return, fellows must share outcomes via a report and/or public event. ELIGIBILITY: open to all researchers in art and visual culture who are Australian citizens or Permanent Residents; applicants cannot have previously received a Power Institute fellowship (such as at the Cite Internationale des Arts). Awarded by a committee chaired by the Director of the Power Institute, judged on the quality and originality of the project, the relevance and accessibility of the Paris-based research resources (and why the work cannot be done remotely or from the home institution), and the potential to further the applicant's professional development. Applications open 20 May 2026 and close midnight, 30 June 2026; applicants notified September 2026.

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